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What did I do wrong?
What did I do wrong?
sarsonuk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 30 Seconds or More (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: My Bedroom
Date: Jun 17, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30
Galleries: Family, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2006

 Set the light in the room to the lowest level on the dimmer and worked out what aperture i needed for a 30sec exposure.
I wanted an image that captured love which I and my girlfriend spent ages trying to achieve, one of the shots I thought was an outake actually worked for me but more as a "what did I do wrong" type image.
Postprocessing - did levels and sharpen - basically as it came off the camera

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 170
Avg (all users): 4.4247
Avg (commenters): 5.4231
Avg (participants): 4.3378
Avg (non-participants): 4.4463
Views since voting: 1554
Views during voting: 1013
Votes: 372
Comments: 30
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/28/2006 01:47:45 AM
"Well if you don't know, I'm not gonna tell you!" ;-) Nice idea.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 03:07:15 PM
Well, for starters, you brought your camera into our bedroom.

Funny idea, good acting. Amazed if you held still that long.
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 06/27/2006 05:44:06 AM
really funny
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 06/26/2006 11:36:59 PM
Sexy but looks posed. I admire you trying to catch this extremely awkward moment on film. I would maybe having her turn completely away from you and maybe try to adjust the WB so everything doesn't have that orange glow. (what was the light source?)
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 06/26/2006 11:21:31 PM
The problem is your shooting 4's and 5's and she wants a man who can give her 6's and 7's. If your not careful she may be vacationing in Iceland soon. Please, for the sake of your relationship learn just a wee bit of photoshop.
 06/26/2006 09:42:47 PM
there could be a million answers to that question...

you certainly kept still for 30 seconds...
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 06/26/2006 12:52:42 PM
man you guys must be laying pretty still for 30 seconds.
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 06/26/2006 09:12:35 AM
maybe you didn't shave your legs ? LOOL
very interesting photo ... is it really 30 seconds ?
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 06/24/2006 08:02:04 PM
The lighting is flat and sepia toned. Was this a conscious choice? Greater contrast and multiple light sources would address the flat light. I am in awe of the models' ability to hold perfectly still for 30 seconds or more. But in the end I'm not resonating with the photo. Guess you didn't get lucky w/ me, either.
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 06/24/2006 03:55:53 PM
This one just cracks me up LOL very funny :D
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 06/24/2006 02:07:25 AM
you took my pic! thats what! lol nice subject matter The photo has the feel of a seventies porn (the color contrast of older film)
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 06/24/2006 12:34:56 AM
long exposure doesn't do much for htis shot.
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 06/23/2006 09:00:30 PM
Interesting take on the challenge topic, wish it were not so yellow, you have a serious color cast on the entire pic.
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 06/23/2006 07:07:18 PM
how did you two lie there for 30 seconds without moving? This image isn't that visually stimulating to me. It doesn't seem to portray the message without the title.
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 06/23/2006 02:14:12 PM
Good! I like your simplistic approach, the title, etc... Voting it way above its real photographic assay - you earned it!!!!!
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 06/23/2006 12:58:54 PM
Interesting choice for a long exposure image when it is hard to remain still for so long. Composition and framing are fine but the yellow/red color cast is too strong. If you uses Hue/Sat and selective color for color correction colors will be mted but look better. But then you can desat completely with another hue/Sat layer then add a last Layers adjustment you can make a really decent B&W image out of this. That might fit the theme of this image much better.
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 06/23/2006 12:52:33 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:0
Technical: 1
Wow: 0
Originality:1
Total Score: 4
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 06/23/2006 11:32:40 AM
A whole story in one pic....imaginative!
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 06/23/2006 09:33:40 AM
Awesome photo, although it seems that "30 seconds or LESS" would be a more fitting category...
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 06/23/2006 02:20:02 AM
A truer than life urban legend too, well thought out ;)
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 06/22/2006 08:11:22 PM
They lied there for THIRTY seconds straight?
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 06/22/2006 07:22:46 PM
made me laugh and a decent photo, for that I commend you and score you high. 8
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 06/22/2006 01:02:00 AM
What is '30 seconds' about this that couldn't be done with the lights on?

Oh, and I think the guy fails to understand the emotions she truly feels, and thus she feels he doesn't return in full the same commitment. ;)
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 06/21/2006 11:49:50 PM
You mean to tell me they stay like that 30 seconds? What a patient :P
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 06/21/2006 10:59:00 PM
Amazingly still for 30 seconds....
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 06/21/2006 05:54:21 PM
You know what you did!
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 06/21/2006 03:54:12 PM
I don't really get why you needed the long exposure here. You did quite a good job staying still for 30 secs though!
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 06/21/2006 01:35:24 PM
By the look on her face I dont think it lasted 30 seconds :) .. great pic
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 06/21/2006 12:25:58 PM
Nothing makes my day like humour, and this certainly is fits the bill.

This image does indeed in my opinion meet the challenge criteria, but the white balance seems a bit off. I could be that you had the wrong settings set on your camera.
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 06/21/2006 07:34:34 AM
Nice capture of this all too common feeling! Fun one!
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