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p.1 #1 · #272 Edge of Night

Many good pool players spent countless hours of the night using the edge of a billiard ball as an aiming point.

C&C's please....
Bob Beaulieu

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p.1 #2 · #272 Edge of Night

nice shot, I like the oof area and nice tie in with the theme!

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p.1 #3 · #272 Edge of Night

Hi Bob,

I like the idea and the shot very much, but I am not fond of the reflection that cuts across the eight or the red (which looks to me like CA) streak on the top. If you could fix these in post-processing of by reshooting I think it would be a great image. I don't mean to be critical I see this as a great shot with just a couple of minor flaws that should be easy to fix. I hope this helps,

Steve S.

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p.1 #4 · #272 Edge of Night

shinysun wrote:
nice shot, I like the oof area and nice tie in with the theme!

Thanks. I like the out-of-focus area effect in this image. A cue stick, piece of chalk and the bed of a billiard table are all essential elements of a game.
Bob

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Steve Spencer wrote:
Hi Bob,

I like the idea and the shot very much, but I am not fond of the reflection that cuts across the eight or the red (which looks to me like CA) streak on the top. If you could fix these in post-processing of by reshooting I think it would be a great image. I don't mean to be critical I see this as a great shot with just a couple of minor flaws that should be easy to fix. I hope this helps,

Steve S.

Hi Steve,
The original image had more light spots dust and imperfections on ball. I put this up hoping to get some feedback before doing another take. Thanks for your feedback.

What is CA? I think the red is a reflection of the red paper from the piece of chalk in the background. Maybe I had too much lighting?

Don't worry about being too critical. My focus and interests are more on learning.
Thanks again,
Bob

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Hi Bob,

CA is short for chromatic aberation and it often occurs on the edges of brightly lit areas in a shot and is often worse in the corners and when a lens is at or near its widest aperture. Tree branches with with bright light behind them often show this artifact. It can be bluish purple, red, yellow, or green. When I look at your shot again, I think it is a reflection from the chalk not CA, but it has the same appearance to some extent--a color shft on an edge of a brightly lit object. If it were CA most post-processing programs including Adobe Camera Raw have settings that can do a lot to get rid of it. If you shoot again, if it is a reflection you can probably get rid of it by just moving the chalk about an inch back. I hope this helps,

Steve S.

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p.1 #7 · #272 Edge of Night

Steve Spencer wrote:
Hi Bob,

CA is short for chromatic aberation and it often occurs on the edges of brightly lit areas in a shot and is often worse in the corners and when a lens is at or near its widest aperture. Tree branches with with bright light behind them often show this artifact. It can be bluish purple, red, yellow, or green. When I look at your shot again, I think it is a reflection from the chalk not CA, but it has the same appearance to some extent--a color shft on an edge of a brightly lit object. If it were CA most post-processing programs including Adobe Camera Raw have settings that can do a lot to get rid of it. If you shoot again, if it is a reflection you can probably get rid of it by just moving the chalk about an inch back. I hope this helps,

Steve S.
I tried a couple of different shots - here's a couple more

Do you like these better?
Thanks,
Bob

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Nov 11, 2007 at 01:47 AM

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p.1 #8 · #272 Edge of Night

The original - 8 ball - is better in my opinion.
I, too, wish the reflection was not cutting across the number 8... But I actually like the red reflection on the edge of the 8-ball. Good DOF, too. Nice entry!
~ Carrol

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Carrol wrote:
The original - 8 ball - is better in my opinion.
I, too, wish the reflection was not cutting across the number 8... But I actually like the red reflection on the edge of the 8-ball. Good DOF, too. Nice entry!
~ Carrol
Hi Carroll,
I tried took out the reflection across the number 8... Do you like it better?
Bob

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Nov 13, 2007 at 05:05 AM

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p.1 #10 · #272 Edge of Night

Hi Bob,

I really like the shot now. With the reflections gone it is an awesome shot. Good luck this week.

Steve S.

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p.1 #11 · #272 Edge of Night

Steve Spencer wrote:
Hi Bob,
I really like the shot now. With the reflections gone it is an awesome shot. Good luck this week.
Steve S.
Hi Steve,
Thanks!
Bob

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Nov 13, 2007 at 07:08 AM

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p.1 #12 · #272 Edge of Night

Hi Bob! I didn't see the previous images, but I love this one! I even like the sliver of red along the top of the 8 ball. The concept is original, and clever, and the DOF works beautifully. (I love Pool. We had a table in our house when I was growing up, so your photo made me wish for those old days.)

Great job!!

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Nov 13, 2007 at 07:13 AM

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p.1 #13 · #272 Edge of Night

Philly Rains wrote:
Hi Bob! I didn't see the previous images, but I love this one! I even like the sliver of red along the top of the 8 ball. The concept is original, and clever, and the DOF works beautifully. (I love Pool. We had a table in our house when I was growing up, so your photo made me wish for those old days.)

Great job!!
Thanks Philly,
I love pool also. I spend a great deal of my time playing pool. Its really nice when I get a chance to do both pool and photography. I'm hoping to create some nice images (with the help of comments from this forum), so that I can give some away in nice picture frames to my pool playing friends!
Bob

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p.1 #14 · #272 Edge of Night

Wow--Wonderful dof on this, Bob. I like it lots. Good luck.--Frank

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p.1 #15 · #272 Edge of Night

Thanks Frank. Although the focus is on the edge of the ball for this WA, I'm thinking about doing another shot with the focus on the 8 instead. If it comes out nice, I can make a poster for my pool playing friend as a Xmas gift!

Bob

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Nov 13, 2007 at 11:28 PM

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p.1 #16 · #272 Edge of Night

Nicely done

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Nov 14, 2007 at 01:15 AM

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p.1 #17 · #272 Edge of Night

Bob,

Love the game, and your image, the connection to the theme is excellent.

Hey, they call me Wisconsin skinny...Dan.

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Nov 14, 2007 at 03:21 AM

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p.1 #18 · #272 Edge of Night

levartze wrote:
Carrol wrote:
The original - 8 ball - is better in my opinion.
I, too, wish the reflection was not cutting across the number 8... But I actually like the red reflection on the edge of the 8-ball. Good DOF, too. Nice entry!
~ Carrol

Hi Carrol,
I tried took out the reflection across the number 8... Do you like it better?
Bob

Yes! This looks much better. Great job!
~ Carrol

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p.1 #19 · #272 Edge of Night

Looks good with the new adjustments Bob, well done!

Jason

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p.1 #20 · #272 Edge of Night

hhski wrote:
Nicely done
Thanks!
Bob

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Nov 14, 2007 at 08:20 AM

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p.1 #21 · #272 Edge of Night

hopes2 wrote:
Bob,

Love the game, and your image, the connection to the theme is excellent.

Hey, they call me Wisconsin skinny...Dan.
Thanks! There's a really good old-time player/cuemaker out of Racine, Wisconsin named Sailor. If you ever want lessons, he's one of the best!
Thanks!
Bob

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Nov 14, 2007 at 08:23 AM

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p.1 #22 · #272 Edge of Night

Jazno wrote:
Looks good with the new adjustments Bob, well done!

Jason
Thanks Jason.
Congratulations on 2nd for #270.

Bob

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