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31-MAR-2007 Rod

10th: Matt
by Rod

Brissie Oz

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/40s f/5.0 at 37.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time31-Mar-2007 15:53:43
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length37 mm
Exposure Time1/40 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge11-Apr-2007 21:37
You did a great job isolating his portrait from the rest of the shot while keeping the background not too OOF that he looks out of place. A nice clean shot with good composition and lighting (be it natural, but you gotta know where to place your subject).

-Techo
Rod 09-Apr-2007 19:38
Thanks Alexeig:-)
alexeig08-Apr-2007 20:24
Very nice b/w The guy seems to be on guard
Rod 07-Apr-2007 04:03
Thanks Gerry:-)
mcbit06-Apr-2007 03:03
The eyes are good in this one! :)
Rod 03-Apr-2007 07:48
Thanks Shu & Tom:-) I did take a step or two to the left so the door frame wasn't coming out of his head but the place was like a building site so I just tried to compose with what was there, it was good fun:-)
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2007 05:35
Nice pic, thanks Rod!
TomD.
Shu02-Apr-2007 21:05
Matt's portrait is superb but the potted plant is just too distracting. Perhaps you could crop and clone a bit. (I don't mind the stacked pieces because they might point to his occupation as a builder, etc, and his nifty jacket and tie may allude to "a day off with pay.") It's a great portrait otherwise! shu
Rod 02-Apr-2007 19:31
Thanks all:-) I did the whole shoot with the kit lens as they wanted a sort of distorted spacey look:-) I will have a go at fixing the background to night. Thanks again:-)
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2007 17:37
Wonderful sharpness in the face, Rod. I never would have guessed that you were using the kit lens.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2007 16:18
Very good light, nice composition, good mix of sharpness and OOF. The only distracting little detail, as I see it, is the bright beam between his earlobe and the corner of the flowerpot. Quick to fade. It's not the kind of "mistake" that requires a reshoot.. this is otherwise just fine. -kiki2
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2007 15:46
Excellent b&w conversion, Rod. He looks great, nice eyes. I do find those stacked up things by his right ear a bit distracting. My eye tends to go from his collar to the top left of his head to the stacked wood and back around. Perhaps you could darken them? ~Sharon
Guest 02-Apr-2007 14:15
Very nice Rod! I'm still pondering, but I think I have a new favorite out of your three Eligible pics. :-) Really good eye and shadow details on this one and I really like the overall composition as well! Well done!