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He Owned The Night
He Owned The Night
mchalmers


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Challenge: Ducky II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: My studio
Date: Aug 10, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 20 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Music
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2008

This was a lot of fun to shoot!

I decided not to go with the more cliche title of 'Disco Duck', but this photo is a tribute to Saturday Night Fever. Just imagine the Bee Gees playing in the background. ;)

There was quite a bit involved to get this to look good in basic editting.. I would have to do a 'How'd They Do That?' to really do it justice, but here's the quick version:
- A small flashlight pointing up inside a plastic bin
- A piece of cardboard with the shape of the 'dance floor' cut out, on top of the bin
- A piece of glass over top of the cardboard
- The 'dance floor' on top of the glass
- The 'dance floor' is made up of black strips of construction paper, in a grid, with cut up strips of coloured duotangs behind them
- The mirror ball is suspended from a mic stand
- 20 second exposure, and the mirror ball and dancer is 'painted' with a flashlight, and a homemade snoot made from a hollow curtain rod.

Editting is basic. Colour levels, some shadow/highlights, UM, resize, save for web. I'm not even sure if I cropped it; this was pretty close to how it came out of the camera.

I really like this, so I expect that it's going to tank! :D

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08/20/2008 01:03:36 PM
Originally posted by yospiff:

How many people do you think will remember "Disco duck"?

Obviously not many, unfortunately. :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2008 01:40:27 PM
How many people do you think will remember "Disco duck"?
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08/16/2008 10:00:08 AM
Whehehe Saturday night Fever! Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/13/2008 05:54:28 PM
LOL, John Travolta Duck!
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08/13/2008 03:45:42 PM
LOL
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08/13/2008 02:39:41 AM
Very nice. I like how the one on the dancefloor pops out.
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08/13/2008 02:24:01 AM
Disco Duck? Do you remember Rick Dees?
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