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Challenge: Technology III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Veldhoven, the Netherlands
Date: Jul 15, 2012
Aperture: 1/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 s.
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2012

 My Wimshurst generator, early 20th century, photographed in low light while running and sparking.

[Jul. 16th, 2012 11:16:53 AM]

Wow, voting on the first day is very encouraging with a 7.2 average after 22 votes! I had good hopes for this image, but this by far exceeds my expectations. This will most likely end up as a PB. If it doesn't erode from here it may even have ribbon potential ... I keep my fingers crossed!

[Jul. 17th, 2012 05:13:12 AM]

When editing, I tried to get a blue spark but all my attempts looked very poor. I ran out of time and I ended up submitting this version. Of course I like to learn, and suggestions on how to get a blue spark are most welcome! The spark is very bright, in camera (RAW) it is not blue but rather blown out to white.

I'm very happy! I get my blue in a different way - a blue ribbon!
Working for a high tech company, this was a challenge I felt I could not miss. Thank you all for the scores and feedback.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 81
Avg (all users): 6.9432
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.9024
Avg (non-participants): 6.9787
Views since voting: 2379
Views during voting: 206
Votes: 88
Comments: 25
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 07/27/2012 08:49:08 AM
Congratulations on your success with this image. I am interested in your generator. Can you share with me details as to where you bought it and how much it cost?
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 07/24/2012 05:04:26 PM
If I had a chance to vote - this would have been a 10.
Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 08:31:58 PM
Great shot. Just curious, is the residual radii in the disk a function of the light created by the repetitive spark?

Personally, I think the photo would have lost something with a blue spark. It is great as is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 11:55:21 AM
Congrats to you.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 11:28:49 AM
What a cool gadget. Congrats on your new PB and blue!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 10:18:35 AM
Fabulous! Congrats on your Blue... whichever way you get it! :D
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 08:35:24 AM
Congratulations on the blue and such a beautiful shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 07:59:10 AM
Awesome!!! Huge congrats on the blue and the PB! It was an 8 from me. :)

About the blue spark -- I'm assuming that you don't have the blue because it's blown. Two things you can try:

1. Do you shoot RAW? This gives you more control over the exposure during post processing. You can open the file and adjust it the way you want it to appear for the mechanism itself, then open another copy of the same file, this time bringing down the exposure until you get the blue, and then merge the two images, masking out the appropriate areas.

2. If the RAW file still doesn't give you enough information, since it was advanced editing, you can take two pictures -- one exposure adjusted for the machine then one exposure adjusted to the blue spark. Then bring the images together masking out the appropriate parts.

That's what I would do -- there's probably other ways of doing it. :)

Feel free to PM if you have questions.

Again -- wonderfully done!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 06:18:33 AM
Congrats, new PB and a blue, super.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 04:57:34 AM
Excellent image, beautifully presented. Congrats on your first ribbon and new PB.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 01:16:42 AM
Congratulations on the blue ribbon and a new PB. It's a beautiful image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 01:11:58 AM
WAANZINNIG GOED, GEFELICITEERD!! Congratulations on your Blue, really a fine piece of art. Love the look, the frozen motion of the generator. Well done.
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 07/23/2012 12:20:17 AM
Congratulations on the Blue! It is pretty unusual to top your prior personal best by 1.1 points! You've got to be psyched. Great shot. With advanced editing rules, I'd select the spark (using Topaz Remask, if you have it), and change its color to blue (separate layer, then flatten back down). The spark is hard to see because it is so close in color to the yellow of the balls.
Also, I think you've got a pretty unusual distribution of scores, 2 pairs, another would've been a pair, but is off by 1. Only 12 votes under 6! Pretty amazing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2012 12:02:38 AM
Well lit, beautifully photographed. If only for a that true blue spark! Well now you have a blue ribbon!

Message edited by author 2012-07-23 00:03:00.
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 07/23/2012 12:02:09 AM
Congratulations. You don't have a blue spark, but you have a blue ribbon. My top score, too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/22/2012 10:53:55 PM
Beautifully photographed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2012 07:48:15 PM
Simple, elegant, land beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2012 05:16:33 PM
the electric charge is a little hard to see... but a neat piece of history
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2012 12:59:00 AM
Great lighting, wonderful composition, clarity and focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2012 09:15:47 PM
Gorgeous golden tones, simple and complex at once, nicely framed and composed, lovely motion blur to bring it to life. One of my top five. Voted earlier.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2012 06:22:54 PM
fine art work.............
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2012 11:55:54 PM
Oh, how I wish that spark were blue, what possessed you to make the color such that that spark couldn't shine through?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2012 05:58:49 AM
Amazing device, 1880's Great image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2012 04:41:09 PM
No idea what exactly is a Wimshurst generator (I will look for it later on google...;), but I really like this photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2012 12:08:12 AM
I don't know what went wrong with my previous comment... but I love this.. simply stated and well processed.

Message edited by author 2012-07-23 00:03:16.
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