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05-AUG-2008 Mary Anne

Swimming Goggles

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/500s f/8.0 at 30.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Aug-2008 08:21:18
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length30 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge07-Aug-2008 21:33
Thanks, Rod and Doug. I'm still torn between keeping the background stuff or cropping it off.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge07-Aug-2008 03:47
The perfect colors were the first thing I thought about this picture Mary Anne. Most excellent work. -COAmature
Rod 06-Aug-2008 16:03
Wot an excellent picy wiv great composition, geez I really like this well done Mary Anne. I think the ball would have worked better if it wasn't so bright white. With the pool empty the picy would take on a more surreal look & maybe work a bit better. Still luv it though.
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2008 13:26
Hey, thanks for the comments! Tommy, I appreciate what you're saying about the background stuff, but I intentionally included it because the same bright green shade was repeated there. You should have seen me crawling around on my hands and knees as I tried to catch the BH sun's reflection while not losing the ball and float, which kept drifting around the pool. However, I'll take another look at just the goggles themselves. I always have such a tough time making up my mind. (Sometimes almost as bad as Rod about moving shots to Pending.)
--Mary Anne
aam1234 06-Aug-2008 05:12
Very cool.
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2008 02:54
This starts out wonderfully at the bottom but the upper edge detail is distracting. I see it as a much stronger with an empty pool - cropping out the top edge and riff-raff in the water. -tv
sue anne06-Aug-2008 02:50
Very nice and I like the green and the blues.
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2008 01:49
Yes, this is very rich and vibrant and I really like the angles here Mary Anne- great job with the comp. The green in the mask really catches your eye and the water drops look neat too. Nice work!
~Brent
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2008 01:40
What a wonderful rich amount of textures and angles! I like this very much... ~Lydia