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November 2004 db.

SanMarco1*

Venice, Italy

This image had to be compressed
to jpg quality level 5 (of 12)
in order to meet the 150K limit...!

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR
1/60s f/9.0 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time27-Nov-2004 16:39:58
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (3)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Daniel Bollag07-Sep-2006 17:20
Maybe, RK, our monitors don’t display this image in the same way: as I see it, saturation cannot be increased any more without making the picture looking unreal. Thanks anyway for having had another look! — db.
ctfchallenge07-Sep-2006 03:19
DB - I like this better ( would like to see the original as a point of reference). Envy that you can travel to these exotic places....only suggestion would be to increase the saturation a bit.
- RK
ctfchallenge06-Sep-2006 08:31
RK: Safely back home, I checked the image and could—on my monitor—not find anything wrong with the colors. I do wonder, though, whether what you find has anything to do with the fact that I had to compress the image enormously in order to meet the 150K limit? I have, anyway, increased both contrast and saturation a tad to get some of the «punch» you missed (losing, OTOH, some more detail in the process...). Better now?? — db.
Daniel Bollag04-Sep-2006 19:11
Thank you, elips! I do appreciate your taking the time to comment and I’m glad you like the image. — db.
elips03-Sep-2006 20:10
Very nice, db! I like the shot looking down past the domes. The rich warm colors are very appealing and the play of light and shadow is very good as well. Good work! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge02-Sep-2006 14:27
Thanks, RK, for pointing this out to me! I’ll check it when back home in a week from now, as I am on a trip abroad and loaded the image up from a small laptop without a high-quality screen. Thanks! — db.
ctfchallenge01-Sep-2006 01:11
Like all your 3 entries (irrespective of on/off topic).
I find all three a tad under-exposed(colors seem muted)...dont get me wrong...they are all well framed and sharp...but seems to lack the punch.
- RK
ctfchallenge31-Aug-2006 17:19
Thanks a lot, Gerald, for your friendly commenting; I'm glad you like the image. As far as «on-topicness» goes, jstrong and Rod, please don’t worry: this *is* «A View from Above». — db.
ctfchallenge31-Aug-2006 16:08
Beautiful light, nice warm colors and very good composition. The houses make the background look a bit too busy. I do not have to decide whether it is on topic, in any case I like this image. -Gerald
janewigginsphotography31-Aug-2006 11:54
This is probably borderline on topic. I get the feeling of looking from above, and slightly down. Taken in early morning or late evening light? jano
Rod 31-Aug-2006 11:21
I don't think you had to point the camera down too much for this shot Daniel.