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29 March 2005 Ed Hahn

Tool *

MacGyver's dream...

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/10s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Mar-2005 22:49:01
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/10 sec
Aperturef/16
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1.00
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge05-Apr-2005 00:13
I like the composition, and all those interesting 'tools'. --Melanie
Canon DSLR Challenge03-Apr-2005 01:30
Thanks for the compliments (although I had to ask myself whether it was a good thing to have my name written all over it ;-) ). Basically, the knife is sitting on a white sheet of paper, and is lit directly by a halogen desk lamp that doesn't have a diffuser. Intentionally underexposed by 1 stop (using f/16 to get some DOF), and then in Levels used the white eyedropper to select the background as white (it was grey due to the underexposure). Then just moved the midtone slider to get the shadow and remainder of the knife back to a normal tonal balance. There's a small curves adjustment at the bottom end, to make the metal distinct from the actual shadows.

So...the key I think is the almost point-light source, and the narrow aperture. The rest of the processing merely provides the high-key effect.

ed
Canon DSLR Challenge02-Apr-2005 07:02
Ed, A great photo! I'd Love to know what you use to get that sharp a shadow...am curious since I like the distinctive sharpness of it!

:-D
Canon DSLR Challenge02-Apr-2005 06:39
I like this, Ed. Your composition, shadows and shapes draw the eye from front to back of the image. Markjay
Canon DSLR Challenge30-Mar-2005 03:38
This has Ed Hann written all over it!! The red really sets it off. Shu