Fire and Ice
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by mrchhas:
bravo! 12th in a free study is awesome!

Fire and Ice
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by Neat:
Well not the winner, but the score is quite low I feel, only 2 10's blah...I was one of them.

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by Alex_Petrini

Comment by wehrmacher:
Love the shot. The model is lovely and the color balance and saturation makes her look a bit like she steped out of pages of Alice in Wonderland or Pippi Long Stocking.

I saw the comment about the lack of hair motion that wind would have produced. However, with a 1/13 second exposure, she would not have had to be rotating very fast to get that amount of 'panning.' I am curious about what caused the ghost on the right side of the photo. It looks like a tall person or tree or some photoshop artifact.

For what it worth, I would suggest this is certainly panning using a fixture. Ain't fixtures wonderful. :-)

In any event, this certainly deserves it place.

Bill

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Comment by gg3rd:
Very nice, Alessandro!! Congratulations on a well deserved blue!!!

Fire and Ice
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by bmartuch:
Incredible wide angle perspective.

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Comment by mcaldo:
Fascinating..

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Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Nice work, Alessandro, and congratulations on the blue!!

Fire and Ice
by Alex_Petrini

Comment by agrimace:
Great leading lines

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Comment by eyestrange:
Panning is a photography technique that “freezes” a moving subject while adding motion blur to the background, or visa versa, giving the viewer a distinct sense of movement in the image and this superb shot achieves this beautifully.

just my thoughts :)

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Comment by damoninja:
you deserved this ribbon ;]