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Sky sculpture
by Richard Hopkins
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11-FEB-2006 Richard Hopkins

5th Place
Sky sculpture
by Richard Hopkins

Winchester

This is a sculpture in the grounds of Winchester Cathedral in the form of an obelisk. Each 'rivit' is actually a mount for a light and at night the sculpture glows and changes colour.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 Macro II USM
1/1500s f/4.0 at 28.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Feb-2006 15:05:06
MakeCanon
ModelEOS 10D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length28 mm
Exposure Time1/1500 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Yves Rubin22-Feb-2006 00:25
Original view for a straight up shot, love the cloud reflection the sculpture's surface allows. I see some potential issue with the slight off-horizontal line at the bottom, so if you can adjust for lens distortion and the slight rotation, that would make it perfect!
Guest 20-Feb-2006 17:11
Richard, this is a great find! It looks very nice indeed. -Cat
Guest 20-Feb-2006 02:04
Wow! This is great!
Debbi
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Feb-2006 22:51
Great shot, very Kubrick! Tim
Bruce T Jones17-Feb-2006 22:32
This is, indeed, very striking! I keep coming back to it. The only thing that might make it better would be greater DOF so that the whole . . . whatever it is . . . is in focus. Still, it is ethereal and yet very solid at the same time. Nice!
Canon DSLR Challenge17-Feb-2006 17:12
Impressive image to say the least. I can't get a sense of the scale . . .I think that might add to the image - giving it some unknown that leaves you thinking. Cindy
Guest 16-Feb-2006 23:16
Nice shot. Looks like the cathedral is worth a visit for the statue along. Must pay it a visit sometime.
Guest 16-Feb-2006 05:50
Yes, Richard, I think your adjustments have really added significant punch which appeals to me. -Michael
elips15-Feb-2006 03:51
I liked it before but your adjustments really made it snap! Great! ~Sharon
Canon DSLR Challenge14-Feb-2006 11:06
Thanks for the tips. Here's a version with added contrast and sharpening as suggested. Better? -- Richard
Guest 14-Feb-2006 05:34
The cloudy sky reflections really do make the image. (*) I agree with alexeig that the image could use a bit more punch. A local contrast adjustment (unsharp mask of 15%, 50, 0) did it for me. Nicely seen. -Michael
alexeig13-Feb-2006 16:10
Absolute fantastic reflections. * I would add a little bit of contrast
elips12-Feb-2006 03:43
I hear "Thus Spake Zarathustra" in the background! This is really monumental, a beautifully done shot! ~Sharon