Jingle Bells by Gekker

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Jingle Bells

Gekker

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Challenge: Song Titles (Classic Editing) Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z Location: my livingroom Date: Jan 5, 2003 Aperture: 2.8 ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/60 sec. Galleries: Still Life Date Uploaded: Jan 5, 2003 Add photograph to your favorites Add photographer to your favorites	red light, mirror, flash

Statistics

Place: 132 out of 188
Avg (all users): 4.8600
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 4.7928
Avg (non-participants): 4.9438
Views since voting: 917
Votes: 200
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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Davenit

Canon EOS-1D

01/14/2003 01:57:38 PM

Carrey, greatings from the Critique Club.

Wow did you pick a hard one!!! I have personal experience with shooting bells. Yuck. They are bright shiney metallic globes of death in my eyes. I had all bells removed from my house after the shoot. LOL.

If you want to use bright shiney bells use indirect lighting and never use flash. I had to take 10 quartz lamps (with diffusers) and face them away from the subject and bounce the light back at the subject. It still was a glare nightmare.

I would also suggest to remove the mirror. Mirrors refract glare many times making the reflection look out of focus which is what you have going on here.

I didn't get a chance to vote on your image. I think your score on this is a bit low with all the stuff you probably had to go through to get it. It is a nice try with a very unforgiving subject. Next time borrow ever neighbors house lights and bounce that light at the subject. Might help a bunch. And give yourself a chance and don't use a mirror!!!

If you have any comments or questions about this email me, I would love to hear from ya...

Dave Nitsche

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utherdogi

Sony Alpha a77

01/12/2003 09:00:20 PM

good execution

PTLParsons

Olympus C-3040Z

01/12/2003 01:13:54 AM

Love the colors reflected in them. Keeps it from being a plain of shot of bells. Nice idea. PTL 6

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dodobird

Canon PowerShot G2

01/07/2003 01:40:46 AM

I originally put this down for a 7, but after looking at it a while longer during the comments I changed to a six. The idea is great, but I really don't like the effect of the mirror. The image became too busy. There is also the doubling effect of the image in the mirror possibly due tot he angle of light. Still great concept. 6.

Take my comments for what they are worth for I am just a novice with a new camera. Dodo

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Shiiizzzam

Sony DSC-F707

01/06/2003 01:14:00 AM

Awesome !!!!!!! = 10

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