5th Place (tie) Takamine* by Bustamante by Canon DSLR Challenge

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Takamine*
by Bustamante


17-JUN-2006	Bustamante

Shot this today. It's my present to my Dad for Father's Day!
Window light with the 50mm 1.8 on the 20D.
http://www.pbase.com/bustamante

Canon EOS 20D
1/125s f/5.0 at 50.0mm iso400 hide exif

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Guest		30-Jun-2006 02:04
Thanks to everyone for the comments and votes. My first challenge and didn't know what to expect, but it was fun. Good Night!

Canon DSLR Challenge		27-Jun-2006 20:01
If Bogdan and I are agreeing, you know it's a damn good image! ;) ~ Lonnit

Guest		27-Jun-2006 03:17
This is good, moody and plays (pun) the challenge's theme really well. Bogdan

Guest		24-Jun-2006 17:55
I have to agree with Lonnit. The soft toning works well and does add to the mood of the shot.

Guest		21-Jun-2006 02:34
Michael - The chrome is one of my favorite parts of the image too. Thank for your comments Lonnit - Thanks for such kind words...I think you're giving more credit than I deserve. The posterization does distract from the image. I'll play with it and see if I can't work that out. Thanks everyone for the comments! ;-)

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Jun-2006 13:35
I'm going to disagree with the others about the softness. I think it's perfect here. It works excellently with the soft tones. If this were BW, I'd probably agree in a heartbeat. It's not BW, though. It's softened with blue and, together with the soft focus, it adds brilliant mood to the image. I'm stongly attracted to the top three pegs and love to see how they change in appearance as they blur approaching the lens. If I was forced to find a flaw, I'd say the only thing you should possibly think about retouching is the bit of posterization in the darker area of the background at the bottom of the image. Other than that, the image is absolutely outstanding; the DOF pure perfection! This is art. :) ~ Lonnit

Guest		20-Jun-2006 05:28
Really nice idea and well executed conversion (duotone?). Love the feel of the chrome in this toning. Like Cat, I think I'd like a bit more depth of field to the "front" of the image, but that's a minor thing for me and I certainly enjoy it "as is". -Michael

Guest		20-Jun-2006 00:21
Cat - Thanks for pointing out I forgot the name. ;-) theFly - He loved it! It was fun...he was playing while my Aunt and Grandmother sang some old songs. They all had a good time with it. Thanks for asking. :-) Richard

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jun-2006 23:44
How did he like the gift? theFly

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Jun-2006 16:13
Richard, welcome to CSLR challenges! This photo would need a name before the voting day to qualify. Like the toning and angle. Would have prefered the name in complete focus, especially since that's also the title for this photo. -Cat