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28-SEP-2008 Brent

They Come In Droves

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/60s f/7.1 at 31.0mm iso640 hide exif
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Date/Time28-Sep-2008 14:01:06
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 30D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length31 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent640
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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aam1234 24-Apr-2009 23:20
Brent's old style refers to Light (and its treatment) not Composition.
Rod 24-Apr-2009 22:08
If this is Brents old style I would like to see lots more of it. The kid, Mother & bloke in the cap makes this picy very special. Great shot mate.
aam1234 24-Apr-2009 21:21
Yeah, I noticed that about the lighting in this photo. As you said, the light is coming from all sides, including the top. It's just that this photo reminds me of your old style :)
ctfchallenge24-Apr-2009 21:13
Thanks Mary Anne :-) Yeah that little girl is cuter than a bugs ear ;-) Thanks for your input Aam, hard to say what I did in the processing back then. I know the increased dynamic range of my new camera has me doing things a little different these days. Keep in mind this scene was well let by sunlight on both sides and bulbs down the middle- not a lot of natural contrast :-)
~Brent
aam1234 24-Apr-2009 21:05
The first thing that came to my mind when I saw this pic is...your old style, which I'm glad you abandoned. If I were to guess, I'd say your old style calls for lifting the shadows up and pushing the highlights down, which resulted, for me at least, in an unnatural-looking photos that I don't feel comfortable looking at. Glad you don't do that any more :)
ctfchallenge24-Apr-2009 21:00
Brent, I love the way that cute little baby is looking right at the camera and the young guy behind her is sort of looking, but all the adults are just oblivious of you.
--Mary Anne