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05-DEC-2008 Lonnit Rysher

Timeless Culture II

Brooklyn, New York

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/400s f/5.6 at 90.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Dec-2008 00:43:48
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length90 mm
Exposure Time1/400 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge09-Dec-2008 22:08
Thanks, guys. Especially thanks to Michael for appreciating the PP. A lot of effort went into it and lots of people don't like this sort of style, so I am very glad you appreciated it. ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge09-Dec-2008 15:19
Thanks for the super description of your workflow, Lonnit. Cheers, -mikey
Guest 08-Dec-2008 20:35
Wonderfully full of feeling. Gorgeous post-processing. -Michael
ctfchallenge07-Dec-2008 16:18
My heart skipped a beat when he came riding by! What a sight to see!!! I was sitting in our truck, shooting while my husband was in a meeting. I couldn't help my position. I got him here with lightning fast reflexes. I watched him start to turn left at that corner as a bus pulled up, obscuring him completely from view. when the bus pulled away, he was across the street and disappeared into the auto shop you see in the other image. Hmmm... I'm just wondering if that guy in the background is that same guy! LOL! Sure looks like it. Anyway, I was hoping he would come back. Eventually he did, on the other side of the street. Again he went right by me, but the side view was not nearly as compelling as the rear view. Yes, the car blocks him a bit, but not any of the important parts; it was the flowers that was my main focus. Originally the plan was to desaturate everything but the flowers, but that looked very cheesy. I think, as is, the image tells a wonderful story. I also find the magnificent texturing in the rear window of the car to be a joy in itself. If one cares to wander to it, it's a feast for the eyes in its own right. PJ is a style that gives you what it does. One must be tolerant of the obstacles that are inherent in the images. It's full of "it would be nice if"s. You deal with them and enjoy the image for what it is worth. I think the flowers , which are the focus of the image, are extraordinary here. They are perfection in my desire to process them. Overall, I love the image, and I hope others can appreciate my efforts. I did put much more work into the image than I usually do. I just could not let go of the subject matter despite the innate technical flaws of the image. The darkened edges are just an exaggeration of my burning in process that I do on EVERY image. The only time I do not burn in edges is when they are whited out, as in my BW image.

Here is what went into this image:
I desaturated the image quite a bit then saturated the flowers and masked them out. I had to replace a white sky, including masking it around the buildings and blurring it to match the focus. I also used a bit of tone mapping and also some Topaz Adjust. Then I ended up resaturating. I also burned in the edges, then added some additional burning to the right edge to balance it, and then a bit more burning around the left side of the bike and the white house, also the white building down the block. I had to add color back into the blown out green light. Also took down the car's highlights a bit. I had to tone down the blue package under the flowers, and burn in his coat because it lightened too much. I put much more work into this image than I usually do. It just called for it. I usually just keep going until it feels right. This one was stubborn but I loved the end result. It was great subject matter and I wasn't going to trash it so I kept going until I really liked the results. ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Dec-2008 05:46
Both of your "timeless culture" shots are interesting images, Lonnit. Both kinda busy, but definitely portraying a dichotomy of states of cultural "development". They both also make me wonder what you've done to them, Re: Why the shadows at the edges. How have you processed them? Lucis? I kinda wish I could see more of the rider and less of the car in this one, too. Cheer, -mikey