Celebration of Lights
Uploaded: October 01, 2006 07:21:51
This was taken yesterday evening at a local carnival. I set the aperture at 22 and the shutter set itself at between 10 to 30 seconds, depending upon the lighting.
I used this setting for most of the shots. If there was too much light, I lowered the aperture, thus increasing the shutter speed. I used a tripod and a cable wire.
Happy firt of October to everyone.
Entered into Special Effects
Husain Akhtar October 01, 2006
What a super image to start the month, Melissa! Particularly love the warm colours, lighting and composition! #532316David Phalen October 01, 2006
Wowee, an outstanding festival of lights. Well done Melissa! #3393769Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Thanks MH and David for commenting on this image. Very much appreciated!!! #3393788Adilson F. Ferreira October 01, 2006
Terrific image Melissa!!!Donna W. Neal October 01, 2006
Excellent carnival photo Melissa. #3393856Arnie Horwitz October 01, 2006
Great capture and lighting, Melissa. #3393859William C. Raco October 01, 2006
This is great, MelissaBill #3393952
Karen Bacon October 01, 2006
Wonderful luminous lines and exposure Melissa!Well done! #3393954Denise M. Snyder October 01, 2006
Wow Melissa! Very cool capture!! #3393962Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Thanks Adilson, Donna, Arnie, Bill, Karen, Denise for commenting on this image!!! #3394019Tamera S. Phillips October 01, 2006
Great shot Melissa. So bright and full of design. #3394056Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Found this comment on another thread:Christopher J. Budny
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member since: 10/3/2005 Oooo... Melissa, VERY cool!!
Also, thanks Tamera for your great comment!!! #3394087
Chris Budny October 01, 2006
Yah, not sure how that happened! Maybe I posted my comment too soon, after you'd entered it earlier today. ;) Still, great shot! #3394104Lynne Morris October 01, 2006
Wow Melissa what a wonderful image, fantastic lines and lights, great special effects entry, well captured. #3394127Leanne M.E. Boyd October 01, 2006
Very cool image, Melissa! #3394135Claudia Kuhn October 01, 2006
Great abstract Melissa! #3394182Tamara K. Walker October 01, 2006
Terrific work wonderful results. #3394194Hendrik Storme October 01, 2006
Terrific image,Melissa!!!Wonderful motion capture!!! #3394199Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Thanks Christopher, Lynne, Leanne, Joyce, Claudia, Tamara and Hendrik for your terrific comments. Much appreciated!!! #3394272Joy Rector October 01, 2006
fantastic shot #3394309Bill Wyatt October 01, 2006
Beautiful nighting scene love the colors excellent work, Melissa!! #3394311Emile Abbott October 01, 2006
Magnificant timed capture of light and motion, Melissa. #3394675Jim Kinnunen October 01, 2006
Very excellent image of this lighting celebration, Melissa!:) #3394765Manuel Barrera October 01, 2006
Great results, Melissa! #3394777Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Thanks Joy, Bill, Emile, Jim and Manuel for commenting on this image!!! #3395031eileen bedford October 01, 2006
Well captured Melissa, it's beautiful... #3395073Tarun Bose October 01, 2006
Excellent capture of this beautiful lighting. Great work Melissa. #3395077Barbara Waldoch October 01, 2006
Great lights! Excellent work, Melissa! #3395367Mary Timman October 01, 2006
Very well done Melissa! Evidently you really know how to work that camera. Great shot! #3395513Su Sana E. P October 01, 2006
Really a great image to start the new month, Melissa!! Excellent composition here with great exposure!! #3395818Melissa G. Meiselman October 01, 2006
Thanks Eileen, Tarun, Barbara, Mary and Susana for commenting on this image!!! #3395907Nancy L. Green October 01, 2006
Just beautiful Melissa!! Your wonderful skills really paid off on this one!! <>< #3396010Carol Sawyer October 02, 2006
Excellent image and work, Melissa!!! #3396719Ray Thoms October 02, 2006
Great image Melissa....like the colours and lines of light... #3397346Phillip R. Connolly October 02, 2006
A great razzle-dazzle of lights Melissa, it works really wellPhil #3397585
Ronald F. Fischer October 02, 2006
Wonderful capture, Melissa! #3397641Nadya Johnson October 02, 2006
A wonderful image Melissa, and I think it's a potential winner! #3398114Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2006
Thanks Nancy, Carol, Ray, Phillip, Ronald and Nadya for commenting on this image!!!! #3398262Lorraine A. Cook October 02, 2006
Did you try out the rides, Melissa?????<:))Awesome light display, my friend#3398440
Esther Smith October 02, 2006
Awesome image, Melissa! #3398559Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2006
Did I go on the rides????? The thought never crossed my mind. I was there for only one purpose...to get a bunch of lond exposure shots. I do not do rides anymore.Thanks Lorraine and Esther for commenting on this image!!! #3398676
Elisabeth A. Gay October 02, 2006
Taking the photos is more fun than the rides anyway! Great shot Melissa. #3399024Karen Engelbreth October 02, 2006
Great capture, Melissa - love it!#3399047
Stan Kwasniowski October 02, 2006
Melissa, this is a winner #3399085Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2006
Stan, I love your prediction...it is almost as good as getting a winner. Thanks. Also, thanks Ann and Karen for your terrific comments...and yes taken photos is far more fun than going on the rides. I think if I were to try and take a picture on a moving ride with a slow shutter speed, I would get a real mish mash. #3399433Michael Khoury October 02, 2006
Exciting to say the least...well-done Melissa !...Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas October 02, 2006
This is great Melissa!, wonderful job with the lighting!,Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2006
Thanks Michael and Amalia for commenting on this image. Much appreciated!!! #3399943Graeme yew Chow October 02, 2006
Awesome image, love the lights cutting through. A winning work, Melissa. #3400029Kay Beausoleil October 02, 2006
A fun and beautifully designed image, Melissa! #3400281Sam Britt October 02, 2006
Fantastic image. Great job!Melissa G. Meiselman October 02, 2006
Thanks Graeme, Kay and Sam for your terrific comments!!! #3400620Lani J October 03, 2006
Great capture, Melissa, I love all your choices. Well done! :o) #3400834Kenneth Mucke October 03, 2006
Awesome work on this Melissa...The lights are fantastic #3403299Melissa G. Meiselman October 03, 2006
Thanks Lania and Kenneth for commenting on this image!!! #3403574Sylvia Rossler October 03, 2006
Superb lights play Melissa !! I bet we see this one again :O) #3403737Melissa G. Meiselman October 03, 2006
Thanks Sylvia and Douglas for commenting on this image!!! #3404615Evy Johansen October 04, 2006
This is so beautiful, Melissa!! Outstanding image!! #3408955Melissa G. Meiselman October 05, 2006
Thanks Angela and Evy for commenting on this image!!! #3411927Nadya Johnson November 23, 2006
Yee Haw!! Way to go! Number three, and another spectacular shot! Congratulations, Melissa! #3619973Sylvia Rossler November 23, 2006
Big Big congrats on your finalist Melissa :o) #3620077Sherri Gorman November 23, 2006
Congratulations!!!!! #3620157Revonda L. Gentry November 23, 2006
Congratulations again!! #3620249Manuel Barrera November 23, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa #3620388Arnie Horwitz November 23, 2006
Congratulations on this well deserved finalist, Melissa! #3620669Melissa G. Meiselman November 23, 2006
Thanks Nadya, Sylvia, Sherri, Revonda, Manuel and Arnie for your best wishes!!! #3620698Paul E. Earl November 23, 2006
Congratulations on this superb finalist. Good luck in the next round! #3620784Laura Clay-Ballard November 23, 2006
gorgeous! congrats! #3621966Kenneth Mucke November 23, 2006
Way to go Melissa...Congrats again #3622732Melissa G. Meiselman November 23, 2006
Thanks Paul, Laura and Kenneth for your good wishes!!! #3622822eileen bedford November 23, 2006
Congratulations Melissa, well done.... #3622881Esther Smith November 23, 2006
Very cool...congratulations Melissa!!! #3623503Barbara Waldoch November 24, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist, Melissa! #3623728Kay E. Mahoney November 24, 2006
Melissa, Congratulations on your finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3624341Su Sana E. P November 24, 2006
Congratulations on this terrific Finalist, Melissa!! #3624445Arnie Horwitz November 24, 2006
Congratulations on this great finalist, Melissa! #3625144John V. Roscich November 24, 2006
CONGRATS AGAIN MELISSARakesh Syal November 24, 2006
Once again, Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Melissa!! #3627780Cesar J. La Rosa November 24, 2006
Another Fantastic Finalist!!!Congratulations again, Melissa!!!Tarun Bose November 25, 2006
Big congrats Melissa my friend for your finalist. #3629969Tamara K. Walker November 25, 2006
Well deserved, congratulations. #3629990Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2006
Many thanks to all my Better Photo friends for you best wishes on this finalist!!!! #3630195Anita Hogue November 25, 2006
WOW, such a fabulous image, Melissa! Congratulations! #3630526RC Fritz November 25, 2006
Beautiful job, Melissa. Excellent exposure and lighting. Good Luck! #3630577Chris Budny November 25, 2006
Glad to see this one in the Finals... good luck! #3630805Sherry Stricklin Boles November 25, 2006
Congratulations, Melissa! #3630972Melissa G. Meiselman November 25, 2006
Thanks Anita, RC, Christopher and Sherry for your good wishes and great comments!!! #3631252Lavone Vannoy November 26, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS Melissa!!! :) #3632042William88 November 26, 2006
Melissa, congratulations on your finalist. Excllent image, well deserved. #3634943Melissa G. Meiselman November 26, 2006
Thanks Lavone, William for commenting!! #3635167Dawn Leslie November 27, 2006
Congrats Melissa way to go! #3635618Cheryl E. Molennor November 27, 2006
Congrats Melissa #3638159Melissa G. Meiselman November 27, 2006
Thanks Dawn and Cheryl for your terrific comments!!! #3639517Emile Abbott November 30, 2006
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