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13-APR-2009 CJ in CA

The Bike

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/2000s f/5.6 at 100.0mm iso160 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Apr-2009 11:06:48
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/2000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent160
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge19-Apr-2009 14:23
Excellent processing CJ and the position of the camera and lighting is wonderfully done. jano
ctfchallenge18-Apr-2009 00:08
I KNOW I commented on this but I can't find the comment anywhere...
I think the processing is superb. And I like the angle and the reflections.
Great job!!! Penny Street
ctfchallenge17-Apr-2009 15:56
VERY nice - motif, composition and colors. *IF* I were to crop it, just below the V-shaped black reflection in the upper light cone could be an idea. That way you would avoid the brighter clutter in upper right corner also. But this is terrific.
-k2
aam1234 16-Apr-2009 19:33
How did I miss this photo. This is really good, CJ.
Rod 15-Apr-2009 22:44
I'm not jealous I just don't want Carole to win:-)
I tried a B&W (in Pending) which I sort of like but the conversion needs to be done from the straight from the camera picy. It's more manly but The girly blue you like has been lost.
ctfchallenge15-Apr-2009 18:03
I don't see any burnouts either (BHs ?). Looks so good with this subject that I thought it was Rod's. He's just jealous. -tv
ctfchallenge15-Apr-2009 15:01
Thanks Debi and Brent! Rod, the flat plate is not blown - I can tilt my laptop screen and see a grayish color in it. This was taken in bright sunlight and I metered off the brightest areas on the chrome so as not to blow out anything. It ended up fairly dark overall so I just messed around with the sliders in PS Elements and used a new program called Topaz Adjust to try to bring back the shiny look to the chrome. CJ
Rod 15-Apr-2009 05:33
:-)hehe.....hic Does the chrome plate thingy under the middle headlight not look blown Brent. I even turn me screen down so dark that I couldn't see anything but that pure white wiv no detail strip of metal.
I think overall this could be darker so the chrome can shine against a darker background. It looks great after three cans of beer & wearing me sunglasses but:-)
ctfchallenge15-Apr-2009 04:47
Ahem, somebody in the southern hemisphere where they drink huge cans of beer needs to do some calibration I think:-) The highlights look very well controlled on my screen. Great subject and very well composed Carole- super work.
~Brent
Guest 14-Apr-2009 12:44
i like this one- Debi
ctfchallenge14-Apr-2009 04:27
Thanks Doug and Rod. Actually, this picy didn't have any BH, I upped the contrast etc to make it look like this! :-D I'll put a few other examples of PP in pending later and see if you like one of them. CJ
Rod 14-Apr-2009 03:50
Great subject for the challenge dear Carole but it looks overexposed for a chrome picy. I normally take a picy in AV & see how it looks on the LCD, looking for BHs etc, I then use the AV settings as a starting point & put the camera in manual mode & start underexposing until I think the chrome looks good & then shoot away. Maybe try a B&W wiv some adjustments & it may work a lot better a. Good try but.
ctfchallenge14-Apr-2009 01:37
You've done this biker proud by making his/her ride shine. The chrome looks great. -Doug