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Challenge: Celebration (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: In My Garage
Date: Oct 9, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 250
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2005

 I had a blast making this shot.

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Place: 14 out of 137
Avg (all users): 6.1321
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.0141
Avg (non-participants): 6.1915
Views since voting: 1312
Views during voting: 439
Votes: 212
Comments: 29
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 02/09/2007 02:39:51 PM


Like the Pond photo...adding some space on the right gives the picture some flow by giving the cigar a place to explode into. an even crop around the outside contains the dynamics of the shot.

the whole idea behind the rule of thirds is to address the viewers natural line of sight. when we first view an image our gaze tends to go to the four intersections of a tic-tac-toe board if you were to draw one over the image. by putting the focal point of the image on one of those intersections, you immediately draw the eye to the impact part of the image - which in this case is your face and the cigar.
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 10/20/2005 05:02:45 PM
Hey Mike: this is just great and funny. Keep up the good work you are on a good track that can only lead upwards. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/16/2005 09:44:08 PM
So very funny!
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 10/16/2005 06:44:16 PM
Funny photo. I'd be curious to read how many takes it took to get this. Reminds me more of a practical joke than what your title indicates. 6
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 10/16/2005 05:55:47 PM
funny, the expression is not quite right though, but I'll give you a 9 for the humour.
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 10/16/2005 02:42:31 PM
LOL!!! This one wins the blue for the funniest pic I've seen in a long time!
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 10/16/2005 08:11:18 AM
great look on his face!
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 10/14/2005 09:52:59 PM
This is a classic. Great idea and well executed. Love the expression on his face.
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 10/14/2005 09:14:02 PM
Nice "action" shot. IMO this is a "party atmosphere" shot where his buddies would be laughing and his eyes would be shut due to fear. It think in a case like this there should be other elements to tell the story. Also: It looks like the paper is on wire which has been cloned out ! --- clarity/contrast/color: 1/2
composition,POV,DOF:1/2
effort+originality: 2/2
theme appropriate: 1/2
aesthetic timelessness+emotion: 1/2
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 10/14/2005 12:05:37 PM
Great shot, made me laugh!
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 10/14/2005 09:32:30 AM
funny, clever shot that obviously took some work -- hope you didn't have to repeat this too many times!
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 10/13/2005 11:50:59 PM
Funny image! How did you get that cigar to explode like that?
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 10/13/2005 11:48:59 PM
Great catch! Love the whole thing, the exploding cigar, the red tie, the smoke, the eyes, the hair sticking out the back, this is nice. ~10
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 10/13/2005 05:29:48 PM
Totally love this! Great photo, funny and meets the challenge completely
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 10/13/2005 09:03:58 AM
Great expression.
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 10/11/2005 09:54:16 PM
This is just fantastic. Love the moment of explosion! Great capture!
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 10/11/2005 08:50:39 PM
wonderful!
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 10/11/2005 05:38:40 PM
Love the humor!
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 10/11/2005 05:21:37 PM
FUN! at first i missed the smoke effect and thought the picture was a bit blurry/washed out, but then i got it. love the action shot of the cigar! love your model! Fun fun fun! ; )
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 10/11/2005 12:58:33 PM
well its funny, not much to say about this.6
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 10/10/2005 11:04:26 PM
way too fake...
 10/10/2005 08:07:44 PM
well it made me laugh. nice one :)
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 10/10/2005 05:53:25 PM
HA! Nice shot. Way to focus on the details. How long did you work on the cigar?
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 10/10/2005 03:12:26 PM
ROTFLMAO! If this is dad, this will be the first of many times you will feel this way! Daughters are God's way of paying Dads back for how they acted growing up! Good Luck! Hope you like DRAMA!
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 10/10/2005 12:13:14 PM
Very cool photo!
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 10/10/2005 10:41:14 AM
The lighting is really good and shows the subject off really well. The best part - the expression and action going on it this shot. One cannot help but to smile and the bugged eye surprise on the man's face and the exploding cigar.
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 10/10/2005 01:53:23 AM
cool. wow
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 10/10/2005 01:49:25 AM
lol, great shot, hmmmm i see smoke, could this be from a smoke machine?
:-D
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 10/10/2005 12:42:29 AM
LOL - this is great!!! Love the smoke and the guy's expression. The red tie caps it off with a splash of color. Congrats!!!!
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