2nd Place Tie Dizzy by GeraldH by Canon Image Challenge

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Dizzy
by GeraldH


30-MAY-2011	GeraldH

Turning the camera around the lens axis (handheld), using flash in order to freeze the subject at the beginning of the long exposure period.

Canon EOS 60D
1/2s f/25.0 at 28.0mm iso100 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge		07-Jun-2011 20:52
Thank you, Shu and Seethelight. Seethelight, yes, cropping the lower part would also give a nice result, this would support the impression as if the "flying saucer" is flying out of the screen. -Gerald

Canon Image Challenge		06-Jun-2011 20:00
you are WOWing us with the use of your camera to create some of the most unique images in the contest! shu

Canon Image Challenge		03-Jun-2011 10:38
wow this is great! i happened to crop the image with my browser window and thought it was worth mentioning as an alternative crop: crop about 1/7 of the image height off at the bottom. either way, this is a great shot! -- seethelight

Canon Image Challenge		02-Jun-2011 09:31
Great image Gerald. The flash works really well here to freeze the subject and you managed to construct a great swirl too. Excellent job! -Najinsky

Canon Image Challenge		31-May-2011 06:25
Traveller, Sharon and Peter, thank you for your friendly comments. Peter, actually I thought my experiments would come out differently so I entered them in exhibition, hoping to be able to get some result which would be exactly what I wanted. But you are right, I shall move them to eligible; should I really come up with more than three entries, I can still move some of them to exhibition. Gerald

Guest		31-May-2011 03:33
Gerald, I noticed that both your exhibition images were shot within the challenge period. I would love to see them in Eligible, unless you're placing them here for a reason (are your real favorites yet to come?). Note: Eligible is open to images taken with any camera for this challenge, so the Nikon image is eligible for Eligible. I will move them if you'd like. I think the comments may stay with the images that way, rather than re-posting. But only if that's what you want to do.

elips		31-May-2011 02:51
An angel on a flying saucer - what fun! No really, Gerald, very creative take on the topic. I like it! ~Sharon

Guest		31-May-2011 02:15
Yes Gerald, I think I was commenting as you were updating. Thanks for the description! Excellent execution, and a gorgeous image! Interesting that here, and with almost all the entries in either gallery, there is sense of movement. That was my backup challenge, if this one had been unpopular.

Canon Image Challenge		31-May-2011 01:26
Very impressive Gerald, you are having way too much creative fun....smart, excellent work. Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		30-May-2011 20:53
Thank you for your comment, Peter. You were faster than I updated the image description. This technique would work best with a subject (which does not get any light other than from the flash) in front of a brighter background at rather open aperture. I had no chance to build a setup like this today but I found this object in my garden in the evening. -Gerald

Guest		30-May-2011 20:34
Beautiful image Gerald! Would love to know how you did this. Single exposure? Tripod for spinning, or hand held?

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