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19-OCT-2007 Michael Shealy

Rusting Acres

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
1/250s f/9.0 at 120.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time19-Oct-2007 10:01:42
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length120 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/9
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias0.33
White Balance
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge22-Oct-2007 23:11
Thanks for the comments, y'all. Debi - Ask anytime, for sure. I'll do what I can when it comes to the answers ":^). CJ - Thanks and you made me LOL! I love strong women! Cheers, -mikey
Maurice Allain21-Oct-2007 19:46
I like the lighting in this shot, the strong sunlight/shadows has created more interest and has added extra detail....
ctfchallenge21-Oct-2007 13:03
Nice cluttered field shot Mikey - and women do shoot these kinds of scenes - I'll have to show you my tractor shots some day and Sue Anne frequently posts them! Maybe we're manly? :-) Anyway, B&W works well for this. CJ
ctfchallenge21-Oct-2007 12:10
I am also trying to understand exposure better. Hence the question -Debi
ctfchallenge21-Oct-2007 06:57
Thanks, Tom & Debi. Tom - There are so many choices with DP, it boggles my mind. Since I recently started shooting RAW I'm learning a lot and experimenting wildly. I've tried to push the exposure a bit as Its easier for me to darken an image than it is to lighten one and the latitude that it allows is way beyond what the JPG allows. In RAW highlights seem to go a lot further before they're blown, so +1/3 stop is a mild adjustment in that direction. Just giving it a whirl (one more experiment) ":^D Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge20-Oct-2007 17:37
Understood. That's the reason I'm doing so much bw myself. If the color doesn't help, then get rid of it. It's nice to have the choice in digital photography. -tv
ctfchallenge20-Oct-2007 17:04
Question - Why the +ive EC ? - Debi
ctfchallenge20-Oct-2007 14:44
Thanks for the kind words, Tv & TomD. TomD - It is a manly shot, indeed! You'd never see the missus out fussing with this stuff ... would ya? Tom - The colors in this shot are quite subdued. The tractor was a faded yellow, the trees and grass are in their Fall dying phase and the board is gray. I felt that there was more interest (read 'clutter') to be had in the difference in contrasts, shapes and surfaces when seen in B&W. Thanks again, -mikey
Guest 20-Oct-2007 03:31
Mikey, I like it! Good in B&W, nice busy/cluttered composition & 'manly'.
Keeps the eyes moving, I like that.
ctfchallenge20-Oct-2007 03:04
Seems you're in a BW state of mind, but I'm wondering if it improves this shot or if the colors would add to the clutter. Well framed and enough foreground detail that we dont notice the fuzzy trees in the bg, at lest not much anyway. Good one Mikey. -tv
ctfchallenge19-Oct-2007 23:01
Thanks, John. Cheers, -mikey
John Prichard 19-Oct-2007 19:01
I really like this one Michael. It has detail and it has shapes and it make your eyes wander from item to item. Good one. John