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Picture of the Week 1 August 2006

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Picture of the Week 1 August 2006

Postby the foto fanatic on Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:48 am

This week's display image comes from the one of the Outback Adventurers, Big Red (Shane) for his evocative Big Red X 4.

I first noticed the image posted in Shane's blog of the trip. Like a good little DSLRUsers member, he didn't post all of his wonderful pix, he linked to them instead. Member Slider must have been thinking as I did, because he encouraged Shane to post the image in the forum, which he did in this thread.

As noted in the thread, I think the image is distinctly Australian in content. I love the colours, and there has been quite a bit of photographic effort in the long exposure which captures the fire and the stars too. I think it is a wonderful photograph.

Congratulations Shane!

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Postby sheepie on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:03 am

hehe - a no-brainer this one, it's an excellent image which is unique in it's method.

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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:05 am

That is one cool pic :)

Very surreal
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Postby wendellt on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:07 am

well done

very surreal and quite original
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Postby admajic on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:13 am

Very Aussie Image. Missed thie b4.
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Postby Heath Bennett on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:21 am

A great choice. A romantic atmosphere that inspires the viewer to pack up and do the same thing.
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Postby Greg B on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:25 am

Fantastic shot Shane, well done.

Good choice Trevor.
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Postby MHD on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:25 am

Indeed... Bloody work!
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Postby sirhc55 on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:27 am

This pic is what photography is about and is a most deserving of POTW
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Postby Mal on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:31 am

Awesome Picture well done Big Red
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Postby Big Red on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:33 am

Woo Hoo 8)
For me this was only an image taken for fun and i really didn't expect so many people to like the result so i feel rather honoured and more than a little surprised to be placed in with all the other POTW winners.
esteemed company indeed !! 8)

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Postby Pa on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:34 am

excelent choice trevor. well done shane great photo, but where is the stubby.
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Postby Alex on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:34 am

Great choice. I loved it from the start.
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Postby CraigVTR on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:40 am

Great image, well done. Those ghosts look comfy around the camp fire.
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Postby Oneputt on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:53 am

A very deserving winner :D Well done Shane.
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Postby Zeeke on Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:25 am

Congrats Shane.. i like how you can see tripods in the background... must be photographers travelling

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Postby avkomp on Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:35 am

missed this one before, but is a wonderful image

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Postby Geoff on Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:44 pm

Shane - top image. I will admit when I saw the thumbnail, I was like 'and...'...but seeing it bigger is awesome. Very well executed and compositionally very appealing. This is out of the ordinary and that's what makes it!! Nicely done - congrats on POTW. Great choice Trev!!
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Postby BT*ist on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:26 pm

Very well done - excellent choice
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Postby Manta on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:35 pm

Congratulations Shane. The comments I made in the original post still stand. A winner for sure.

Nice choice Trevor.
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Postby stubbsy on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:44 pm

Shane. A well executed image with a nice touch of whimsy thrown in. Congratulations.
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Postby Big Red on Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:56 pm

thanks to all for your comments 8)
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Postby Glen on Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:03 pm

Shane, as I said on the post, love the image and love the story
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Postby asaroha on Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:06 pm

What can I say, great image.... although I can't help but feel spooky when looking at it for too long :D
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Postby mitedo on Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:08 pm

Well done Shane great shot
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Postby Finch on Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:11 pm

Excellent shot, Shane.

Slider was right when he said this should be the POTW.

Well thought out and executed.

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Postby rokkstar on Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:32 pm

Right on the money with this one.
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Postby BBJ on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:09 pm

Congrats Shane, i think i comented on this pic before but it is bloody great.
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Postby Slider on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:10 pm

Awesome Shane. Congratulations on a most deserving POTW. Well done :D
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Postby gooseberry on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:29 pm

Fantastic image Shane, congrats.
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Postby marcotrov on Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:53 pm

Perfect choice and a definite 'I want to be there' image. Terrific image Shane :)
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Postby Big Red on Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:33 am

Slider wrote:Awesome Shane. Congratulations on a most deserving POTW. Well done :D


and thanks for convincing me to post it up Mark 8)
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Postby Slider on Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:34 am

Big Red wrote:
Slider wrote:Awesome Shane. Congratulations on a most deserving POTW. Well done :D


and thanks for convincing me to post it up Mark 8)


It was a no brainer. That photo had to be shared :D
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Postby ozimax on Wed Aug 02, 2006 11:42 am

Congrats, great photo. Sitting down under the stars, billy boiling (Madura tea of course), swapping yarns, quoting Banjo Patterson, singing a few ditties, staring into the flames, listening to the sounds of the bush...what could be better? :)
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Postby mark on Wed Aug 02, 2006 1:04 pm

Well done Shane. Great pic and well thought out.
Very deserving. Congrats
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Postby blacknstormy on Wed Aug 02, 2006 2:16 pm

Fantastic shot Shane !!!!
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the haunting picture

Postby zafra52 on Thu Aug 03, 2006 7:35 pm

Shane, looking at your beatiful picture I believe it should have been title "Gosts of the Outback" for those transparent figures give it a kind of gothic effect. Don't you think? :)
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Re: the haunting picture

Postby Big Red on Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:41 am

zafra52 wrote:Shane, looking at your beatiful picture I believe it should have been title "Gosts of the Outback" for those transparent figures give it a kind of gothic effect. Don't you think? :)


yeh, it worked out pretty cool how you can see the chairs through my body :lol:
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Postby macka on Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:35 am

Cool shot, and congrats!
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Postby bindiblue on Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:10 am

Congrats Shane, that is one great shot,, love it,

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Postby Neeper on Sat Aug 05, 2006 12:54 pm

What an awesome image! Well done.
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Postby jben_net on Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:25 pm

I like the way you've captured this one. A very good POTW
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