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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 180 - It's Your Call >> c180 It's Your Call - Exhibition > Water 1
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21-FEB-2009 Rod

Water 1

Cleveland Point Brissie Oz

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/3200s f/2.8 at 17.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Rod 03-Mar-2009 04:36
:-) Thanks Stan:-)
ctfchallenge02-Mar-2009 14:00
Nice water shots Rod, you have plenty of critics, so I'll just say Good Luck-Stan.


Rod 01-Mar-2009 18:00
Thank you Debi:-)
ctfchallenge01-Mar-2009 07:01
This one has come out very well - the lines of the pier and the shimmer of the light very well off-set by the dark water - Debi
Rod 28-Feb-2009 02:24
Thanks Lydia:-) I luv the look of nice clouds too.
ctfchallenge27-Feb-2009 14:40
This is my fave of your three, Rod. I like that you got all of the zones in it... the clouds are the best part to me. ~lydia
Rod 27-Feb-2009 07:33
Thanks Penny dear:-)
ctfchallenge27-Feb-2009 03:14
I like the pier fading into the water. Gorgeous black and white image.
Penny Street
Rod 26-Feb-2009 22:09
Thanks D:-) I enhanced the shadows in Photoshop........Don't tell anyone:-)
Guest 26-Feb-2009 21:10
Nice one Rod. I think I would have lightened the image a bit so the pier would stand out more but the more I look at it the better I like it just as it is. -dtallakson
Rod 26-Feb-2009 08:22
Thanks Brent:-) The end of the pier was the focal point in the sunset picy from the blurred challenge it's also where I shot the three Pelicans that only Doug liked:-) When I saw this on the camera Lcd I had to put the 70-200 on to try & get some blur.
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 07:45
I think you topic is all wet mate :-) Nah, this is a great picy- don't think we've seen this old pier before have we?
~Brent
Rod 26-Feb-2009 06:13
Thanks Carole:-) believe it or not but I shot this on 2.8 & focused on the pier for the blurred challenge:-)
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 05:21
Nice shot Rod, one we haven't seen before. Nice moody shot with that old pier and dark clouds. Good one! CJ
Rod 26-Feb-2009 04:56
:-) A magnanimous gesture mate.
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 04:45
OK I'm going to relaase all focal lengths under 35mm but I reserve the right to claim focal lengths >35mm at a later date. This stipulation will allow Rod to keep this fine pier picy in place with all the dramatic clouds and water and glimmery effects. -tv
Rod 26-Feb-2009 04:40
Thanks Y, Penny & Tommy:-) I think Tommy is going to be a problem in this challenge Penny, I'm being really good a.
Y about the B&W picys I normally convert from colour on the computer as I don't think there's any advantage in shooting B&W in camera. I know 35 years ago when I shot lots of B&W film I started to see or envisage in B&W but these days I'm not tuned in to it anymore.
As for the pop in B&W picys I think if you start off with a picy that has really good lighting like this picy which was taken near sunset then you have a fairly good B&W conversion straight away with nice highlights & good shadows. The main things I do to a B&W picy which may have a flat look isI do an S shape in the curves tool or you can use the Brightness & Contrast tool in Photoshop. Try minus 8 brightness & plus 8 or more in the contrast, this normally adds a bit of pop. Then I would burn (darken) in the shadows & dodge (lighten) the highlights. I didn't have to do much of all that in this picy because of the great light coming across the water.
When you get a picy you want in B&W then post it so we can see how to turn it into a masterpiece:-)
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 04:04
Rod, don't listen to Tommy - You can shoot Water anyway you want now, for the next two weeks. Just announce your subject in the forum. Penny Street
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 03:58
This looks like "Wide Angle" to me and the EXIF proves it. Off to Pending because I was there first. -tv
ctfchallenge26-Feb-2009 03:57
Good pick Rod, topic wise you will have some pretty pics. Did you shoot this in Black/white or convert? My black and whites seem flat, maybe I am not used to the 40 D. Yvonne