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Wet Nylon


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Wet Nylon
Wet Nylon
f/8, 1/60th second, ISO64, Flash, -2ev
An abstract take on my wet umbrella; the rain here in DC is approaching biblical proportions.
Night shot on my balcony w/ flash diffuser, Polar filter, Levels, USM in PSE2.
6/06 Finalist; DD

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Excellent comp and color! Jeff


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June 27, 2006

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thanks, Jeff! I have little-to-no experience with flash. I was trying to "freeze" the rainfall last night, off my balcony, and quickly gave up on that. When I put the umbrella down, the water droplets on the bright colors were kind of interesting. The first results were too flash-heavy, and so I tried diffusing my flash (with a Tupperware bowl!) which was an improvement. Those pictures were ok, but not as sharp as I'd hoped, so I started playing with the crop, then applied Polar twice, and got this "MasterCard-esque" abstract!


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June 27, 2006

 

Tamera S. Phillips
  Great shot Chris - love the colors and contrast. Well done!


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June 27, 2006

 
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  Thanks, Tamera!


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June 27, 2006

 

Melissa G. Meiselman
  Christopher..great that you described your struggles...we all have them...you came up with a terrific result!!!


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June 27, 2006

 
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  Glad you like it; thanks, Melissa!


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June 27, 2006

 

Pat Gamwell
  WTG, my friend! BIG CONGRATS! Awesome pic!


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July 24, 2006

 
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  Thanks, Pat--took me by surprise!


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July 25, 2006

 

Tamera S. Phillips
  Congrats Chris - sometimes it's the ones you least expect to make it to finals. Me too this month. Well done and good luck in the next round.


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July 25, 2006

 

Kay Beausoleil
  Big congratulations for all the work you put into this and the results you got, Christopher! Good luck for the next round.


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July 25, 2006

 

Chaba Kasanitsky
  Congratulation, excellent abstract Chris !


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July 25, 2006

 

Mick Burkey
  Way to go, Chris!! BIG CONGRATS on the finals, my friend. Good luck in the next round - I'm pulling for ya!


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July 25, 2006

 
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  Tammy, Kay, Chaba & Mick---thank you all. Wonder if MasterCard would want to consider using it for an ad? (joke!)


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July 25, 2006

 

Sandra Freyler
  Congrats, Christopher... Beautiful! :)


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July 25, 2006

 

Renee Doyle
  Awesome abstract Christopher!!! Many congrats again for a wonderful finalist!! Best of luck for the next round!


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July 25, 2006

 
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  Thank you both... I'm still a little bemused that this one placed Finalist over some of my other entries, but I should know by now I can't predict my own entries' outcomes!


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July 25, 2006

 

Kerby Pfrangle
  Congratulations Christopher. Best of luck in the next round.


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July 25, 2006

 

Nobu Nagase
  Many congrats on this beauty, Christopher!!!


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July 25, 2006

 

Julie Robinson
  Congratulations Christopher!


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July 26, 2006

 
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  Thank you all, Kerby, Nobi & Julie... Glad to see others enjoy this one!


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July 26, 2006

 

Mary Clarke
  Great Finalist Christopher


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July 27, 2006

 
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  Thanks, Mary!


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July 27, 2006

 

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  this makes me thing of the MasterCard Logo, A credit card.

But well done :D


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August 09, 2006

 
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  Thanks. I actually said the same thing earlier on! Interesting that it started out as a rectangle with just 3 triangular patches of color (blue, red, yellow)!


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August 09, 2006

 

michael m. grogan
  An absolute awesome abstract Chris, well done on the finalist,


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September 09, 2006

 
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  Thanks! That Polarize filter is a lot of fun to explore; hard to predict just how the final result will come out.


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September 09, 2006

 
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