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Day 28 - Magnetic Alphabet
Day 28 - Magnetic Alphabet
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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Home
Date: Feb 28, 2008
Aperture: F 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.0
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Feb 29, 2008

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I had an idea for my picture today but Ken begged me not to do it so he could "go out" this month with the picture I wanted to do. He did give me the idea to take a picture of Cartesia's magnetic alphabet letters that are on the refrigerator. He also gave me the idea to zoom out during the picture.

Convert from Raw
Crop
Hue/Saturation
Levels
Curves
Fractalius Glow 80 Filter
Hue/Saturation again to remove some yellow cast
Levels to brighten up again
Crop some more
Levels again because I didn't have proof colors on
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03/01/2008 11:56:32 PM
You did a great job with the shot and just an awesome job with the processing. It reminds me a bit of alphabet soup, and it's fun to try to search for letters.
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03/01/2008 06:33:16 PM
beautiful abstract!
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03/01/2008 12:59:45 PM
Oh, I can just hear this conversation:

Ken - 'Amanda, please, I'll do anything if you'll let me use the coffee beans for my last shot'

Amanda, a bit distracted by the kids activity in the next room - 'Anything, Ken? Really? Well, what am I supposed to for my last shot? Have you thought about that?'

Ken quickly looks around and, fumbling with his camera to his eye, accidentally zooms while pointing and clicking at the refer. - 'Oh, I don't know, Amanda, I'm sure you'll come up with something'

He distractedly looks at the jumbled shot he took by accident and prepares to delete it.

And, as Amanda disgustedly glares into the back of his camera, she realizes the incredible potential Ken's accidental shot has as her lightening quick mind processes the idea.

Amanda - 'Alright, Ken, just this once, but you do owe me. Um...now, how about taking the kids out to the movies while I try to come up with something? OK? And, you be thinking about how you're going to make this up to me.'

Ken - "Thank you, dear, thank you sooo much. I just love you sooo much. Sure...' 'Kids, lets goooo'.
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02/29/2008 04:55:50 PM
Impressive! I like the shapes and colors. Our refrigerator is also full with all kind of magnets. Perhaps I'm going to steal this idea once (as I did with the cookies), but not in this challenge.
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02/29/2008 01:53:31 PM
WOW- I love this , Amanda- very nice processing !
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02/29/2008 10:13:06 AM
VERY cool effect!!
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02/29/2008 08:41:33 AM
This came out really cool!!
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02/29/2008 08:26:49 AM
That so absolutely rocks.
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02/29/2008 07:31:14 AM
WOW!
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02/29/2008 04:39:24 AM
Great idea and execution - lovely colours especially the light outlining the letters
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02/29/2008 03:51:59 AM
This is brilliant! Way to go, I'll never look at kid's toy alphabets the same way again. Amazing layers and light and rays of letters.
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02/29/2008 01:01:26 AM
Great subject for a zoom shot! It looks like a combined flower and spider web in an abstract way. You can make the zoom swirl if you hold the zoom collar and twist the camera when you hit the shutter. It works best zooming from tele to wide with slow enough shutter to hold the first part of the exposure steady, then do the twist/zoom just before the shutter closes.
This is a very pretty image. It also looks like I would imagine the inside of a living cell would look.
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