Talk about a Roller Coaster ride

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D

11/09/2005 01:00:09 AM · #1

Well the last challenge was fun. A great learning experience for me and it was a fun and exciting time shutting off my scores then peeking again.

One thing just surprised me more than anything else. I received an average vote of 3.75 from those voters with no cameras. Sheesh!

I was hoping for a top 15 but finishing 21st is great as well. In the end, I was thrilled to set a bunch of personal records:

1. Most views - 900
2. Most comments - 31
3. Most favorites - 4

This was my second highest rated score and now graces my profile page. Thanks everyone.

Here were some outtakes from the challenge.

Rikki

taterbug

Nikon D300

11/09/2005 01:04:42 AM · #2

A cool shot rikki :-)
Congrats on the solid finish!

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/09/2005 01:06:12 AM · #3

Congratulations, Rikki! A very solid finish and a very well executed image!

11/09/2005 03:15:42 AM · #4

Thanks Ken and Gene! It was a cool shot IMHO and I'm happy with it :)

suemack

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/09/2005 03:17:58 AM · #5

It is a very cool shot!! Looks like your models had a lot of fun too!

Message edited by author 2005-11-09 03:18:26.

Marc923

11/09/2005 03:22:23 AM · #6

Hey Rikki, nice work. Dumb question. When setting shutter speeds and moving about, does the movement get picked up. Or just when the model stops and holds the pose?

Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital

11/09/2005 03:28:41 AM · #7

Originally posted by lepidus:

Hey Rikki, nice work. Dumb question. When setting shutter speeds and moving about, does the movement get picked up. Or just when the model stops and holds the pose?

Marc: Since the shot is "composed" with lights on and shot in total darkness, no movement is picked up. The flash freezes the subject in place and then it's total darkness again. I did this 3x and depending on the strength of your flash, results vary. If you look at my outtake, it looked like Kelly just had a twin. This was shot at 1/2 power. For my entry image, I used 1/128th power. I use a Sigma Super 500DG with the diffuser which is quite strong.

You should try it sometime. It's fun. In my self portrait, I was sitting on a chair and moved the chair not only left and right but also front and back. This gave the illusion of greater depth and perspective which is quite fun actually :)

Marc923

11/09/2005 03:32:37 AM · #8

Thanks man. I'll give a try sometime soon.

temba

Olympus E-500 EVOLT

11/09/2005 08:20:00 AM · #9

I scored this as an 8 - I really liked the expressions and feeling of movement. Also figured a fair bit of work had gone into setting it up which deserveds recognition. Shame your finishing place wasn't a bit higher.

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

11/09/2005 10:52:18 AM · #10

Originally posted by temba:

Thanks :) yes it took a bit of setup to make sure the flash was firing just at the right power output. I would say overall, it took about an hour and a half for about 15 images.

We started at around 6pm PST and I had to stop just shy of 8:30pm PST to make sure I had enough time to process the RAW images :)

Glad you liked it.

Rikki

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

11/09/2005 11:12:31 AM · #11

I thought with all those views your's was the water balloon for sure...

Great finish rikki!