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Challenge: Unexpected Find (Basic Editing III)
Collection: 6.x
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: My home
Date: Jun 6, 2006
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: Jun 6, 2006

 I asked my wife to participate in this photo, and she agreed after I told her that the only thing I need from her is one hair.
Setup: tomato-basil soup, my wife's hair - washed (for the easily upset), some tungsten lights from all directions, a slave flash with a snout diected at the hair, 550ex bounced off ceiling.
Used wine bottle (darn good wine, the bottle is empty here - we'll see what the photo will look like tomorrow when I look at it again) and the glass to frame it on the sides. Lifted the hair with my right hand, and fired the remote with my left. Cropped, resized, USM 300/0.3/0 and that's it.

The only thing I'm aware of now is that it may be too busy... but I like it!

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.1208
Avg (commenters): 7.7826
Avg (participants): 5.8644
Avg (non-participants): 6.1942
Views since voting: 1307
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 265
Comments: 31
Favorites: 0

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 06/18/2006 01:40:41 AM
Very well enacted. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 06/15/2006 03:44:56 PM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish!
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 06/14/2006 08:52:33 AM
Top twenty - congrats! I wish it had done better as it is one of the few that I thought really met the challenge and it is a very well done shot!
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 06/14/2006 12:11:27 AM
Hehehehe....gotcha!!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/13/2006 11:40:19 AM
Ewwwwwwww ... GROSS!
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 06/13/2006 11:34:06 AM
Somehow the mood in this picture is wrong for a restaurant, something to do with the backround and lighting that makes me 99% sure you took this in your livingroom but that´s just nitpicking :) Nice shot and excellent idea, gave it a 7.
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 06/13/2006 07:57:59 AM
Oh dear....that is just not on!!
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 06/13/2006 02:20:10 AM
Yuck...I almost did this with a fly, but the fly kept sinking in the soup...nice job on yours
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 06/12/2006 03:55:07 PM
Ewwwwww!
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 06/12/2006 12:20:15 PM
Awesome! Funny, Well shot, Like the framing provided by the glass and the bottle
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 06/11/2006 02:35:58 PM
Ewww! Good shot, extra points for visceral reaction! ;-)
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 06/09/2006 11:36:22 PM
Nice idea. The glass being partly cut out of the shot unbalances it for me. 6
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 06/09/2006 11:23:12 PM
sheesh dont you hate that nice photo and of course disgusting idea
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 06/09/2006 08:40:58 PM
Yuuuck!
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 06/09/2006 08:03:48 PM
Ewwww! LOL Good setup, good lighting.
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 06/09/2006 05:39:34 PM
Yuck. Bump up.
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 06/09/2006 02:34:39 PM
One of the few I thought really met the challenge. Very well composed. Focus is tack sharp and composition is excellent. Colors are well preserved and the scene is well depicted. I really like your placement for lighting. Certainly a hair in your soup is an unexpected find. Very well done! 10
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 06/09/2006 01:33:43 PM
Looks more like this was taken at home instead of at a restaurant.
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 06/09/2006 01:08:23 PM
hahaha was there really a hair in there? good lighting
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 06/09/2006 08:08:13 AM
Perfect shot for this challenge!
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 06/09/2006 04:58:35 AM
EWWWWWWWWW but well done!
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 06/08/2006 06:01:44 PM
Technically well done, and one of the few that actually meet the challenge criteria IMHO, but the image makes me feel a bit queasy. I'll give it a 7.
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 06/08/2006 05:11:00 PM
Fabulous colours, amazing composition. Good pp-ing
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 06/08/2006 04:10:30 PM
Eww... :)
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 06/08/2006 02:03:41 PM
Nice idea. Possibly a beetle might have worked better.
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 06/08/2006 07:59:13 AM
That's realy unexpected... what the waiter said... no charge for the hair ;-)))
Good choice of wine for a hairy soup ;-))
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 06/07/2006 07:58:58 PM
Yuck. Hope the bottle of wine is complimentary :)
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 06/07/2006 06:11:53 PM
Don't ya just hate that? :) Great setup, lighting definitely makes one think of a resturant. Good color and enough sharpness.
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 06/07/2006 04:55:58 PM
This is a very fine photo. I am hoping thats your own hair..lol
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 06/07/2006 01:13:05 AM
classic! ;)
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 06/07/2006 12:31:34 AM
ew
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