Submitter's name:	Daniel Sepke
Title:	Home Time
Gear used:	OM-4 with SC 50mm f1.4
Diaphragm:	f11
Shutter speed:	Auto exposure somewhere round 2-3 secs
Film used:	Tri-X 400
Technical information:	Taken in a rather dim room this was a challenge to get the timing right on! I used a clock from my wife's school (hence the nearly three thirty home time). The camera was set upon a box as I have yet to get a tripod for my new friend this OM-4. The self timer was used to get a vibration free exposure. The timing of the shot was the hardest element of the shot, I needed the second hand to be blurred but in a pleasing location. I have other shots that had better contrast but the second hand was not in a good location. So the contrast on this was bumped slightly in a photo editor.
Subject information:	My idea was to try and capture the slow movement of time as the end of school approaches.
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Comment left by: Mickey Trageser (no e-mail specified)

I remember it well. That was the longest part of the day. Wait- did it just move backwards? I swear it did! Thanks for the memory.

Comment left by: Chris (ftog at threeshoes.co.uk)

Good idea - nice and simple subject but with good exposure.

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

Looks like a lot of the clocks here!! Yes, sometimes time seems to stand still - nice shot and clever idea!

Comment left by: Alasdair Mackintosh (tope@toomanybooks.org)

Interesting idea, and the stark presentation makes it work very well. Two minor nitpicks are that the clock isn't quite straight, and that there's a slight reflection in the glass. Normally this sort of thing doesn't matter, but I think in a case like this you don't want the eye distracted by any irregularities apart from the moving second hand.

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