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31-JUL-2005 Gayle Knowles

Rising Up*
1st Place

Australia

I first shot this scene back in July 2003 with my A70, for the CTF challenge, Two of a Kind. It was the second challenge I had entered and my photo won the eligible gallery. That was actually a very tight crop from a 3 megapixel photo.
I've come full circle......today I revisited the scene and shot this with my newly acquired 20D. This one isn't cropped at all.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/200s f/8.0 at 280.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge06-Aug-2005 06:20
Agree with Michael. This photo calls for high contrast (on the chimneys) since the rest is so soft (clouds/ fog).
Guest 06-Aug-2005 04:49
Gayle, this is a very dramatic subject and composition. Your choice of b&w is spot on for this piece. (*) I love b&w and think some images are suited to soft muted shades of grey and some are suited to high contrast. For me, this is an image which should be pushed into the high contrast realm to maximize the drama of the composition. That's really a totally artistic decision and may well not have been your goal, so take my comment as a matter of preference with which you may well disagree. This piece is a wonderful vision and congrats to you. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge05-Aug-2005 21:37
OMG, Gayle shoots in B&W now :) As a B&W fan, I still remember a comment you made sometime ago. It's something like: monochrome is to hide deficiencies of a photo, or something along those lines. I remember it because I love B&W. Not picking on you Gayle, as a matter of fact I'm so glad that you are trying the "dark side" :) With your talent, you will excel in this genre I think.

Learned few things from a master monochrome photographer himself. One of the things he told us is to add contrast selectively. You can use the lasso tool to increase the contrast of the chimneys if you like. Let me know if you want to see the gentleman's site.
Best regards, aam1234.
Guest 05-Aug-2005 15:58
Hi Gayle, ignore my nits, as I said. Do know that I typically only comment on photos that strike me a lot and this one does. ;)
- MS
Gayle Knowles05-Aug-2005 11:13
Michael, this was taken from a lookout situated above the road. If I went further to the right, I'd be on the middle of the freeway...and if I went even FURTHER, I'd be in the grounds of the power station and probably arrested ;-) But not high enough to get this particular shot.

Jim, they are chimneys from a brown coal fuelled power station. The steam is coming from the huge silos below. If you have a look at my website,http://shot2shot.no-ip.com/industry.htm
you can see shots of the whole site.

Gayle
jimhwy05-Aug-2005 08:44
I like this photo. I think I can see the effect of themal diffraction above the right hand..err.. uhh. Well, I'll show my ignorance now and ask what this is. Whatever it is, it's a neat photo!
Guest 05-Aug-2005 06:40
Gayle, excellent composition. I wish you can make the clouds and fog a bit more
dramatic but they are really good as they are. Another nit is that if you travel
further to the right of those two buildings, you can capture them in nice light
and shadow, round as they are. Anyways, those are real nits. Please ignore me.

- Michael Soo
Piotr Siejka03-Aug-2005 21:23
One of the best entries so far, Gayle. Well done! Love the mood...
alexeig02-Aug-2005 12:10
I like here the contrast between the simple man made pattern and chaotic clouds. Maybe sharpen a bit just the smokestacks?
Guest 02-Aug-2005 03:06
This is very nice. My only suggestion would be to try for more contrast in teh fog/clouds.
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Aug-2005 22:23
Great shot Galye, love the high rise 8-). The 300D version is very good but this has more going for it in terms of interest, *a little burn on the steam may give it that odd air journey feel. I don't think changing the camera from the 300 has done that much to improve the photo, I would say it was more the photographer.

rob
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Aug-2005 03:44
Gerald, you can see a 300D version here:
http://shot2shot.no-ip.com/industry.htm
Gayle
Canon DSLR Challenge31-Jul-2005 12:26
What a difference between the two versions! I just compared it to your A70 shot in the CTF challenge gallery. This one has so much more detail. (Would have liked to see a 300D version also.) Have fun with your new camera. -Gerald
Canon DSLR Challenge31-Jul-2005 12:09
I thought this was yours from the thumb. Congrats on the new camera and you have come a long way from the A70. theFly