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04-AUG-2009 Rod

10th Place - Boaters Paradise - by Rod

Lota, near Manly Brissie Oz

When it bleeding rains.

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/640s f/8.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time04-Aug-2009 10:11:03
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.67
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge09-Aug-2009 12:37
Thanks Maarten & Dougy:-)
ctfchallenge08-Aug-2009 04:39
Too funny with the title. It looks like there is no hope for a tide to come in and rescue these soldiers. -Doug
Guest 07-Aug-2009 20:49
Very nice frame, but I'm not sure I wanna go there. :-) -Maarten.
ctfchallenge07-Aug-2009 01:33
Thanks Rod... and thank you for the tutorial. In manual you cannot lock exposure, so using AV is a good alternative to see what settings you get. You could do the same in P mode, then switch over to manual and dial those settings in. I have been experimenting with that a bit. I appreciate your idea of putting the sky 2/3 into the viewfinder and will try that (i probably have before but can't recall). Your work on dodging and burning works well in this image and I applaud what you did. It really added a 3D (as opposed to HDR) look that I personally love. Great job. jano
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2009 22:46
Rod
Thanks Jano:-) I always tend to expose for the highlights in a scene, I have my meter set on evaluative all the time & in AV mode.I normally aim my camera so the sky is about 2/3rds of the viewfinder & then lock the exposure recompose & shoot. I then look at the back LCD screen & look at the highlights to make sure they are not blown out, if everything looks OK then I use manual mode with the same previous settings while I'm shooting in the same direction. I would be better off just using manual all the time but I forget to look at the settings when I start shooting in another direction. So AV mode is best when you get a bit old:-) The colours mainly get better saturation when I use the curves tool, I do a small S shape which seems to add contrast & bump the colours. I have my in camera settings set on minus sharpening, saturation & contrast so when my Raw file comes up in DPP it shows me the the picy with these settings & looks quite dull & soft. I save as a 16 bit Tiff & as soon as I do the curves & sharpening in CS4 the picy looks fine then. I do a fair amount of dodging & burning. On the boat where the paint is peeling I used the burn tool set on shadows at 3% & it seems to bring out the detail more, this seems to work well on water too. I also do this on the trees as well which can make the detail seem better by darkening more the shadow in betweens. Each picy has it's own PP needs so I just play it by ear & just do what my eyes want for that picy. So I imagine me picys will go downhill in proportion to me eyesight a:-)
janewigginsphotography05-Aug-2009 17:42
Of your three entries Rod, this is my fave because it includes a subject, and has a bit of humor. Truly a postcard setting. How do you find these rich colors and perfect exposure? jano
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2009 03:36
Rod
Thanks Tommy:-) Yes this is low tide but I only think the water would be a couple of foot deep here at high tide so the boat would need a good push. It's hard to see here but there's a rope tying the boat to a star picket near the walkway.
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2009 02:27
Incredible. Only in Australia could there be a marina for prisoners - nowhere, or way to go. The masts rising from the trees is priceless. I guess this must be low tide although the condition of the boat indicated an environmental condition more permanent - like global warming. -tv
ctfchallenge04-Aug-2009 22:25
Rod
Thanks again Penny:-) I don't think this boat is going anywhere even at high tide:-)
ctfchallenge04-Aug-2009 12:13
he he he. It looks as if it hasn't rained in awhile. I guess the attraction of this one, as a postcard, is to catch the humor of the natives. Good one.
Penny Street