great! Reply »

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Beautiful. Such clear reflections. Reply »

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VERY pretty! Reply »

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beautiful Reply »

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What wonderful sunset,great sky,nice reflection.Good job author Reply »

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This is beautiful, by now I feel never want to see an other sunset, but I love this one. Reply »

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Thanks everyone - your comments are very much appreciated Reply »

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Stunning! Reply »

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Very nice Reply »

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CHEERS ! Great shot. GL

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Wonderful, keep one for me. Reply »

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WOW amazing job, love the lighting Reply »

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Thanks everyone - I lit it with 1 speedlite at around 1/8 power if I remember correctly. Reply »

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WOW! Very cool, great capture, beautiful lighting! Reply »

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Super spectacular author!!!!! Love it. Reply »

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Cheers! Great shot! Reply »

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Congrats Reply »

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Thx Chuck Reply »

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Well done ! Reply »

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Great shot with exposure etc. ...but what's the object that's both in and out at the same time? Reply »

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you mean the ice? Reply »

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Awesome shot crisp, and tasty ;D Reply »

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Congratulations. Reply »

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Love the presentation, it looks like something David Copperfield would do...It's MAGIC!!! Reply »

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I agree amazing!! Reply »

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I've seen these before...somwere else.. But i can't remember right now were... Reply »

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wonderful shot author good luck
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Wonderful, so well done. Reply »

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pretty cool pic Reply »

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Thanks every one. Darkrider - while the idea isn't anything new (not sure anything is thesedays), I haven't posted this pic anywhere else as I only took it last night (well about 15 attempts before everyone else got tired of sitting in the dark) Reply »

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great composition! Reply »

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Great light graffiti effect - and it matches very well with the "magic" theme Well done Reply »

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Thank-you everyone for your comments - you wouldn't believe how many times I had to shoot this to get the light trails that I was happy with lol! Good thing digital frames are 'free' Reply »

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Thanks for confirming me as a friend. I 've enjoyed your entries especially the Royal Flush special effect. I've got a tutorial about it and only need the pin light to start trying it. I hope it turns out as good as your entry. Again thanks for the friend. Reply »

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author says: Hey Rem - I just used one of those cheap ebay lights that attach to your fingers. The are only a couple dollars for 5. I stuck the cards to the table with blu-tak and manually set the focus with a small f stop to give me a longish exposure time. Then just took several attempts to get the light in the right place

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Nicely done Author...the comp is very good and the blue really makes the shot with the frost...great work Reply »

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Well thank you very much James Reply »

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nice blue effect, well done. Reply »

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the silver tones make the shot. Reply »

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nice use of the lighting and DOF Reply »

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very cute, great photo Reply »

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This is precious! Good luck. Reply »

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Lovely setup and photograph Reply »

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gr8 pose.... but m not satisfy with background color.... is messing up chicken..... Reply »

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lol 6 tann - I was not satisfied with the colour either ! This is our kitchen wall - you wouldn't believe the argument over which colour to paint it, though I must secretly admit that it has grown on me Reply »

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Wow for me, & wow from my fella. Beautiful. Reply »

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Thankyou Missy Reply »

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It is not acceptable to post a head shot and say the whole body is the subject, in this case the head is the subject and you'll have to show maximum 60% of the head. Reply »

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After reconsideration head shots will be allowed as being part of the body. Reply »

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great, it's a lovely photo. Reply »

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It's a very nice shot... but allowing "head shots" as a close crop is a cop out Reply »

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the eyes are pretty cool .. extremely cool Reply »

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Whatever Kyricom - it's your theme suggestion but I remind you that it says the following:

" perform a 'close crop' on a subject of your choice"

perhaps you should of written "perform a 'close crop' on a subject of your choice with the exception of people."

I notice on other headshots you commented that they were cool shots and didn't refer to them as a "cop out"!! Reply »

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This is a nice shot, but not a close crop (people or otherwise). The cop-out comment was directed towards the mods, not the entrants - sorry if i ruffled some feathers Reply »

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Even though I can't see the rest of the photo, I am supposing that no matter what, this kids face would be the subject, so really 40 % of this kids face should be cropped. I had mine removed too and had to fix it and I realized afterward what was meant by cropping the subject. I think what the mods are looking for is cropping 40% of the subject or focal point. Reply »

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Well k5683, the term Close Crop is a form of composition, it doesn't mean that we all get out our Photoshop and chop our pictures until there is only 40% left. In this image I have cropped him closely by placing his eye on the line that would be consistant with the rule of thirds. In my opinion, a little bit more thought has been put into it. I don't normally enter contest themes that degrade the quality of my images, and if I thought that the theme required us to chop it up then the entry wouldn't be here. Reply »

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I understand what you mean. In fact, I didn't want to crop mine more either I had already cropped the picture as a whole 40% but they wanted me to crop more because the actual "focal point" or subject wasn't cropped. I love this photo and I'm sure it'll do great just because the quality and everything about it is awesome. Who knows what is wanted here sometimes some get flagged and removed even though others don't that fall under the same situation. Luck of the draw I guess Reply »

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This is so cute and nice clarity! Though I never agree with the tagging it's still an awesome shot. Reply »

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Funny, yet a lot of people will get their children's ear pierced Unlike children, cattle are not tagged for cosmetic reasons but to assist in identifying cattle that have been tested for diseases such as tuberculosis. We now use electronic ear tags as a national requirement for movement of stock which even identifies the property from which it comes from. The aim is to keep the industry free from disease like mad cows disease and instill confidence in the consumer purchasing the products from the supermarket Reply »

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Oooo i see. Last question. Is this cow supposed to be for food? I dont see ne meat on it. Reply »

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Lol - no - he's not food, he's a young bull. But it is the way he is standing - I will add a side shot taken same day of him in the SBS (if I can work out how) lol Reply »

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Ok Thank you. I was worried. Lol Reply »

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wow very nice!!! Can you explain your "stacked" thing? I'm a bit confused :/ Reply »

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Great shot.
Amanda have a look here;
http://www.diyphotography.net/your-complete-guide-for-photographing-star-trails
and a link to StarStax, which works on the Mac
http://www.markus-enzweiler.de/software/software.html Reply »

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Thanks Amanda& Friiskiwi - Stacked shots are multiples of shots from the same spot. Just think of the stacks as all of the photos placed on top of one another. A 'star-trails' program then just blends all of these images into one and with any luck, the only movement is the position of the stars, hence the 'trails' Reply »

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amazing Reply »

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MnMCarta... it's basically adding layers when people chop Reply »

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Actually - that is a rather ignorant view. It has Nothing to do with chopping, it is overlaying the same image multiple times.
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172 stacked x30 ha ya that ain't chopping but it sure is a cool affect.
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