Friday, February 29, 2008

Day 61 POTD Eternal Flame on Leap Day


I shot both of these with my 18-135 mm lens, in RAW, manual mode, f/13; wb shady, ISO 200. Bottom photo is at ss: 1/40; 28 mm. The top photo was at 44 mm, ss: 1/160.

I needed to do very little in photoshop with these. I slightly increased the saturation, slightly, sharpened, and that was it. I might play with them a little more later, using an action to pop the colors in the top one a bit.

This is the Eternal Flame at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. It represents the eternal quest for knowledge.
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23 comments:

  1. Tera FraleyFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:23 PM

    How cool, great photos!! Love the eternal flame, feels very impowering!

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  2. KariFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:27 PM

    That looks awesome with the sunset behind!

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  3. JessFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:34 PM

    These are so cool! I especially like the first one, I guess because of the colors. And I love what this represents!

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  4. Alicia BarryFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:36 PM

    Great colours.

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  5. SharonFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:44 PM

    Nicely done. I like the sculpture.

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM

    I love the sunset in the first one. My kids love to watch Monk.

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  7. ValFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:54 PM

    Cool photo!

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  8. KrystleFebruary 29, 2008 at 8:56 PM

    Ewww these are so cool. Very different, love them!

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  9. AprilFebruary 29, 2008 at 9:18 PM

    those look great. i love the sillouette of it!

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  10. JeanetteFebruary 29, 2008 at 9:29 PM

    I really like the first one with the sun setting. Very pretty.

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  11. For Over 29 Years...February 29, 2008 at 9:34 PM

    So beautiful. The lines on this is just facsinating. You could look at it for hours and see different things.

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  12. MichelleFebruary 29, 2008 at 9:37 PM

    what a cool sculpture. love all the detail on it. you caught it beautifully.

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  13. AmyFebruary 29, 2008 at 9:47 PM

    These are so neat, I love the first one for the sunset! You find the coolest things to photograph!

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  14. SuzyFebruary 29, 2008 at 10:15 PM

    Awesome!

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  15. StaceyFebruary 29, 2008 at 10:46 PM

    Very cool!

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  16. AnonymousFebruary 29, 2008 at 11:32 PM

    I love that first one- beautiful colors!

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  17. KristinaMarch 1, 2008 at 6:46 AM

    I like that first one. The colors are just great on it. When I read your title, it made me think of the Bangles song "Eternal Flame." :)

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  18. Shanna JonesMarch 1, 2008 at 7:14 AM

    Nice! Love the angle of the second one!

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  19. BeckyMarch 1, 2008 at 7:42 AM

    That is cool. I love the sun behind it too.
    And if you want to boost DH's ego any more, you can tell him that Jimmy Neutron also has a wicked head of hair. :-)

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  20. AnonymousMarch 1, 2008 at 8:51 AM

    oooo....those are so awesome and detailed. I just love the sunset behind them. You always find SUCH interesting things to take photos of.

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  21. jewelsMarch 1, 2008 at 1:29 PM

    I really enjoy the color, and letting my eyes follow the silhouetted pieces of the torch!

    cheers,
    jewels

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  22. JackieMarch 1, 2008 at 1:44 PM

    Just lookin thru blogs today...didn't comment on every picture but man you have some really great shots there....amazing

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  23. KellyMarch 1, 2008 at 7:14 PM

    Love them.. Love the lights captured through the shapes on the first one. Just beautiful

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--Wonderful! I was hoping you'd comment!