#48 - What am I? (Congrats Colin)

[cls]

My idea for this assignment turned out like this.

[Andy Stringer]

There are some really puzzling shots entered for this assignment. Here's my entry:


What is it? by Andrew Stringer, on Flickr

Edit: Click the image to find out!

[Sheiky]

Great shots everyone! The entryperiod has ended already so we'll be going to select the finalists. Good luck all!

[PatrickH]

Fun shots everyone. This will be difficult...

[Sheiky]

The finalists have been selected and the poll is now opened. Good luck guys!

[M_Six]

My idea for this assignment turned out like this.

I'm thinking neck, collarbone, and part of a chin/beard?

[cls]

I'm thinking neck, collarbone, and part of a chin/beard?

And I think you're thinking good ;-).

Maybe not too easy to recognize at a first look, but if you lean your head 90° to the right I would say it's more or less obvious.

[Sheiky]

Congrats Colin! As curious as I am I'd like to know what your photo is about now

[Colin500]

Wow, and thanks everybody! This was an interesting round!

I can now admit that my picture was more or less the result of being in the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong equipment ;-)

What I had wanted to do: Some "standard" long-exposure waterfalls.

What actually happened: The stream was completely flat, there weren't any waterfalls, and it was around noon with nary a cloud in sight, so my 6-stop ND wasn't really up to the task (can't remember whether I stuck the CPL on, too).

However at f/22 I did manage to get 1 second without over-exposing, the shot was obtained after pointing the lens straight down. The light trails are simply all the reflections of the sun on the surface of the stream, 100% natural!

I was quite surprised myself when I saw the result...

[cls]

Congratulations Colin! I remember I was really close to selecting that very shot for the poll in the water assignment, but then it ended up just otside the playoffs. (By the way I tried the "recipe" that you actually revealed back then, but my attempts didn't turn out that cool.)