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14-AUG-2010 jnconradie

5th Place "Bright Idea" by jnconradie

Centurion, South Africa

Canon EOS 5D Mark II ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/125s f/6.3 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time14-Aug-2010 16:58:58
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Bruce T Jones16-Aug-2010 21:18
Beautiful. And right on topic.
jnconradie16-Aug-2010 16:01
Sorry, Kelly, I did plan to explain that bit, but never quite got around to doing so. I used a thin horisontal metal boom to hold the light bulb nicely in place until I was happy with that element of the image. I then removed the buld and the metal book altogether and shot the background only. The two images were then merged in PS so as to remove the boom arm. This is therefore definitely not "straight from the camera"! :-)
Canon Image Challenge16-Aug-2010 14:28
Super job Nico - really very well thought out and executed.

Could you please tell us how you got the bulb to be so cooperatively upright? - Kelly
jnconradie16-Aug-2010 13:33
Thanks, guys.
Canon Image Challenge16-Aug-2010 03:39
Another excellent composition... the magical power of photography??
~ Regards Bob
Michael Kilpatrick15-Aug-2010 13:07
I think this is my favourite of the two lightbulb images. Very effective. Regards, Michael
Canon Image Challenge15-Aug-2010 07:50
The blue really works well for the idea of intelligence....I kind of wish it had a yellow filament...Photoshop? Or, I'll gift you my filament from a couple of challenges ago...lol

Best Wishes, Traveller