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Challenge: Complementary Colors (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: My deck in Lexington, Ky
Date: May 15, 2003
Aperture: F8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: May 16, 2003

Taken on my deck with jacks on a mirror. Used +2 neutral density filter. Cropped, rotated, colors adjusted, resized, sharpened, and in PSE2.

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Place: 25 out of 82
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Votes: 108
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05/28/2003 02:11:36 PM
*Critique Club*
Great effect. I like it. It makes them look as if they are being sucked up into a whirlwind into the sky.
I am assuming that because the jacks are a flourescent green, that the balls are suposed to be flourescent red. This would explain why they are bright. lol
However, they do almost look orange to me, and orange and green aren't complimentary. No matter. Still a good shot.
The sky is a little dark. I'm wondering though if I like that aspect about this because if the sky was nice and bright, it would take away from the jacks and balls. So maybe by having a darker sky, it helps the jacks stand out better?
Focus and clarity look just fine to me as well.
The angle and framing/cropping are great. You have all of the subject within the frame, and haven't cropped anything in half. I also like the depth. The ones near the top are smaller than the ones in the front. Great shot!
~Heather~
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05/24/2003 11:23:10 PM
Fun, engaging photo!
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05/24/2003 09:27:33 PM
Wow- this is very different! meets challenge - would like to know how this was done! Would be interesting to see against a different background - like a plain white perhaps. Good luck in the challenge:)
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05/24/2003 12:01:52 AM
nice shot.
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05/23/2003 03:06:14 PM
Good job having the sky reflect off the glass. Nice touch.
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05/23/2003 04:36:03 AM
There`s no way you threw them up i the air like that. Must be a photo under the jacks. 8
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05/22/2003 10:40:01 PM
Hey, that is very good!!! I think the colors are great, the sharpness is perfect and the backgound is just right. I like it a lot, can you tell?
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05/22/2003 09:31:42 PM
Great job with the over saturation. I like it. 8
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05/22/2003 07:49:35 PM
Heh, cute. Very good choice of colour, though the cloudy background is kinda strange looking.
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05/22/2003 05:34:37 PM
Took me a second there! I was like how did he get all of them to "stick" together. hahaha. Great work on getting all of it equally focused.
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05/21/2003 10:37:20 PM
A fun picture. Good job.
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05/20/2003 06:40:49 PM
I like how the jacks and balls seem to be hovering in the sky (with their reflections) very Magrite. vivid colors - but too loose a composition. If, as the title implies, they are supposed to be falling like bombs, I don't get that feeling (perhaps it is the reflections)
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05/20/2003 09:10:20 AM
great surreal quality here, like that you saturated the jacks and balls as well, the red jumps out at you maybe a hair too much but i still lov eit
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05/19/2003 06:57:50 PM
good use of a mirror - took a couple of seconds not to see this as up in the air. Good entry
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05/19/2003 02:59:45 PM
I almost did a shot just like this. Glad I didn't now! The focus seems a little softer than it should be for this.
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05/19/2003 11:00:55 AM
very good, like this creative idea.
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05/19/2003 10:07:35 AM
well executed, i just don't like the concept of this photo
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05/19/2003 09:31:28 AM
That looked like a fast exposure, but it's on a mirror, isn't it? Nice fool-the-eye. :->
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05/19/2003 02:05:56 AM
I like how the use of the mirror and sky make the jacks feel as though they've been tossed into the air!
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05/19/2003 12:40:31 AM
I think the sky reflection is probably hurting this shot more than anything... the blue is a bit too dark for my taste and the reds are quite hot... my sony has trouble with reds in sunlight... maybe this is a sony shot... :) = 5
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