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Ghost Ball

© Donald K. Cherry

Ghost Ball

Uploaded: February 08, 2005 01:45:27

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My most recent addition (shot yesterday) to my pool series. In this session I was playing around with balls in motion and the effects derrived from different shutter speeds. Hope ya like the results!

Comments

Donald K. Cherry February 08, 2005

Forgot to mention, my goal in this shot was to only capture motion of the cue ball. I tried to capture the cue ball from point of impact with the cue stick until right before impacting with the 8-ball. #213301

Patty Razonable February 08, 2005

Fantastic effects, Donald!! #1090434

Colleen Braun February 08, 2005

great image... #1090445

Tammy Scott February 08, 2005

Great shot, Donald!!! Timing was perfect! #1090466

Janet L. Skinner February 08, 2005

Boy, do I!! This is excellent Donald! #1090470

Cathy Gregor February 08, 2005

Very cool shot, Donald!
-cathy
#1090578

Marsha S. Smith February 08, 2005

Really neat action shot. I love it. #1090656

Marcie A. Fowler February 08, 2005

Very nicely done. I really like it!! #1090684

Wally Orlowsky February 08, 2005

Terrific action shot, Donald. So, what was the shutterspeed on this one? #1090685

S J February 08, 2005

EXCELLENT motition capture, Donald!! Your timing was perfect on this!! I'm hoping to see this again next month, my dear friend!! #1090739

Donald K. Cherry February 08, 2005

Thanks a lot everyone!!

Wally, the shutter speed I was used for this one was 1/8 sec. The tricky part was that I was doing the shot solely by myself, shooting the cue ball thru the legs of a mini tripod that I machined specifically for this type of shot. Not only did I have to use the self timer and guess when the camera was going to fire, but I also had to judge how hard to hit the cue ball to get all the motion in the shot without contacting the 8-ball until after the completion of the exposure. #1090775

cj patterson February 08, 2005

Excellent action shot!! #1090984

Stan Kwasniowski February 08, 2005

Don, I think you accomplished what you wanted with this shot. just awesome

Stan Kwasniowski #1091233

Dan Holm February 08, 2005

Teriffic slow shutter capture, Donald! Love your composition on this great shot! #1091372

Kathryn (Love) Scheet level-classic February 08, 2005

this is so very cool Donald! love the b & w too! #1091978

Stephen Zacker February 08, 2005

Like the perspective and feeling of motion #1092068

Jane Summa February 08, 2005

Awesome shot, Donald! Looks like you got the timing down right in what you wanted to accomplish with this shot! Well worth your effort! #1092142

Stanley J. Contrades February 08, 2005

Perfect timing and effort paid off in dividends with this terrific action shot, Donald! Excellent job!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1092284

Anette Linnea Rasmussen February 09, 2005

Excellent shot Don! Love this one!

Best wishes Linnea #1093332

Colleen Braun March 15, 2005

congratulations... #1175244

Stan Kwasniowski March 15, 2005

Don, Congratulations

Stan Kwasniowski #1175776

S J March 15, 2005

Hiyaaaaa!! Many congratulations on this terrific Finalist, Don!! #1176117

Carla Metzler March 15, 2005

Congratulations, Don! #1177856

Anette Linnea Rasmussen March 16, 2005

Great job Don! Love it!
Congrats on this wonderful finalist!

Best wishes, Linnea
#1178886

Colette M. Metcalf March 16, 2005

Congrats Don!!! #1179429

Cathy Gregor March 16, 2005

Congrats on this awesome finalist, Donald!
#1180032

Claudia Kuhn level-classic March 16, 2005

Congrats Heather on your double, this is a true white winter scene! #1180635

Donald K. Cherry March 16, 2005

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments on this shot!

Yikes, Claudia...I surely hope Heather doesn't look like ole ugly me and I sure hope this shot doesn't really like like a true winter scene..although I do play pool in the winter too...lol!! #1180790

Alan L. Borror March 16, 2005

Congratulations on this neat finalist, Don! #1180974

Danilo Piccioni March 16, 2005

Fantastic motion blur!
COngrats!!!!


Dado #1181182

Cindy Paquette March 16, 2005

You are rocking Donald! Congratulations! #1183056

Stanley J. Contrades March 17, 2005

Fantastic, Donald! Big Congrats on this Finalist and lots of luck in the next round to you!!
Much Aloha,
Stan #1183638

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