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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 133 - Distance >> Challenge 133 - Exhibition > 3rd
So Far Away Yet So Close *
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09-APR-2007 GeraldH

3rd
So Far Away Yet So Close *

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
1/80s f/22 at 65mm iso 200, crystal sphere hide exif
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ctfchallenge15-May-2007 16:19
Thank you for the clean-up! Much better. I thought the glint was real, nice touch. :) ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge15-May-2007 07:56
Thanks, Tommy, Rod and Lonnit. The crystal ball was a gift so I don't know how much it did cost but I am sure it was much cheaper than a fish eye. Lonnit, the starburst is real. I did not note this interesting effect when I took the picture but only when I saw the images (but I did feel how the concentrated sun rays burnt my skin when I inadvertently held the sphere in a way that they could reach my skin, ouch!) Sorry about the sensor spots, normally not really a problem but at f/22, they are getting obvious; I wonder why I overlooked them. I have cloned them out now. -Gerald
ctfchallenge14-May-2007 18:04
Very nicely done, Gerald! LOVE the starburst of light on the ball (is it real?). I will admit to be distracted by all the little bits of dirt, though. Is that all on your sensor? ~ Lonnit
Rod 14-May-2007 07:12
I was thinking the same as Tommy the image in the glass is clearer than the L lens picys here:-) Excellent shot Gerald it really works mate:-)
ctfchallenge13-May-2007 21:47
Great idea. A poor man's fisheye lens (hmm.. very clear glass maybe not so cheap). -tv