Idle Time by Canon DSLR Challenge


18-JAN-2009	John Murrin

Was handmade by my Uncle while stationed in Alaska on a ship. It is a 37 mm casing and took him about 6 months till he felt it was complete

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/80s 125 iso f/4.5 46mm full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Jan-2009 03:35
Thank You all for the great comments. Lydia, my wife has been wanting to modernize the stove for a while now, I think it might be time..... (smiles to self)

Guest		20-Jan-2009 17:30
Very well captured, and welcome to the challenges! Lisa Marie

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Jan-2009 04:15
Next good meal, tell your wife that her stove really cooks well. big grin I'm glad you're here, John. You should have shown your presence sooner. :) ~Lydia

ctfchallenge		19-Jan-2009 19:18
The lighting shows the craftsmanship beautifully. What a treasure to have. ~dtallakson

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jan-2009 17:35
love your story - and it sounds like you and your wife will fit right in!! (she enjoyed it too, right?) Penny Street

jnconradie		19-Jan-2009 07:51
Fabulous... and thanks for the background info. Compliments and regards Nico

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jan-2009 03:50
Even a blind dog finds a bone once and a while Lydia. This is really my first DSLR I got it 2 days before christmas. Prior to this I had a Sony dsc-f828 P+S it was a fun camera but most situations were a challenge to it. My wife made the mistake of telling me if I sold the sony I could buy a DSLR,camera was gone 2 days later,eos arrived 5 days after that. So I am breaking the news to her now that in 2 or 3 years when I am ready to move up to a full frame camera we are not selling the 50D lol. As far as my entry goes, that is more the members here than me that is responsible. For roughly a year and a half I have been lurking and looking and learning here. It only took me about 3 hours and about 20 shots to find the right light in the right window to get the shadows in the indents lol. My wife saw this picture and said "wow this camera takes much better pictures" I smiled to myself and told her she was right.

ctfchallenge		19-Jan-2009 02:32
By the looks of this, this 50D is not your first DSLR camera. What's your history, John... if you don't mind sharing. We'd like to get to know you... ~Lydia

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jan-2009 01:58
nicely saturated and a terrific looking subject! Welcome - Penny Street

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Jan-2009 20:47
Thankyou both for your kind words,trying to learn compositon lighting and dof all at once is definately a huge but fun challenge for me- John M.

ctfchallenge		18-Jan-2009 19:55
Wow... what a great artist your uncle is! And you! This is wonderful, John. Amazing work by both of you. Welcome to the challenge! ~Lydia

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Jan-2009 18:56
Nice shot, good comp and background, and a very fitting title. It isn't hard to see that a lot of work went into it... 6 months.. that's a lot of lonely hours. You have a persistent uncle. (And the entry as such is in perfect order.. size and info seems to be correct. Welcome aboard! :) -k2