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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> The Best of CTF Challenges >> Best of 2004 > Rise & Shine! *
Andrew Cawte
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2 May 04 Andrew Cawte

Rise & Shine! *
Andrew Cawte

Canon EOS 1D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/500 sec, f/9, ISO 100, Canon 420EX flash with yellow filter, wb 'shade' full exif

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ctfchallenge09-May-2004 19:41
Beautiful :-) Love it. It would make for a great poster. The lighting is really great. - Techo
Don Ellis08-May-2004 13:29
Light, color, symmetry and drama... beautiful. Don
ctfchallenge05-May-2004 03:26
Ahhhhhh, much better! But even better than the lower halo is that the rim lighting looks more natural, softer, and the rim light overcontrast is normalized too. Just loverly! ~ Lonnit
Andrew Cawte 04-May-2004 21:54
Thanks Lonnit, I missed that. I've re-processed the image to be a bit more selective about the sharpening - I think the softer edges give the orange a more subtle 'glow' that works better for me anyway.
ctfchallenge04-May-2004 18:56
"It's a beauty Ralph!" Nice with the rim lighting on the upper right, but that's oversharpening halo on the bottom I see, both sides, right? Really lovely shot. :) ~ Lonnit
Andrew Cawte 03-May-2004 09:11
Thanks, well spotted. It is now :)
ctfchallenge03-May-2004 01:03
Andrew, Great picture. Is the year correct? theFly
Nugar02-May-2004 21:38
Aha! the old ST-E2 trick! Should have think of that :)
Andrew Cawte 02-May-2004 19:43
Thanks for the positive comments, your positive feedback is very encouraging and much appreciated :)
The orange isn't propped up at all, it's very carefully balanced! For that reason alone this photo took ages to capture, and when I finally got it to stay put I had time to fire off about half a dozen shots before it fell over again. This was the tightest crop and the one I like best.
The flash is fired remotely using an ST-E2 wireless transmitter.
ctfchallenge02-May-2004 19:42
You've got my vote Andrew. Has everything I really like - abstract design, brilliant color, great use of light, just enough variety to make it interesting even with the central subject. Very fine. Ann C
Paul Sumi02-May-2004 18:39
Andrew, excellent execution and result. Thanks for the technical details. Am curious about 2 things: first, how did you prop the orange slice upright, and secondly, did you use some sort of extension cord to connect your flash to your camera?
Nugar02-May-2004 16:18
I tried to do just that with a watermelon and.. yuck! Looks like an anatomical preparation. Yours, on the other hand, looks great, even the shape of the light below the citrus.