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May 2006 db.

WatchingYou!*

Madrid, Spain

Air conditioning vents
in Barajas International Airport’s
new terminal «T4»

Canon EOS 350D ,Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR
2s f/25.0 at 122.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time09-May-2006 16:38:30
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length122 mm
Exposure Time2.50 sec
Aperturef/25
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Daniel Bollag06-Jun-2007 20:51
I’m glad you like it, Jens. This is not really a crop: I framed tight on purpose, in order to give «the monster» a more impressive look. There is another image of the same «subject», though, with more space around it: <http://www.pbase.com/bollag/image/61533811 I have not considered entering that one for several reasons, not the least of them being the picture’s chromatic aberrations; but, please let me know, anyway, if you’d have preferred the composition. Thanks a lot for commenting! — db.
ctfchallenge04-Jun-2007 12:03
Wow, that's cool. The six eyes make me dizzy :)
I also really like the colours here. The crop is maybe a bit tight (top and sides) but then again, I don't know whether there was something that needed to be cropped out.
Jens
Daniel Bollag03-Jun-2007 09:06
Thank you, tv, for pointing this out. You are absolutely right: the more personality it gets, the less abstract it will be. I will have to decide whether I want it to follow Denise and Christina in their dreams or my picture to be on-topic. Thanks a lot, Christina and tv, for your friendly remarks! — db.
ctfchallenge03-Jun-2007 02:07
Effective anthropomorphic transformation here although first I thought it was a big sci-fi rocket ship engine. Now the creature seems mostly just insatiably curious. But as it takes on more personality, it becomes less abstract. -tv
Squared C02-Jun-2007 23:25
Great! And so cute/creepy! I love this! I always feel like I'm being watched as well!
Daniel Bollag02-Jun-2007 11:51
I am glad my six-eyed monster has detected you with its slightly squinting look, shu. It will follow you now for a while—especially in your dreams!—protecting you from evil; it is a *good* monster, mind you, doing no harm to anyone. ;-) Thanks for commenting! — db.
Canon DSLR Challenge01-Jun-2007 21:49
Two three-eyed monsters with deadpan expressions! (That's all I can see now.) The "eyes" appear to be third-dimensional. Nice one, db! shu