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7th Place
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03-JUL-2005 Michael Puff

open doors *
7th Place

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
3s f/18.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Jul-2005 15:25:09
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time3.20 sec
Aperturef/18
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Guest 10-Jul-2005 03:05
everything everyone else said below. this is a simply fantastic photo.
Bruce T Jones08-Jul-2005 21:36
Great composition. I love the simplicity of this pic, it evokes a thoughtful serenity. -- Bruce
Mikel Featherston07-Jul-2005 18:52
This is an image I keep coming back to look at.
Canon DSLR Challenge07-Jul-2005 06:45
A pure classic, Michael. Now this is an image you'd want to print B•I•G ;-) --Nancy/odigi
Mikel Featherston07-Jul-2005 01:38
Michael,

Portrait mode could be quite interesting! FYI, if you do get back, and do decide to try from a lower angle, try lying on your back and photograph it inverted. I think that will get you closer to the ground, and a quick 180 degree rotation will get it back where it belongs.
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Jul-2005 23:02
Clean, crisp simple image with great lines.
- RK
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Jul-2005 17:25
Love the repeating doors Michael, and of course the excellent B&W toning. Great great shot.

Cheers, Vikas.
Canon DSLR Challenge06-Jul-2005 06:14
I keep trying to find something wrong with this photo. I can't! In fact, even mono works beautifully here and puts all the emphasis on the amazing composition. In a word.....FANTASTIC!
Gayle
Guest 06-Jul-2005 05:12
Oh, Mikel, by all means do doors. There's only 8 or so doors in this shot which means there's several billion more out there which are fair game. While I lowered the tripod to about 2 feet off the floor, I too wonder about the perspective even lower. I also am interested to try the scene in portrait mode, which seems like a natural for doors, no? This is definitely on my list of places to return and experiment. -Michael
Mikel Featherston05-Jul-2005 22:14
Damn it, I was gonna do doors! I still may, but I won't have anywhere near as neat a subject, and probably won't capture it was well.

If I were to do anything different at all in this photo, it would have been to shoot it from the ground, to see if you get more of the archways in play.
ctfchallenge05-Jul-2005 02:52
Great find and picture. theFly
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Jul-2005 01:46
Thanks, Mark. My first thought was to crop and I tried several versions. I finally came to the conclusion that I was rather fond of the negative space. Since it was Sunday and very crowded, I need to go back when hundreds of people aren't walking the rooms. This is the officers barracks at Fort Point, a civil war era fort just beneath the Golden Gate Bridge. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Jul-2005 00:36
interesting shot, Michael. I keep looking at your image, and cropping out the outer / closest wall with my hands, leaving only the repeating elements (the doorways) of your image. However, this IS a wide angle challenge so maybe getting closer to the wall would have created the same effect? This is a great photo opp place, where exactly is it, if you don't mind my asking? Markjay