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Concept Gone Awry - Nice Shot!

Challenge #8 in the Who Knows... series. Hosted by blosshapperter.

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where the picture itself shows what went wrong - but is a keeper still eg due to accident and/or magic give it a proper tiltle - ideally hinting what was planned and/or went wrong include a description what was planned and why you like it still it may be anything from funny mishaps, to unplanned background, to motive running out of frame or focus - be creative!

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Monday, 28th January, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 4th February, 2013 – Sunday, 10th February, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 11th February, 2013 – Sunday, 17th February, 2013 (GMT)

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single shot only - no pure photoshop concoction.
If the frame has gone wrong (as in the sample) please don't crop (excessively) as the failure should remain visible.
Please describe your post processing!

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Description of concept, setup, shooting experience (what went wrong?), and post processing required.
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Pont Neuf

by jimi00

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I love the mood of this shot capturing the Pont Neuf in Toulouse at sunset. I almost erased it because the golden halos that appear in the picture do not come from the indirect setting sun but from the artificial light reflecting on our hotel room window.

Camera:	Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens:	Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8
Submitted:	Thursday, 7th February, 2013 14:08 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 2nd November, 2012
Focal length:	45 mm
Shutter speed:	1/100 sec
Aperture:	F1.8
ISO:	400
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