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Challenge: Illuminative Subject II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Date: Dec 16, 2014
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 800
Date Uploaded: Dec 16, 2014

 this is a laser passing through a glass pyramid sitting in liquid nitrogen. the "hair" on top of the pyramid are actually ice crystals

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 51
Avg (all users): 6.7442
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3103
Avg (non-participants): 6.9649
Views since voting: 2002
Views during voting: 191
Votes: 86
Comments: 11
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 12/26/2014 01:05:51 PM
wow..first time I am seeing a science photograph :)

Did you do this at home? :)

I was wondering how this is done and trying to figure it out but no luck! Very well done!
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/25/2014 09:40:19 AM
Wow, breathtaking!
Congratulations
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 12/24/2014 11:28:00 AM
Congratulations ,.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/24/2014 09:27:15 AM
Congrats on the ribbon Mark! Great way to finish up 2014!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/23/2014 06:56:00 PM
I like the face the pyramid is making
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Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/1.4 R
 12/23/2014 02:21:45 PM
I like the lighting and the feathery smoke like strands around the pyramid. (Although I thought the feathery strands on top of the pyramid were a bit odd.) But I thought this was a perfect entry for the challenge.
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Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 12/23/2014 01:58:05 PM
Cool photo, but not crazy about the swirly texture in this case.
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Nikon D80
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 12/22/2014 06:41:44 PM
Very cool!! I love that the pyramid looks like a dude with scraggly hair and glasses... Or, perhaps it's a good Rorschach test.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 12/18/2014 07:50:28 AM
Awesome.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 12/17/2014 10:55:31 AM
Honorable mention
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 12/17/2014 10:06:54 AM
I'm sure this will get some good scores (including a 7 from me as it is a very engaging image with good technical aspects), but this seems to be more about the prism and the smoke than it is about the actual source of the light.
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