Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by bspurgeon:

Originally posted by one2one: A hobby that gives me much pleasure and if I were to go all out as you did here I wouldn't be enjoying myself, it would become tedious and resemble working for a company just like a regular job. To each his own.....

Yes, but not too different (well, a little different!) than folks heading out in the pre-dawn hours for great landscape light, or wandering the streets, sitting and waiting, etc. In fact, my non-photography friends would express the same point as you when asking me about long exposures and having "nothing to do" for 15 minutes or so.

Whatever stimulates his mind for photography is fine by me. No comment on the score tracking! ;)

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by bspurgeon:
I didn't vote this challenge, but I would have given you an 11 to make sure the score didn't drop. Will that qualify me for a hint?

The process of searching to solve the puzzle makes this image interesting.

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by tanguera:
I was going to ding you for some sensor dust, until I realized it was my monitor...

LOL! Congrats on a most outstanding image, in every sense of the word. Most deserving.

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by one2one:
You scare me with your obsessive behaviour about votes and scoring. Paying 300 dollars to win a ribbon is also obsessive and kind of strange. All for the glory I guess.....

Your shot is well done but I do not want to know how it was done because for me, this is a hobby that gives me much pleasure and if I were to go all out as you did here I wouldn't be enjoying myself, it would become tedious and resemble working for a company just like a regular job.

To each his own.....

Oh and congratulations on a blue ribbon.....

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by Lydia:
Wow! You're really into DPC! I thought I was over the top! LOL!

$300 and all of that score tracking time for one image?! WOW!

Fabulously intriguing... fascinating... I could look at it many more times than I already have and still be in awe at the setup.

Congrats on your ribbon!

The Conductor of Hummer Air Orchestra
by william88

Comment by overboard:
I am amazed and befuddled. How can you do this on a 10-20mm and a shutter of 1/250? That seems barely fast enough to still a flutter let alone freeze this beautiful "ruby". I've been chasing one around all spring and have yet to capture anything viable. Did you use a flash?

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by ace flyman:
Way Cool!!!!....Congrats on the new PB.

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by Adz:
Wow a new PB! Congrats on a shot that I have no clue how you did it!

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by Tiny:
Congratulations,it had to be .

Absolut fulfilling
by william88

Comment by Techo:
Congratulations on this is a mind boggling shot. Part of the fun is trying to figure out how this was done.
Cheers! :)