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Look! Shiny!
Look! Shiny!
cjoconn22


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Challenge: Blurry Mess (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Location: Auburn, WA
Date: Mar 6, 2008
Aperture: 5.4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2008

 My first day with my new SB-600 and homemade foamboard lightbox. Being my first day with a flash thats actually useful, i simply played around for hours and hours, trying to learn. This was one of the test shots, and seemed to fit for this challenge.

Processing:

Convert to Grayscale (not much different, mainly to get rid of some blue and goldish colored reflections)
Slightly cropped
Adjusted Curves
Save for web

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Polaroid i733 LP
 03/17/2008 09:18:39 PM
lol Look! Shiny! hehe
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Canon
 03/17/2008 01:57:29 PM
nice use of blur and a nice shot (might have benefitted from either being totally dead centre or more offset than it already is - the focal point taht is...). However my concern is that it is way to geometric to adhere to the "mess" part of the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
03/16/2008 12:37:03 AM
Blurry, and a little chaotic. Not terribly intersting -- maybe needs more contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
03/15/2008 09:19:23 PM
nicely blurred well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/15/2008 08:49:19 PM
shiny, yes, oof, yes, blurry...no. Would be if you spun the glass or camra while shooting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM
 03/15/2008 07:49:59 PM
Ooo. For those with ADD. ;oP
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 03/14/2008 01:47:54 PM
Shallow DOF, but I don't see this as being a blurry mess.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/12/2008 10:17:18 PM
not feeling this one im afraid,looks more like a DOF excersise
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 03/12/2008 07:49:52 PM
Another distracted person ;-) Not the most chaotic image I've seen, and the crystal does look clean and shiny.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 03/12/2008 01:12:36 PM
Thanks, your title made me spit pop on my key board!

Nice DOF/Blur. I think I'd tilt it and/or crop it different to give it a less uniform/ more chaotic/disorganized feel.
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