Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
Woooo was I impressed! IT's photographers like U that inspire me! Keep on inspiring!! :o)

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by sanandan:
I went through the link of how you did it! Thanks for inspiring! I can already stat thinking how all I am going to use this technique!
Congratulations!

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by sanandan:
I went the link of how you did it! Thanks for inspiring! I can already stat thinking how all I am going to use this technique!
Congratulations!

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by queen 91:
congrats, Alan!!

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Comment by sojourner:
Congrats Alan! The hard work payed off! Nice work!

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Comment by siggithor:
Very nice photo, well deserved win.

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Comment by spanky:
I'm very impressed with your ingenuity! Congrats on first!

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by alanfreed:
First, I'd like to thank the Academy... (oops! Wrong acceptance speech!)

Seriously, I'm thrilled to have the top shot of the week -- how exciting!! Thanks to everyone who left some really good comments on how I could have improved this further. I really like the idea of using a nice steel can as a couple people had suggested, and John is right about the fact that the can itself is a little brighter than it should be in spots.

This was a lot of fun (and work!) to put together, and I've learned quite a bit from the experience of doing this shot, as well as from the comments it received.

Since some folks had asked for a more detailed description of how this was executed, I put a page together to describe it in more detail: //www.thefreeds.com/swish

Again, many thanks to all!

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by jimmsp:
Great shot, great idea, well executed - and a well deserved 1st place.

Swish!
by alanfreed

Comment by DougPaz:
Congrats Alan! Great idea well carried out!