8th place Philemon by jnconradie by Canon DSLR Challenge


02-FEB-2007	jnconradie

Sweat, Toil and Precious Metals...

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/160s f/5.0 at 38.0mm iso100 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		04-Feb-2007 23:41
Certainly manual labour (probably without the 'sweat' LOL)... nice to see a different 'take' on this theme. Good post. ~ Regards Melbob

alexeig		04-Feb-2007 15:51
Very nice face expression of concentration on the process

jnconradie		03-Feb-2007 05:10
Thanks, Mary-Ann, Julie and Traveller. The photo was taken (only) about 750 ft underground in an old mine shaft near Johannesburg, now used as gold mining museum. Philemon proudly and deftly demonstrates his craft to the daily tour groups. Traveller, no I think this is still a problem in PBase with the EXIF data. It was pretty much pitch dark and the flash was definitely used. (The shadows from his right hand, and also from the hat/flashlight, confirm this.) Unfortunately the rock-face above was pretty low and uneven, thus ruling out a bounced flash. Thanks and regards ~jnconradie

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Feb-2007 23:48
Yes, I agree. Fabulous, Nico. And yet I must wonder why, with the 17~85 IS lens, you chose a relatively fast shutter speed when you could have gone much, much lower. No flash used, asa 100, you must have had fairly decent light....no? Best Wishes, Traveller

Julie Bird		02-Feb-2007 23:08
This is SO on topic. Wonderful colours and composition. Congratulations Nico.

Canon DSLR Challenge		02-Feb-2007 21:40
Nico, I'm surprised you were able to get access there with a camera. There must be a story behind this shot. --Mary Anne