Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by alanfreed:
When I was a kid, there were, like, two different Lego pieces. A red piece with four little pegs, and a red piece with six little pegs on it. Oh, and a little two-peg window, too. Ah, how times have changed! Nice shot.

Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by yousuck:
I want fewer blue legos surrounding the vehicle.

Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by HBunch:
This is quite a lego collection. Very nice color in the photo. I lke how the buggy is in the foreground and it fades to the back with softer focus. Lighting and angle are great. I love how the logos fill the whole frame. Great way to make a "pile" of toys look really great. Good luck in the challenge.

Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by ayshih:
My only remark concerning this otherwise excellent photo is that I think the whole "buggy" should have been in focus.

Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by justine:
Good photo. Score 7 Kee

Buggy Vs Lego Mountain!
by Manic

Comment by focus:
Love the idea. The focus ended up distracting away from your main subject.

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by Manic

Comment by Manic:
Wow, my previous best shot was of my right hand, and now my best shot is of my left hand! I must be onto something here ;o)

This shot, as per the details, was done using a very long shutter timing, and was lit solely by an anglepoise lamp reflected off a wall. The timings of the pencil movement took practice to get the right effect, and eventually I found that 3 seconds per 'hit' for the first two and two seconds per hit for the other three worked about right - the dark background meant the pencil didnt need to be there as long as the ones with my arm behind.

Just for the record, I used the JMSetzler 'How did they do that' thingy for his 'Quitting Time' shot to work out how to get the effect, so my advice is for you to read them! :o) Other than that, thank's for your comments and votes, and please PM me if you want further details...

- Manic -

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by Manic

Comment by Yellowpeep:
Used to do this in High School (reminds me of the Aliens movie). Terrific use of long exposure. Very creative and difficult to pull off!

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by Manic

Comment by johnmk:
Is this a pencil stabbing? It is a very clever picture if it follows the rules of the site. How did you do it?

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by Manic

Comment by FranziskaLang:
didn't the original description ask for a yellow pen? j/k. this is a great idea, and it's been very well executed. you easily made it into my top 5 this week. -- gr8photos (10)