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Test Drive

June 22

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My EF 17-40 f/4 USM L arrived so I took it for a test drive to see if everything was functional. I think I'm going to like this one. The extra 3mm (4mm with the 1.3 factor) over the EF 20-35 should be nice to work with.


Conversion to B&W using PS CS Channel Mixer in monochrome. Settings: 100 (Red), 0 (Green), 0 (Blue) & -2 (Constant)


Original Color:



Using Desaturation instead of Channel Mixer:




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Guest 26-Jun-2005 11:50
Very Nice ! ...Going to be looking for another Macro Lens in a few weeks ..Will use it for both outdoors and Food Photography ...any Suggestions ?
Guest 26-Jun-2005 05:46
Well done! This is gorgeous.
Guest 24-Jun-2005 23:14
Nice - the b/w is great.
Guest 24-Jun-2005 23:07
sharp is an understatement! excellent shot, I'm not sure which I prefer the color or the channel mixer b&w
Guest 23-Jun-2005 09:33
nice treatment. lens seemed to be working ok. :)
Steven Jusczyk23-Jun-2005 06:44
Very good. Like the sharpness of the b&w.
Mindy McNaugher23-Jun-2005 03:18
Gorgeous shot! Stunning in B&W! And thanks for sharing your technique! I've never tried the Channel Mixer. Makes for a much wider and dramatic tonal range than just desaturating the image. Beautiful! Vote!
Guest 23-Jun-2005 01:30
Great shot. The lens looks like it works well.
grafix7223-Jun-2005 00:33
Great stuff....you'll love the 17-40 it's probably my favourite lens
roberta22-Jun-2005 22:33
Scott,
Great shot! Enjoy your 17-40... great lens. I like the B&W done with the channel mixer better than the desaturated version. It has more pop. The color looks wonderful too.
Rene Hales22-Jun-2005 22:30
Beautiful composition. I LOVE the b&w version.--Rene
Jeffery Stahlman22-Jun-2005 21:57
very nicely captured
Guest 22-Jun-2005 21:38
Great job!
Piotr Siejka22-Jun-2005 20:39
That's it... breaking the rules... flowers shot with WA... brilliant editing...
JeremyGood22-Jun-2005 18:17
Can't wait to get this lens. Beautiful shot.
Guest 22-Jun-2005 18:02
Lovely image. You are going to have lots of "fun" with this new toy. I like the channel mixer best, the small flowers have a stronger white in their petals. Just MHO though.
markvm22-Jun-2005 17:12
You will most definitely get a lot of enjoyment from the 17-40L. Very sharp from looking at this image and the contrast of L glass is evident.
Della Huff22-Jun-2005 16:42
I agree with David, it's interesting to see the flowers in their stages of growth. Have fun with the new lens!
David Clunas22-Jun-2005 16:35
Nice image, like the varying stages of the flower heads
As for the Channel Mixer, hard one to choose, I would have put the Red to 65% and the Green 35% ish. This opens the bg up a little more but it does change the emphasis on the flower head which is nice.
Guest 22-Jun-2005 16:27
Your new toy performed very well on the test drive. Love the shot. Well done and presented beautifully!
Guest 22-Jun-2005 16:21
A new toy (the lens)? I'm jealous. Looks good. Nice clarity and contrast all the way through. Good B&W tones with the conversion, too.
Josy's Pics22-Jun-2005 16:17
Thank for sharing your work, I've never used the channel mixer, I'll next time :)
I'm still learning... nice picture!, all three looks great.
Josy
Coleen Perilloux Landry22-Jun-2005 15:17
Wonderful black and white (though I'm a color person). This flower lends itself to b&w.W
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