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Carbon Arc Lamp
Taken by:
conorod on Tue, 22/09/2009 - 22:37
Carbon Arc Lamp
Competition: 
Discovery
Caption: 
The very first form of electric light.
Camera Model: 
FinePix S5700 S700
Exposure Details: 
Exposure Time : 1/2 sec
F Number : f 3.5
ISO Speed Rating : 100
Flash : No Flash
47 people like this.

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Submitted by conorod
Date Tue, 22/09/2009 - 22:38
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In 1809, Englishman Sir Humphry Davy discovered that when two pieces of charcoal, connected to the terminals of a battery, are brought close together a bright arc appears in the resulting vaporised carbon between them.

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Submitted by Welsh Jen
Date Tue, 22/09/2009 - 22:39
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I have no idea how you did it, but it's simply wonderful!

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Submitted by lizneil
Date Tue, 22/09/2009 - 22:50
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What a great image.

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Submitted by Mary Napier
Date Tue, 22/09/2009 - 23:35
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absolutely stunning image well done

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Submitted by pace1958
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 03:06
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Now I like this , why due to the fact sometime soon I am going to experiment with high voltage and this is a great idea , please tell me it's not photoshopped 

Barry

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Submitted by shashank.chaturvedi
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 05:53
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simple facts.. carbon is good conductor of electricity..

and what u doing is .. connecting two opposite poles Laughing out loud

nyways .. gr8 pic and thought ..

VBOL

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Submitted by Mark J 68
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 06:41
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Excellent image well taken

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Submitted by Digitaljohn
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 06:47
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A stunning close up for a wonderfully simple piece of science. Excellent sharpness of detail and well lit. Very well done and best of luck.

Smile

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Submitted by Look Busy
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 06:56
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Nice work... Like this.

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Submitted by walkers4
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 07:43
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Well done great take on theme and great shot

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Submitted by MitchyK
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 08:40
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Great detail and composition, as well as well thought out. Well done and good luck.

 

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Submitted by Jim Bamber
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 09:11
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Beautifully conceived and achieved. Very well done indeed.

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Submitted by Phil Turner
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 09:29
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Very impressive indeed

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Submitted by godsboss vs ist DS
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 09:41
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nice image, sorry haven't got much else to say today, I'm a bit bored.

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Submitted by huckle
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 10:33
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Excellent photo. BOL

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Submitted by dhobybucket
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 11:18
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Great shot and a lesson in science history to boot, nice one Sir Humphry. Best of luck Conor.

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Kev.

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Submitted by Elaine
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 11:47
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Brilliant photo.

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Submitted by David Twitty
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 11:52
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Very clever - well caught!!

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Submitted by Paul J
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 12:50
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I like it, its clever, excellent image.

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Submitted by Brendan John Young
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 13:49
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A really excellent image. It's amazing what we can come up with using a bit of imagination. I would never have thought of this concept, and I can guess that a number of us will be going away and trying to duplicate this shot. This deserves wider recognition, I would surely place it in the top three, but we shall see at the end of the competition if anyone else agrees with that. Good luck.

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Submitted by Brendan John Young
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 13:51
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Oh and another thing. It should be on the scrolling page at the very least. Would give it another five stars if I could.

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Submitted by RickStally
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 14:30
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Simply electrifying, what a briliant picture, like it a lot.

Good Luck

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Submitted by silverbuffer
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 15:40
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Great image, well done best of luck in comp.

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Submitted by OliviaFaye
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 16:02
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Great shot!

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Submitted by OliviaFaye
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 16:02
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Great shot!

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Submitted by Glamis
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 16:16
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Brilliant idea/subject for the theme. Really well executed.

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Submitted by david cottis
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 16:16
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This Must Have A Chance this Month Your Hard Work As Paid Off Well Done

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Submitted by Rosie
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 18:13
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Excellent photo

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Submitted by mylileye18
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 19:29
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great photo,didnt know pencils could do that.

Bol

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Submitted by conorod
Date Wed, 23/09/2009 - 22:05
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Wow, many thanks all for comments. In answer to Barry's comment about whether it was photoshopped - well though I was quite happy with it as it was, I couldn't resist GIMPing it a very little to try and bring out the detail and colour but nothing more - trying to make it brighter and more colourful made it noisier. Most of the time on it was spent trying to get the arclamp demo setup producing some nice arcs (most of the time it only arcs when the pencils are moved - it is difficult to get it arcing long enough without moving the pencils to get a pic) and then trying to figure out lighting and exposure.

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Submitted by pace1958
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 05:38
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Thanks Conrad for the explanation, maybe turning  the voltage  off and on in quick succession may have kept the arc going , good work  

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Submitted by mylileye18
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 06:39
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An extra 3stars seeing as this is intresting

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Submitted by Ann Griffiths
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 11:25
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Superb, very impressive.

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Submitted by Emma C
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 11:34
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That's great!  Well done Smile

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Submitted by stepton
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 19:14
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Super concept - really original and shoul do really well. VBOL!

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Submitted by Zepol
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 19:17
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Great image.

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Submitted by Toddy
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 19:40
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Wow that's shockingly good,  I saw the real thing used years ago in a print room, it was so bright it was blinding.  Very clever image this must be a prize candidate. VBOL.

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Submitted by Sandra Gleeson
Date Thu, 24/09/2009 - 22:24
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 Fantastic !  Really good photo, and fits the theme really well ! I didn't know that about pencils, but i do now.

I have been trying to think of an entry myself, but not so sure i will bother now as i am sure this will win.

Well done, you deserve it. bol.

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Submitted by Joe
Date Fri, 25/09/2009 - 09:12
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This has to be one of the best shots so far, well deserving of its five star rating....Absolutely Brilliant well done!!

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Submitted by Peter Furnival
Date Fri, 25/09/2009 - 13:44
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Great image illustrating a great discovery!  I hope anyone trying this at home knows what they are doing!  Well thought ou and executed!

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Peter

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Submitted by dpw aka OMiFaP
Date Fri, 25/09/2009 - 17:51
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Impressive art work, great resulting image

bol

 

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Submitted by rayy14
Date Sat, 26/09/2009 - 10:15
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Brilliant concept, excellent photo.

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Submitted by pace1958
Date Sat, 26/09/2009 - 20:13
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so far if this is not in the top three then there is no justice , Tesla coils a little large , going to try an ignition coil 

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Submitted by aroma
Date Sun, 27/09/2009 - 06:38
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Superb image and excellent thinking, well outside the box. 

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Submitted by doodle
Date Sun, 27/09/2009 - 11:03
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This is an amazing image,good luck although dont think  you need it well done

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Submitted by RZCN
Date Sun, 27/09/2009 - 18:23
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Brilliant idea!

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Submitted by netfun
Date Sun, 27/09/2009 - 19:50
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Excellent shot and very fitting for the competition. Well done and bol.

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Submitted by bejamada
Date Mon, 28/09/2009 - 08:37
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wow this is stunning good luck

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Submitted by bejamada
Date Mon, 28/09/2009 - 08:40
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sorry forgot to rate

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Submitted by jad
Date Mon, 28/09/2009 - 11:24
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VERY CLEVER AND WELL THOUGHT OUT, BOL

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