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I'm hungry!!!


 
BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Editor's Pick BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FIRST PLACE Winner   I'm hungry!!!
I'm hungry!!!

Ursula I. Abresch

 
 
 

Protacio Serna
 

And I'm always craving for this kind of images.

Did you painted with light?

Excellent image.

Protacio Serna
http://www.pserna.com



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December 19, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you, Protacio. Yes, it's a long exposure with the light "painted" with a small mag flash light. The idea is not mine, I copied the idea from a different photog.


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December 19, 2004

 

Protacio Serna
  You did great!

About the pattern you draw...is it a profile?

I can see a nose and perhaps the fork is in the mouth...am I right?

I got a D100 and when I do long exposures I need to turn on noise reduction feature in my camera. That process takes a long time. How does the D70 handles that?

Thanks
PSerna


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December 19, 2004

 

Paula Showen
  Looks like a winner! Great image!


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December 21, 2004

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you Paula!

@Protacio, the profile is not intentional, I was simply trying to make a curvy pattern. Sometimes you luck out :)

The D70 is fairly slow with long-exposures with NR turned on, but it's very quick otherwise. I think getting better CF would help. It doesn't bother me much because these long exposures are set up for the most part anyway, and speed is not important for that (at least not to me).

Ursula


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December 22, 2004

 

Kip T. Berger
  Congratulations again Ursula!!


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January 17, 2005

 

Patrick Campbell
  Congrats again on this striking photo making the finals at BP Ursula!

I use a a D100. I turned off the NR setting in the camera and use a Kodak plug-in called DigiGem Pro for noise reduction instead. The shooting is much faster and the results are much better than in-camera noise reduction.


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January 18, 2005

 

Kelly Heaton
  Wonderful Capture! Congratulations!


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January 18, 2005

 

Lori Ditlefsen
  Neat image! Congrats!


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January 18, 2005

 

Roseann E. Dreasher
  I have seen the other image that this one is simultating (it's done with a paintbrush)..congrats on your finalist!!


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January 18, 2005

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you, Kip, Patrick, Kelly, Lori, and Roseann.

@ Roseann, the photog of the original knows that I copied him (I asked first). He's good.


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January 18, 2005

 

Paula Showen
  Very cool image! Congratulations!


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January 18, 2005

 

Ed Heaton
  Ursula,
Nice effects...
Congratulations on your finalist :-)


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January 18, 2005

 
- Ellen Peach

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  Love this, Ursula....congratulations!


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January 19, 2005

 

S J
  Many CONGRATULATIONS on this terrific FIRST PLACE WIN, Ursula!! WTG!!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Judy S. Fung
  Congrats on your first place win, Ursula!


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January 20, 2005

 

Jordi Delgado
  CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS TERRIFIC FIRST PLACE WIN, URSULA !!

IMPRESSIVE SHOT!!!!

:-))


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January 20, 2005

 

Linda I. Nelson
  I always enjoyed your work. It only keeps getting better. Nice job!


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January 20, 2005

 

Paul C. Gazzanigo
  Congratulations!


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January 20, 2005

 

Cathy Gregor
  Very cool shot, Ursula! Congratulations!
-cathy


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January 20, 2005

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Love this shot Ursela, congrats on your first place win!


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January 20, 2005

 

Patricia A. Kuniega
  Congratulations, Ursula, for your marvelous camera work and first place win!


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January 20, 2005

 

Wendy Stevenson
  Congratulations Ursula on this most excellent First Place win!!! Really great image!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Judith G. Secco
  Amazing image! Congratulations!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Jill Flynn
  Congratulations on your First Place win Ursula!


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January 20, 2005

 

Audrea Telkamp
  Congratulations Ursula!! Beautiful!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Kay Beausoleil
  Congratulations on your First Place, Ursula -- what great impact your picture has!


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January 20, 2005

 

Sharon Day
  Fantastic image, Ursula!!! Big congratulations on your First Place!!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  THANK YOU all very, very much!! What a nice way to start the day. I live in Western Canada, and we're some of the last last people in the world to "wake up" each day :) Thanks again, much appreciated.

Ursula


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January 20, 2005

 

Protacio Serna
  wow...congratulations Ursula...I knew it was a winner from the begining.

See you.
PSerna.com


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January 20, 2005

 

Kathleen R. Struckle
  Congrats on you win Ursula!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Hey, thanks, Protacio and Kathleen!


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January 20, 2005

 

April Bryant
  Very cool image! Congrats on winning.


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January 20, 2005

 

Patrick Campbell
  Congrats Ursula! This is one of my personal favorites this month.


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January 20, 2005

 
- Laurence Saliba

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  Congratulations Ursula!! A well merited win. Truly incredible, I love it!


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January 20, 2005

 

Adam Bolt
  Suberb!

Cheers Adam


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January 20, 2005

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you, April, Patrick, Laurence, and Adam!


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January 20, 2005

 

Jennifer Rennison
  Congratulations on your terrific win, Ursula!! An incredible image!


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January 20, 2005

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  This is amazingly beautiful Ursula!!! Very original and well done!!!


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January 20, 2005

 

Ursula I. Abresch
  Thank you very much, Donna and Jennifer!


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January 20, 2005

 

Kip T. Berger
  Wonderful job for the win Ursula! :)


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January 20, 2005

 

Susana Matos
  wonderful! Congratulations!!
Cheers from Portugal, Su


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January 21, 2005

 

Kristi A. Howson
  Congratulations Ursula...fantastic use of light...a beautiful design ...love that title too:)


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January 21, 2005

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Congratulations on your win, Ursula!


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January 21, 2005

 

Leonard Pierce
  Congratulations on your First Place win Ursula!!!


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January 23, 2005

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Congratulations Ursula! How did you bring this image alive!!!!!!!!!!!


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January 24, 2005

 

Gregory K. Peterson
  For Protacio,
If no one else has told you how to solve the noise reduction problem on long exposures, here's how. I had the same problem. For digital cameras, increase the ISO to a higher number, say 400 or higher.


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January 24, 2005

 

Odelia
  Congrats on your first place win Ursula!
Fantastic image.


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January 26, 2005

 

Gordon McGregor
  Congrats on the first place !


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January 31, 2005

 

Thomas F. Andersen
  Hi Ursula,
Creative as always, or creative as ever! Very inspirational and well done - CONGRATULATIONS!


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February 02, 2005

 

Grayce Pedulla Dillon
  Ursula, PTL, and congratulations. Well done!
Grayce +


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February 03, 2005

 

Grayce Pedulla Dillon
  Ursula, PTL, and congratulations. Well done!
Grayce +


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February 03, 2005

 

Keith L. Clayton
  I've never seen anything like this. What a wonderful creative picture.


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July 11, 2005

 

RC Fritz
  Very creative Ursula. Congratulations!


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November 02, 2006

 

Neil R. Shapiro
  Congrat's Ursula! Well deserved!


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January 25, 2007

 
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