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"Great Ball of Fire!"
"Great Ball of Fire!"
777STAN


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fire III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Playground @ Parks & Rec. Dept., Statesboro, GA
Date: Jan 1, 2008
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 1, 2008

RAW conversion in PSE 6.0, Cropped, Spot Healing Tool to Erase Sensor Dust, Adj. Layer for Levels, Merge Down, Adj. Layer for Deep Yellow Filter @ approx. 33%, Merge Down, Despeckle, Dust & Scratches, Reduce Noise, USM, Adjust Sharpeness, Resized, Saved for Web...

Note: I used no filter for the starburst effect around the sun. The sun's rays and the iris did all this without help...

Statistics
Place: 89 out of 123
Avg (all users): 4.7000
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7447
Avg (non-participants): 4.6885
Views since voting: 762
Views during voting: 328
Votes: 230
Comments: 9
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01/15/2008 04:46:06 PM
Hi Stan,
I like the idea and the effort here but it doesn't seem to have worked out. I get your title and it fits the challnge in my mind. The compositon seems to be slightly off most noteably the horizon it's cockeyed. The starburst is nice effect but you have some lense flare above the sun which is a distraction. Also the lower quater of the image you hve lose all detail including the cutting off of all the trees. I get the impression you where in a gully on an upward angle and it killed you.
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01/10/2008 10:57:20 PM
The sunburst is beautiful! Too bad it was not appreciated for what it is. I guess people were looking for something more traditional lol.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2008 09:26:31 PM
It’s a cool idea – but the sun is way too bright IMO and details are not visible in the foreground, which occupies majority of the frame. Good luck!
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01/08/2008 09:22:03 PM
Beautiful use of the light.
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01/05/2008 03:01:24 PM
great ball but not fire
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01/02/2008 10:50:55 PM
I love the star effect on the sun. However, the horizon seems to be not level and the diagonal pole in the composition is distracting.
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01/02/2008 08:48:48 AM
It might be, but really from this view the light source could be a spot light shining in the evening. The pic just doesn't say "fire" to me.
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01/02/2008 07:01:55 AM
Interesting effect. I have never really thought of shooting the sun.
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01/02/2008 03:30:42 AM
Great job capturing the sun. It really grabs your eye.
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