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Keeping the beat
Keeping the beat
spartacus9


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: School Days: Music (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Dark room, Lawrence, KS
Date: Feb 12, 2007
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 25 sec
Galleries: Performance, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Feb 12, 2007

This is the last of about 40 attempts, none of which am I completely satisfied with, but I'm happy enough with this one. Taken in a completely dark room, open shutter on remote, rapidly turned a desk lamp on and off while the metronome ticked away in order to capture the pendulum in different positions. Then manually fired a flash when the pendulum was vertical and motionless before closing the shutter. Not perfect, but it was fun experimenting.

Would love to know what others think of this.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/20/2007 10:46:48 AM
My mother was a piano teacher and had that exact metronome. I remember hating it tick tock while I was playing. Nice capture.
02/20/2007 03:28:59 AM
okay, not great
02/18/2007 11:57:52 PM
Oh Mr. Metronome, how I hated thee! LOL Seriously, did you notice that the metronome has a face and how it looks like a "serious" music prof?? The flute is mighty beautiful too :) Nice composition!
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02/18/2007 10:05:14 PM
I like how funny it is
02/17/2007 06:51:01 AM
A nice long exposure, but...I can't see anything more than that.
02/15/2007 04:11:16 PM
Great lighting and exposure
02/14/2007 05:41:29 PM
Interesting use of slow shutter speed. I little better illumination on the moving pendulum would make this come off a little better.
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02/14/2007 09:48:40 AM
This is an awesome slow shutter shot. You should consider moving the music page out of the picture or almost all the way out. It takes the focus off of the metronome. Oh....and now I see the flute...I didn't even see it before. The metronome by itself would have been great!
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02/14/2007 12:17:33 AM
Nice idea, but the lighting is a little flat for this subject.
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