Picture of the Week - 21 June 2005

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Picture of the Week - 21 June 2005

Postby Greg B on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:17 am

There are lots of great images from which to choose the PotW, and just to look at and enjoy.

This week, the PotW is from Owen. He started a thread

http://www.d70users.com/viewtopic.php?t=6531&highlight=

"Post your three favourite pics - I'll start!"

and he laid out three very nice shots. However, I was particularly taken
with the first. Just a great shot - I love mixed lighting sources, some time
exposure, all good. I believe the SB-dolphin in "just turn it on and light paint the tree" mode was used to great effect.

Great shot Owen (and a good thread too - well worth a look through)

PS Owen mentioned he is away for a few days this week,
so don't be offended if your inevitably favourable comments don't
get acknowledged straight away.


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Postby PiroStitch on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:24 am

Congratulations Owen! :D

That's a fabulous image and even more so the creativity of painting the tree with the dolphin light. ;)

POTW deserved indeedly doodly.
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Postby spartikus on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:24 am

Such a gorgeous shot; the torch trick is so simple but so effective! Bravo!
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:33 am

Well deserved Owen :D
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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:36 am

Whilst I think that the tree has a bit too much light on it, it is a really beautiful shot.

Excellent work Owen!
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Postby Glen on Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:00 am

Well done Owen :wink:
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Postby BBJ on Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:30 am

Good onya Owen, it is a nice pic and that tree really does stand out.
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Postby KerryPierce on Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:54 am

Very cool shot, Owen. Congrats on POTW! :D
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Postby Oneputt on Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:47 am

Well done Owen a very worthy winner. As recommended I have just had a look at that thread and boy there is some good work there. :D
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Postby Link on Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:54 am

Well done Glen! I found this image intriguing and that's very positive, it was brillant to get this long-exposure effect in the background and the overall composition works very well.

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Postby Geoff on Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:12 am

Congrats Owen, as I said in the original thread, I would love to see this photo enlarged and framed on a wall - it's brilliant. :)
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Postby robw25 on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:06 pm

yes i hated him when i saw that photo .......... well done

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Postby wendellt on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:08 pm

Hi Owen

I did not realize until now you light painted the tree with a torch,
very innovative and to great effect
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Postby mic on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:13 pm

Congrats Owen,

Very Imaginative and different.

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Postby radar on Tue Jun 21, 2005 12:21 pm

Well done Owen, having an interest in astronomy, I always like pictures with stars :)

thanks for sharing,

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Postby johnd on Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:25 pm

Owen, an excellent shot and deserving POTW. Neat trick with the torch.

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Postby kipper on Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:14 pm

Congrats Owen, an interesting idea could of probably been executed a tad better though as I think Leigh has pointed out (eg. to much light on tree). I'm also not sure about the ghosting of the stars. Not sure what has caused that but I would have liked to either seen either no ghosting or the stars trail.

I sort of feel the look of it has that of being quite mystic. It'd be interesting to find some sort of forest and paint it with very soft lights of various colors (eg. soft blues and pinks) to create a sort of Lord of the Rings elvian feel to it.
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Postby Catcha on Wed Jun 22, 2005 2:07 am

great shot Owen, well deserved POTW
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Postby ElTippo on Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:02 am

Terrific shot Owen. I love the personal creativity that's gone into this. A very well deserved POTW.
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Postby bobrob on Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:40 pm

A worthy winner Owen
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Postby owen on Sat Jun 25, 2005 8:51 pm

Hi guys.

I'm back now, thanks for all the great comments! I had this tree in mind for a while and when it was a clear night I thought it was a good opportunity. I was lucky that the clouds provided a bit of something extra for it, and I did have to burn in some detail on the tree so it wasn't so over-exposed. It is really hard to judge whether you're giving enough light with a torch like that (As well as having cars drive by with their headlights on it slightly).

Thanks guys, I feel very privileged to have POTW this week :) It is very encouraging.
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Postby today.com on Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:29 pm

great use of light, photoshopped in any way? if it is, you put new technology to good use
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Postby owen on Fri Jul 08, 2005 3:52 pm

Thanks mate. Post processing included changing white balance as the tree was more orange from my torch light. Also a boost in saturation and cloning out the purple glow that you get from long exposures.

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