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by Lonnit Rysher
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03-AUG-2004 Lonnit Rysher

* Getting a Leg Up
by Lonnit Rysher

Canon EOS 10D
1/125s f/5.6 at 85.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Aug-2004 17:23:14
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/125 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge09-Aug-2004 04:21
Karthik, Thanks for allowing this image. If I had intentionally done this pose to try to push the rules I would withdraw it because my aim is to respect the rules. Since it was done innocently (he initially struck the pose and I just captured it) I am opting to keep it in as you have not opted to disqualify it and I don't have time to reshoot. I do think in all sincerity that it does qualify because it is shot above the waist. Thanks for allowing it. And again, great choice of challenge topics! :) ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge08-Aug-2004 19:18
I was arguing myself if this image qualifies. I can see the leg is raised above the waist and the image is framed above the waist. My whole intention with that restriction was to minimize the number elements available for the artist to work with and yet to come up with a winning image. IMHO, while getting a leg up is a clever idea to get around the theme, I can't see it as a true competition for winning entries. Anyway, my final decision is this image qualifies and I'll leave it upto you to make your best decision.

- Karthik.
Guest 07-Aug-2004 17:25
In color it looked bad - really noisy & pixelated. Converting to BW can salvage shots. I think this is one of the shots where the flash, bounced off the ceiling, didn't fire. I had to push the brightness way up in the RAW file to even really see the details. I liked the pose and couldn't bear with trashing it, so I attempted to salvage it. I was very pleased with the end results. ~ Lonnit
Anna Yu07-Aug-2004 04:11
I think it has a linen paper effect. Beautiful. How does it look in color, I wonder.
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Aug-2004 13:59
Lonnet--I agree that the "dirtiness" adds an another dimension to the image and the pose is very appealing. Shu
Canon DSLR Challenge04-Aug-2004 16:18
Tomas - The rules were to shoot above the waist. This was shot above the waist. :)

Iso - I liked it's dirtyness. I felt it gave somewhat of a look of being printed on silk. Just seemed kind of earthy to me.

~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge04-Aug-2004 09:16
Also, there's a leg in the image, which obviously disqualifies it being below the waist :-) TomasC(x)
iso320004-Aug-2004 08:11
What's happened to this Lonnit? Quality looks a bit suspect. Tramlines and solid shadows in it? It's nowhere as clean as the other shot you entered.....