n1kcy’s 52 for 2023 - Weeks 52 Favourite Image of 2023 (cc always welcome)
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Thank you, all will be revealed
it's not a wand...There nice.
Light wand being spun while moving away?
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thanks, but not done with a wand.....
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Well that's very nice, and not a clue how you did it (which adds something to the image for me)
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Great effect, also prefer the second on, Tell us how Now!
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Got it in two, well done.A light on a wheel?
I'll leave that as my last guess as I'll be here all night
It's a string of led lights taped to the rim of a bicycle wheel. The handle/shaft is an exact length to enable light domes to be created when it is on the ground, and the bearings are greased to allow the wheel to spin very freely. In the tunnel image, I started with the wheel almonst touching the camera then started spinning the wheel, then triggered the camera and walked away backwards and off to one side.
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Week 13 Spring
Created in camera. XT4 handheld with 10-24mm lens, set at 10mm.
f/22 to get star burst effect on sun, ISO 160, 1/340 shot in Aperture priority with -3 EV to epose for the sky (which has been lighten a little via Lightroom). Then off camera flash on 1/1 power in a metal reflector with grid added to light the daffodil.
Hardest part was finding a daffodil that wasn't too ragged, that I could get close enough too and had an unobstructed view/outline against the sky.
Created in camera. XT4 handheld with 10-24mm lens, set at 10mm.
f/22 to get star burst effect on sun, ISO 160, 1/340 shot in Aperture priority with -3 EV to epose for the sky (which has been lighten a little via Lightroom). Then off camera flash on 1/1 power in a metal reflector with grid added to light the daffodil.
Hardest part was finding a daffodil that wasn't too ragged, that I could get close enough too and had an unobstructed view/outline against the sky.
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I considered it, but I'm trying to prevent my 3yr old from picking all the flowers so couldn't really set such a bad example in front of her lol.It's a great image.
If I was struggling to find the right daff, I'd have been tempted to pick a beautiful one from somewhere else and hold it in the right place.
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Thanks, I tried it in a few different places but the overlapping one stood out as the best.That's a great shot. Excellent composition with the sunburst peaking out from behind the daff
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Great use of backlighting and flare Nicky, I like it a lot.
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Thanks, once you've mastered the technique, it's a handy one to pull out now and again.
Thank you, got to make the most of the sun when we get it
Thanks, always happy to share my setup info; I've learnt everything I know off other people after all.
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Very Smooth Nicky, not something I have to do
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A really creative take on the theme Nicky. It works well.
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lol, it's a pain for sure.
Thanks, I was trying to bring the viewer into the picture.
Thanks, it was hard to think of something that no one else had done.
Ta, taken on an iphone which are supposedly water resistant...?? Luckily I didn't have to find out.Nice take on theme, brave using a camera with soapy hands
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I'm doing a 365 monthly theme challenge with some other togger friends and for April the theme is Looking Up, so I get double use from this image.
Prefocused on the bubble wand held at arms length, locked into manual focus, had camera on high continous shooting, and just kept dipping the wand into the solution and extending my arm up to the sky, the wind did the rest.
I'm doing a 365 monthly theme challenge with some other togger friends and for April the theme is Looking Up, so I get double use from this image.
Prefocused on the bubble wand held at arms length, locked into manual focus, had camera on high continous shooting, and just kept dipping the wand into the solution and extending my arm up to the sky, the wind did the rest.
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Thats really creative, the reflections really add to the picture too.
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Smooth is really nicely done - The crisp edges to where the razor has passed are great.
Your bubble is another stand out image - great blue and crisp edges to the bubble itself. Wasn't sure if the reflection adds or not. I think the fact you can make out what's there does add something.
Your bubble is another stand out image - great blue and crisp edges to the bubble itself. Wasn't sure if the reflection adds or not. I think the fact you can make out what's there does add something.
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Smooth was taken on my iphone (supposedly water resistant!).
Coordination of colours was something that never crossed my mind lol. My 3yr old issued mummy with the blue wand so maybe she was ahead of me there
Funny, I never really noticed the reflections until ater I'd downloaded the images.
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Nice one Nicky, I also appreciated your commentary on how you captured the shot.