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Mystic Glow
Mystic Glow
Rob O


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Multiple Light Sources II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: My den
Date: Mar 18, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 17, 2007

 Cheap bud vases from Ikea set atop black foam board with a series of "peep holes" cut into it so four small LED lights could be directed straight up through the center/bottom of each vase. Vases are filled with water to give the effect of glowing light at both bottom -- entry point of light -- and midpoint -- reflection of light. Setup done in completely dark room.

Dry ice was placed in each vase, creating a softening effect and foggy shadow. Another light source was bounced from the ceiling immediately overhead for approximately half the shutter opening (15 of 30 seconds).

RAW conversion in ACR with only a minor adjustment to brightness (up) and contrast (down)

PP limited was limited: Selective Color adjustment layer to increase blacks; NR with Noiseware Pro; Smart Sharpen; Resize for challenge; Final sharpen; Convert to 8-bit sRGB and save as jpeg

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.3166
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9362
Avg (non-participants): 6.4342
Views since voting: 1226
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 199
Comments: 11
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/01/2007 12:38:27 AM
those are awesome vases....love the comp!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/24/2007 07:22:34 PM
Pretty in an abstract sort of way. The colored shadows are nice.
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 03/24/2007 01:21:51 PM
great colors.. and light sources..
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 03/23/2007 12:02:30 AM
This is just so cool. Love the colors and the glow on surface is awesome.
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 03/22/2007 11:37:40 PM
Love it... very pretty. I would definitely like this is a print if it's available.
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 03/22/2007 09:59:50 PM
Beautiful colors and curves.
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 03/22/2007 04:57:38 PM
I like this shot...(8)
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 03/21/2007 11:23:08 PM
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 03/21/2007 04:56:51 PM
this is beautiful! One of MY favorites!
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 03/21/2007 11:58:40 AM
Beautiful! I really like this one!
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 03/21/2007 10:00:18 AM
nicely lit.
perhaps boost the saturation a bit.
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