Conspiracy Theory
by TechnoShroom

Comment:
Thank you all. I'm glad so many people really liked my photo. In case anyone was interested this scene was photographed with a regular table lamp (100w bulb) lighting the background and a clamp-on shop light (100w bulb) lighting the foreground duck. On the camera a Canon 100mm f2.8 macro. The foreground duck is less than a foot away from the lens to fill the frame and the background ducks, which are roughly the same size as the foreground duck, are placed about three feet behind so they appear smaller.

Originally posted by Chrisds: Congratualtaions on not putting your ducks in a bowl and going for 'duck soup'

It never would have occurred to me, I'd never heard of the movie Duck Soup before the voting period began. Er... um... I mean, yes, I planned it that way. :)

Originally posted by Sailingduck: It is amazing what you can find in the house to make these challenges work.

I actually had just one duck at home. I keep him above the shower but he's so old, cracked, and faded that he doesn't look good on camera. After I got the idea I went to four different stores looking for ducks with the right look. First three either didn't have them or had ducks with the wrong look. Luckily the fourth store had decent ducks for my project and I bought all they had. I hope I haven't denied a child some fun in the tub.

Originally posted by andr00: you are a genius!!!

Yes, yes I am. But that has nothing to do with the photo. ;)

Again, thank you all.

Message edited by author 2005-01-20 14:04:02.

Miracle in basic editing
by graphicfunk

Comment:
I think this image looks slightly better with a white background rather than a grey one. Very interesting effect. I look forward to reading about how you achieved the transition.

Homespun
by bananashay

Comment:
Interesting technique but it doesn't work here. This technique really only works when the axis of spin lands on a point of interest. For example if her eye was at the axis rather than the forehead this would be much better.

The Perfect Storm
by helgihelgi

Comment:
Ooooooookkkkkkk. I will never get DPC voters. I was one of the 6 who gave your shot a 10. Have people never seen an aerial view of a hurricane? I thought this was great and as usual am disappointed how low photos I like tend to score.

Harvey
by xtabintun

Comment:
At first I thought the image was relatively well done but it didn't hold any real interest for me. Over the week though this has grown on me. While the photo doesn't have to relate to the movie, only the title. I think you've done a good job relating to both.

Terms of Endearment
by L1

Comment:
Great font. What's the name of it?

Carrie
by sacredspirit

Comment:
If you would have changed the angle of the light slightly or diffused it you wouldn't have run into the problem of parts of the dress desaturating when you desaturated the rest of the photo.

Meatballs
by gedisa

Comment:
Title and photo match but the image looks out of focus.

Orange County
by RockBruise

Comment:
Shouldn't the orange be in orange county?

"Das Boot"
by pentaxian

Comment:
Is this what happens on the boat?