East Column 2 : 9th Place by Canon DSLR Challenge

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17-NOV-2007	Kelly Bellis

East Column 2 : 9th Place

Verona Island, Maine

Proportionately, how much back lighting is needed in order to satisfy the criteria of this challenge?, how much of an angle off to the side still constitutes back-light lighting before it becomes side lighting? East Column 2 is an attempt to explore those questions.

Canon EOS 40D
1/50s f/32.0 at 64.0mm iso320 full exif

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Vikas Malhotra		26-Nov-2007 07:12
The Black and white is conversion is stunning as is the deep sombre mood to this shot..... I really like it Kelly. Cheers, Vikas.

Canon DSLR Challenge		22-Nov-2007 14:04
Thank you Cat, Barry and enny, I appreciate your comments very much. - Kelly

Guest		20-Nov-2007 20:24
This one is a wonderful work! -Cat

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Nov-2007 23:25
Strong image. Good choice on the BW conversion. Well done. -Barry

Guest		19-Nov-2007 18:05
wow, excellent work, very impressive.

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Nov-2007 17:38
Thank you Nico Techo and Traveller for your kind remarks. Techo, did you mean Flipped Horizontally or Inverted? In either case, no - I did neither; however, a minor bit of burning was done on the tops with a fat brush and a 6% Exposure setting... and the tops of what? Thanks for asking Traveller. East Column 2, and East Column 1,http://www.pbase.com/cslr_challenge/image/89063610, are images of the eastern face of the eastern column of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge connecting Hancock and Waldo Counties as viewed looking straight up from near the base of the column. The cylindrical structures are the massive hi-tech cables that support the bridge deck. Both photos were taken just a few feet apart shortly after sunrise beneath an absolutely clear blue sky. In the B&W conversion, I pushed the Blues to -200% to get the blackest parts in both images. A color version from a similar vantage point is in the current CTF Challengehttp://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/89114075; however, wasn't included here in the current CSLR challenge because it would be harder to explain as being back lit. And if anybody feels that East Column 2, and East Column 1 are off topic, please say so and I'll pull them off, but first consider how we define back lighting and remember, secondary light sources; e.g., bounced light of the face of the column in this instance, were not barred in Techo's challenge - just silhouettes. In these two examples, looking straight up, the sun is behind the subject, the cables, albeit obliquely angled and it is the reflected light off of the column that admittedly do more to illuminate the seen portions of the subject. So things I've been wondering about since the challenge was announced and wonder what you all think about; proportionately, how much back lighting is needed in order to satisfy the criteria of this challenge?, how much of an angle off to the side still constitutes back-light lighting before it becomes side lighting? And while I know Pops hasn't (yet?) submitted in Exhibition his award winning Chrome Dominoes,http://www.pbase.com/cslr_challenge/image/86138616, it presents an intriguing twist for consideration, something that in a very real sense was back lit, albeit reflected on the faces of the dominoes which weren't back lit. Cheers! Kelly

jnconradie		18-Nov-2007 06:22
Very dramatic, high-impact. Well done!

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Nov-2007 03:40
This is really cool. Has a sci-fi feel to it and looks great toned and has a really nice contrast with the pitch black background. Was this one flipped horizontally? -Techo

Canon DSLR Challenge		18-Nov-2007 01:31
Kelly, this is really good and a great treatment...almost cathedral-like...but what is it? Best Wishes, Traveller