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Second Childhood or Midlife Crisis?
Second Childhood or Midlife Crisis?
boyd2000


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Childhood Without Children II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jan 22, 2008
Aperture: 11
ISO: 800
Shutter: 0.6
Galleries: Emotive, Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 22, 2008

 Shot at 18mm using gas station overhead lights.
It was .6 second, so my exuberance was frozen for a while.
Yes, I can see the tripod in the bumper too.
Changed RAW white balance to Fluorescent
Cropped the right edge. Rotated a bit.
I would have liked to clone out the lens flare, but I couldn't in basic. Shoulda used the lens hood.
My first entry with my new Sigma lens. Hopefully I don't drop the average for the lens much!
Yes, this is me in my car. I put the flames on back in 2004 when I bought my Scion xB.

*post* I thought this would do better. I know the lighting wasn't great. Maybe it was a little too out of the box and I should have joined the swingset or stuffed animal club. Thanks for the comments. I was waiting for an opportunity to show my car off.

Statistics
Place: 125 out of 141
Avg (all users): 4.2750
Avg (commenters): 4.6875
Avg (participants): 4.0781
Avg (non-participants): 4.3466
Views since voting: 767
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 240
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2008 06:15:21 AM
You are nuts. That's a plus. I can see your tripod reflected, that's a minus. 6
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 01/28/2008 06:02:48 PM
slightly shoehorned into this challenge I think...
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 01/28/2008 12:22:27 PM
HAHAHA!!!
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 01/25/2008 10:33:22 PM
That is an aweful shirt but you know that already. This is actaully a fun picture but with a few flaws such as the light refraction.
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 01/25/2008 12:45:28 PM
hehehe, nice idea!
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 01/25/2008 08:40:25 AM
Definetly middle life crisis
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 01/24/2008 08:14:14 PM
haha! great job! The only flaw is the tripod in the reflection! who cares though! great job!
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 01/24/2008 01:04:11 PM
Interesting take on it. I'm trying to figure out what I see in the reflection on the bumper. I see your tripod and what looks like a gas station. Those obviously make it look a bit contrived but I don't think you were trying to make it look like a real action shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2008 11:18:01 AM
made me laugh
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 01/24/2008 02:18:01 AM
Funny, but I really don't like the lighting or the little bit of garage door in the top left.
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 01/23/2008 07:06:50 PM
He looks too much like a child...subject was no children.
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 01/23/2008 02:32:49 PM
i think the hair is a midlife crisis...lol not realy fun picture,nice car
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 01/23/2008 10:32:31 AM
Didn't know there was such a thing...HA!
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 01/23/2008 10:20:37 AM
hahaha cute!
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 01/23/2008 09:14:08 AM
definitely some humor here
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 01/23/2008 01:38:27 AM
your car is so nice and shiny that we can see your tripod. haha
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