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Techo

In The Bulb*

Still life (colorful) closeups are my thing. I'm mostly stuck indoors at work or at home so this is the most accessible shooting style for me. But I do go out too ya know ;) but not as much as I would've wanted. I try to use the props I already have at hand and love to experiment with different settings.


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ctfchallenge17-Jun-2005 17:42
Thanks Shu :)

I posted this one once before, the other two are new entries.

Here are the details on this shot

Used the CRT monitor as the background and shot in a dark room. Created the background in photoshop, positioned the lamp and manually flicked the switch on and off so you only see the filament glowing and no distracting flare.

PS work: Cloned out a few dust spots on the bulb and crt. Resized then Levels and Unsharpmask applied then framed. That's it, nothing more.

Exif:
Date/Time: 2005:04:04 23:10:51
Shutter speed: 1.6 sec
Aperture: 10
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Partial
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
Self-timer: 10 secs
ISO: 100
Lens: 100mm
Focal length: 100mm
AF mode: Manual focus
Image size: 513 x 643
Rotation: none
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Picture Effect: Normal
Sharpness level: 0
Gamma: Standard
Custom Functions:
CFn 1: SET button function when shooting: Menu display
CFn 12: Mirror lockup: Enable

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM


-Techo
ctfchallenge17-Jun-2005 13:28
It's interesting how many ways a subject can be portrayed and really requires a lot of creativity in order to change it to one as pleasing as this! I love the colors! Shu