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Konica Minolta Users | all galleries >> KM Challenges Hall of Fame >> HOF C11 to C15 > 1st: Celebration by Neil Paskin
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01-AUG-2004

1st: Celebration by Neil Paskin

Minolta DiMAGE 7i
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Dave Patterson 06-Aug-2005 05:01
I see we read the same magazine. Thought about doing this one myself but have yet to the find the time. Have kept the article though. Good Job!!
Dave Patterson 06-Aug-2005 05:00
I see we read teh same magazine<LOL. Thought about doing this one myself but have yet to the find the time. Have kept the article though. Good Job!!
Claudio Gatti03-Aug-2004 15:01
Hi Neil,

the setup is just brilliant in it's simplicity! Thanks for sharing it with us. Great execution in your wonderful clean style.

Claudio
Ingo Rautenberg03-Aug-2004 00:49
Neil,

I was going to ask this before on the last challenge -- You don't happen to work at an Ad agency, do you? Wonderful capture. And here I thought you were having a party while doing this ;-)
Gordon W02-Aug-2004 19:14
This is a very impressive shot, Neil, and figuring out how to pull it off believably without using a sophisticated sound trigger is even more impressive. I'm in awe.
Neil Paskin02-Aug-2004 19:06
Yes , Gordon's got it right it is staged and the bottle is upside down and cork fixed in place!
Thanks for all your comments . Neil
Gordon W02-Aug-2004 15:49
Okay, Neil, in giving your photo here more thought, perhaps this was obvious at first glance to everyone but me however considering the shutter speed is too slow to capture a cork that was actually shooting from a champagne bottle, this had to be a staged setup. Right?

Not that there's anything less impressive by doing that. Actually it would be a very clever way to solve the timing problem posed by this subject. So assuming this theory is correct you would have had to photograph the bottle upside down. Right?
Tom02-Aug-2004 15:27
The pre-amble to my "Flush"... very well captured! I agree you saved the best for last!
Guest 02-Aug-2004 14:57
G'day Neil, wonderful effort! Superb composition, lighting, timing and subject that nails the theme. You should probably be having a think about a subject for C14! :o) Cheers, John
Gordon W02-Aug-2004 12:40
Oh my! Most excellent, Neil. This is a real corker! Saving the best for last? ;-)
How did you time this so well?
Mattana02-Aug-2004 08:03
Well done, Neil. Just at the right moment and fit the theme to the T.
Cheers
Mattana
Neil Paskin01-Aug-2004 23:25
Thanks for the comments. I just wanted to say that there was very little PP'ing done, not that I'm against PP'ing.
Guest 01-Aug-2004 22:14
Great shot, methinks very PPed but well done for concept, lighting, composition etc and very much 'impulse of energy'.
Konica Minolta Users01-Aug-2004 22:07
Good catch! Hope you didn't have to shoot too many before you got this one. One doesn't want the 'product' to go to waist or is that waste... hummmm

Don