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Challenge: One Glaring Thing Wrong! (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Sep 9, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2012

 This is a purely found photo. I expect many photos to be setups, and likely quite a few hilarious entries. But I couldn't resist when I was walking past this light post, and I happened to look up and see a light bulb just resting in a dome. I cannot imagine why anyone would leave it in there when changing the old lightbulb. Or is it a new lightbulb ready to go when the current one burns out? Either way, it's strange, and more than meets this challenge.

Some interesting facts:
* This is my first entry with my new 50 1.4 after the 50 1.8 broke a few weeks back. I don't expect it to do as well as this lens can do, but that's more a reflection of the subject than the lens.

* I first edited this photo on my iPad, and got an image I liked. Then I came home, and took a stab at it with Topaz B&W Effects. I really disliked the effect I got there, so went in to re-work it with ideas I got from the iPad edit. The result was a photo with very similar style to the iPad edit, but higher quality.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 45
Avg (all users): 6.1048
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2500
Avg (non-participants): 6.0617
Views since voting: 1338
Views during voting: 324
Votes: 105
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/21/2012 11:37:54 AM
Terrific find and a very nice finish. Congratulations on the top ten.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/20/2012 01:58:40 PM
#3, tied with another.
A quirky photo that I'd hang on my wall. Don't know what it's a shot of; lights, but what kind? And why is there a bulb within a bulb? Who cares, it still gets a good score.
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 09/16/2012 02:41:46 PM
Now there's a concept.
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