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06-MAR-2005 Terry Straehley

Light on the Water*

Buellton, CA

Taken last Sunday at the Santa Ynez River in Buellton, CA. This photo was taken almost directly into the afternoon sun and looking at the original (RAW) image, I thought that it was a "deleter". After processing in the Raw converter and then Photoshop CS, this came out.

Canon EOS 20D ,Sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC IF ASP
1/15s f/32.0 at 51.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Mar-2005 13:30:04
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length51 mm
Exposure Time1/15 sec
Aperturef/32
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (4)
Focus Distance

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cindyd08-Mar-2005 21:52
D makes some good suggestions there. My husband grew up in S.Y. and spent many happy hours down there as a child. I'll have to show him this pic! Cindy
Canon DSLR Challenge08-Mar-2005 20:40
Terry: Interesting photo...I like the scenery and the water effect of the light, however, the focus/motion blur is too distracting for my taste (note: my opinion is only my opinion...you can ignore what I think if you choose). Your shutter speed is at 1/15 sec, and Av: 32...I would have tended to shoot this at f=5.6-8.0 and a much faster shutter speed (1/50 th minimum, considering the focal length of your lens and that you are likely on a boat/raft?)...additionally, I'd suspect with the sun in its position, an ISO closer to 100 would be more convenient...Although, I may be missing the effect you are trying to get...this would all clear up the motion blur (my rule is if your focal length of your lens = F, don't shoot any slower than 1/F unless you have balancing = tripod or fancy lens). Now this said if you are trying to get the "misty" effect of the motion of the water, I'd suggest a tripod for stabilizing, so that the background is in focus, and the water motion and glare is "ablur"...then the effect is super cool...This is, however all my opinion.
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