"Great Ball of Fire!" by 777STAN

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"Great Ball of Fire!"

777STAN

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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 Add photograph to your favorites Add photographer to your favorites	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...

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Frankie_Lv

Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS

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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colorcarnival

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III

Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital

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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Canon EOS-30D

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

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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bauerfan71

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/08/2008 09:22:03 PM

Beautiful use of the light.

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Mydee1

Nikon D200

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

01/05/2008 03:01:24 PM

great ball but not fire

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Photologist

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM

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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wardmac

Nikon D500

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED

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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Bealll95

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

01/02/2008 07:01:55 AM

Interesting effect. I have never really thought of shooting the sun.

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loseme

Canon EOS-50D

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

01/02/2008 03:30:42 AM

Great job capturing the sun. It really grabs your eye.

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