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Time Signals


Time Signals
Photo Information
Copyright: Peter Parata (eosnut) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 516 W: 119 N: 962] (7083)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-13
Categories: Daily Life, Humorous, Decisive Moment, Macro, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Friday theme 2008/07/18 "Time" [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2008-07-17 0:22
Viewed: 445
Favorites: 2 [view]
Points: 50
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
At 59minutes 55seconds Radio NZ broadcasts a time signal, it consists of
six pips one second apart, the sixth pip being the exact start of the next hour.

The best timebase to use is the shortwave radio time signal station WWVH (Hawaii). This station continuously broadcasts one second time pips, and thousands of people worldwide use these accurate time signals to make observations in all branches of science.
WWVH broadcasts on frequencies of 2.5, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0 and 20.0 MHz with time pips every second. WWVH provides voice announcements of the time before every minute beat, starting at the 45 second mark, while the 59th second beat is omitted and the minute tone is at a higher frequency than the other beats.

Marilyn was cutting a New Zealand Rose apple in half and asked me if I wanted some.
After all the marmite sandwiches lately, of course I said yes.
The 'seed' was sown for this entry in Helen's theme.

PP work;
The radio was photographed at our local Dick Smith Electronics store.
I wanted a radio with an old fashioned dial
A photo of our cabinet was next, followed by a macro of a pip.
I cut the radio from its background, and placed over the cabinet.
Drew the shadow behind the radio, filled with the bucket with 10% black.
Flattened the image, and using the clone tool at 10% put the reflections on
in front of the radio.
A duplicate layer was made, desaturated, and a wedge removed, emerging
from the centre of the speaker.
The pip was separated from its background and placed over the top layer.
It was sized, fitted into the wedge, copied, reduced in size and placed in line with the first. This was done four more times.
The desaturated layer was then deleted, leaving the pips over the background layer.
The pips shadows were drawn on and filled with the bucket tool, and the image flattened, cropped and sized for posting..
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boomcat, manujmehta, burak28, Janice, LuDivine, gemini, photophantom, ttreen, Silke, dareco, jean11-3, Refugee, tyro, Dot, korbee, timtim, Danert has marked this note useful
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Love the PP
Great for a laugh
Love the idea and colours
TFS
Danni

excellent pp work again, Pete.. i can almost hear the transmission signal.. very sharp and detail.. the signal look like sea shells :) good one.. tfs..

regards, terry

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  • pozaru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3336 W: 684 N: 1925] (16099)
  • [2008-07-17 0:36]

Amazing creativity, amazing skills, amazing patience !!!

many congrats,
v

hello Peter
how are you friend?
again a fantastic PP work
lovely man! you have always great idea. is this the whole picture a PP work? Oh Man! i m reading your notes you have done a such a hard labour to present this show, no doubt, uts amazing.
thanks for sharing your skills.
regards
Manuj MEhta

Hi Pete
I am just pick my jaw up off the floor!
Your PP work is amazing!!
I love how you come up with these photos and execute them like this is inspiring!

Regards Tracey

Ps thanks for your critique, I have now added my note.

Wonderful idea
Wonderful presentation and clarity
Good note
Thanks for sharing
Burak28

this is a very nice and funny composition.
very well done. clarity and colors are exceptional.
congratulations.
y2koSan

And the bird call for this hour is.............. excellent PP work PP :) Hi to you and Meep, hope you are both feeling better :)

Hi Peter
wonderful fnatasy work
well really made
great effect and sharpness
ciao
Lucio

I do look forward to seeing what you have cooked up for us each week Pete.
Dick Smith didn't mind you taking a photo of the radio?
Very clever and intricate PP work - it sounds too hard for me - I wish you lived closer - you could give me some PP lessons.
Whenever I hear the Pip / Pip / Pip / Pip / Pip / Pip on every hour I am going to think of you.
Well done
Janice

You must have so much patience Peter for creating such a picture!! It must really take a lot of TIME to create the shadows!!!! amazing pp work really and superb idea!!
LuDivine

Very impressive creation Peter. Excellent skills of photography manipulation. Clear details and fabulous composition. Well done my friend.
Dennis

Excellent choice to contribute to the theme
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • ttreen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 118 N: 3599] (14411)
  • [2008-07-17 4:43]

Your notes are detailed as your photos! I love the idea... the shadows are amazing.. Something I always forget to add!

Tricia

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  • Silke Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3366 W: 284 N: 6425] (23856)
  • [2008-07-17 5:52]

Truly brilliant idea! I have heard that time signal many times in my life (on CBC). I think I'd have made the visual cue a little harsher, but I love YOUR interpretation here. Very fine capture, outstanding PP work -- this is one that you should take to a marketing agency -- an excellent sample of original thought
TFs
silke

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  • dareco Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1140 W: 15 N: 597] (10227)
  • [2008-07-17 7:13]

Fantastic pp work! This is really great! Very creative!! I love the shadows! NICE cabinet :) TFS and have a happy day!

What an amazing piece of pp Peter, I am very impressed!
I think that it is just wonderful.
Excellent colours and sharpness.
Love your witty idea.
Tfs, regards Jean.

Hi Pete,
Great presentation, the PP work is excellent as always, this is a well thought out origional image,
Well done my friend
Regards Andy

Hello Peter,

A really funny interpretation of the theme.
My only concern is, what will those pips grow in to!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

Hello Peter

Well my friend yet again I couldnt wait for your posting and I was not dissapointed. A superb interpretation of the theme. Wonderful play on words and inspirational PP work. Very good descriptive notes too.

TFS and for joining in the theme

kind regards Helen

Warped indeed Pete :). An excellent bit of artwork to accompany your notes and a rather unusual idea of time. Lovely colour and light on your furniture and the adding of the pips precisely achieved.
Dave

PS U used t love listening to the old Telstra recording...at the third stroke it will be...precisely.

Wow! Your post processing work is to be admired. It all flows together so nicely. Great job.

Lisa

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  • tyro Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 212 W: 83 N: 641] (2874)
  • [2008-07-17 16:32]

Hello, Peter!

Fabulous!

Here in Old Blighty we don't seem to get the pips nowadays quite as we used to when we all tuned in to the Home Service on our crystal sets, so it's only ageing decrepits like me who can remember them.

As usual, well thought out and beautifully executed - fantastic sharpness, colours and clarity and meticulous processing work. And a very interesting and informative note to go with it - it's nice to know that someone so accomplished is prepared to share his secrets with us.

Thank you for this one!

Best Wishes,

John.

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  • Dot Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 848 W: 0 N: 1365] (5544)
  • [2008-07-18 7:52]

Hello Peter
Being around during the war years, this takes me back in time, before this radio was made, when we would listen to the BBC at 7 p.m. sharp and get this beep beep beep before it started.
Impeccable post processing, and the whole composition is extremely well done.
Dot

Hi Pete,

Very funny and clever shot great for the theme,

Cheers
Tom

This superbe presentation,in my eyes deserves a good frame Peter,to make it look like a real ad.
great stuff.
jan

Hi Peter,
Great idea for the theme of the week . You did a good pp work and your note is interesting and instructive .
Daniel

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