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Check Mate*
by billy webb
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18-MAR-2006 billy webb

1st
Check Mate*
by billy webb

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/200s f/14.0 at 227.0mm iso100 with Flash full exif

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Jose Paulo Andrade06-Apr-2006 14:44
Good photo!!
aam1234 23-Mar-2006 19:04
Agree with RK. I think it's a bit OOF than unsharp though. But I could be wrong of course.
Photogenix23-Mar-2006 04:11
Nice clean image...find it a bit soft...maybe its just me...
- RK
alexeig19-Mar-2006 17:53
This is very nice and clean. I always envied the capability to produce high key shot with white background, something which escapes me so far.
ctfchallenge19-Mar-2006 16:20
The image looks clean and simple, love the reflection! :-))
Katcat
aam1234 19-Mar-2006 09:39
Excellent photo Billy, love it!
ctfchallenge19-Mar-2006 05:30
Very artistic billy! I thought of doing a chess image but yours looks much better than what I had in mind! I like the colors, composition and the DOF. :-) CJ
billy webb19-Mar-2006 04:12
This was shot with a strobe back light against a white wall.... the back light was about two stops brighter than the main light, wich was the onboard flash @ f-14..... the chess set was all glass, including the board!
ctfchallenge19-Mar-2006 00:40
Wow! This is really nice! Can you clue us in on your set up billy? Is it a glass chess set? jano
ctfchallenge18-Mar-2006 23:46
well done Billy.
theFly
Rod 18-Mar-2006 22:03
You're a controversial bugger Neo:-)
Guest 18-Mar-2006 21:13
I like this picture and the border is nice too :-)
Rod 18-Mar-2006 20:55
Very nice look to this graphic shot spider mate, but the cliche wide border & line tends to make it look like all other shots digitally enhanced with this boring un-photographic technique. Wot I'm trying to say is this would look really good without the silly wide border.