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kodak_challenge | all galleries >> Kodak Challenges >> Challenge 4: Up Close >> Challenge 4: Exhibition Gallery > "Candle Light" by Paul Rohal
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17-AUG-2004 Paul Rohal

"Candle Light" by Paul Rohal

Unley South Australia

Look carefully and you will see both the lamp filament and a candle have been used to light this scene. I was a sparky by trade, so this is a shameless take off of John's tap/running water shot.


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Guest 03-Sep-2004 00:19
Well, I need to post a disclaimer, don't try this at home folks. I'm a profesional and have years of training in how not to get zapped. Mind you that didn't help. I got a boot while doing this. Hah that'll learn me. - Paul
GP 30-Aug-2004 14:32
Great shot, Sparky!
Funny that you shot this, as this was one I was thinking of doing.
You did a better job than I would have.
You have a leg up though since you're a sparky (I learned a new Aussie word!).
kodak_challenge19-Aug-2004 14:01
Warren, i know what you're saying. However, when I first saw it, my mind automatically summed it up as a part of a whole as we seldom see light bulbs separate from their fixtures, power supply etc., especially when lit. Anyway, voting time will decide.
Flick.
Guest 19-Aug-2004 05:15
Thanks Warren, and to attempt to set aside your concern; where's the power? How is the filament alight without the base/supply?
kodak_challenge18-Aug-2004 17:01
I think this is an excellent photo, and I might vote for it except that I have reservations as to whether it conforms with the the theme. Flick wrote, "What I have in mind is abstracting part of a subject and making it a composition in its own right." The bulb seems to me to be a whole rather than a part. - Warren Sarle
Guest 18-Aug-2004 00:59
Thanks Flick, it was getting late and I was getting lazy, but at the last minute I decided the base deserved more effort. - Paul
kodak_challenge17-Aug-2004 18:07
This is better than the first you posted, though i liked that a lot too. I like the tight crop and the symmetrical composition, plus the detail. The base of the light bulb is a subject in its own right. Lovely.
Flick.