Lapse into Darkness by ctfchallenge

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22-NOV-2007	Brent

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
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ctfchallenge		03-Dec-2007 06:22
Thanks Charlie and CJ :-) ~Brent

ctfchallenge		02-Dec-2007 17:41
Good exposure on a very relaxing image Brent - wish I was there! :-) CJ

Charlie Beck		26-Nov-2007 20:19
Looks like you got the perfect time of day on this one. I love the deep blue remaining in the sky and the more subtle blue still evident in the water.

ctfchallenge		24-Nov-2007 04:27
Thanks B.C., Jano and Doug. I haven't used the polarizing filter here yet Rod. It does a nice effect I like, but I used it a lot last year on another island here and regretted a little using it so much as many shots looked the same. Still, I did some shooting today (haven't gone over them yet) where I think using the CP would have been nice- they are a good thing to have in your bag I think. ~Brent

ctfchallenge		24-Nov-2007 03:13
Great working keeping the sun Brent. Like many, I would have likely lost the sun or underexposed. -COAmature

Rod		24-Nov-2007 01:53
Brent did you use a polarize filter? I might think about on for the L lens.

ctfchallenge		24-Nov-2007 01:39
Great job Brent - I like the color and WB here. Very serene. jano

ctfchallenge		23-Nov-2007 22:59
a very dramatic capture of some tricky changing light. hmmm.. a vacation about now sounds nice :) hope you're having a great one - b.c.

ctfchallenge		23-Nov-2007 19:39
Sounds like you have a much more scientific shooting manner than me Rod- that yields great results. I have to bank on being able to get thinks right later on (with luck) processing the RAW files. The dogs are being watched by a nice young couple staying at the house while we are away. I'm sure they are being spoiled and it is only for 5 nights too. We do miss them though. ~Brent

Rod		23-Nov-2007 19:15
My camera is set on parameter 2 Tommy for less sharpening, contrast & saturation in camera. The picys don't look as good from the camera but Photoshop does these jobs better. In PS I normally use the curves tool & make a small S shape curve with the line, this seems to add contrast & bump the colours up a bit (looks similar to using the Brightness & Contrast tool set on minus 8 brightness & plus 8 contrast). Then Unsharp Mask, 150....point 3......0 on the high res picy & after downsizing another Unsharp Mask of about 100 or 150.....point 3....0. & a bit of dodge & burn if needed. Brent who's looking after your dogs?

ctfchallenge		23-Nov-2007 17:59
I don't know about any custom setting Rod would use Tommy; it might only work if you drink at least 3 beers ;-) I know...Rod is only joking about the beer while he is really drinking tea. I don't have any magic setting on my rig, my "M" button is usually left on a setting good for macro images at work. Most of the time a just vary things in AV mode depending on the setting and muck with the exposure compensation a bit- but fine tune it in RAW. As far as barrel distortion goes with this lens; I find very little using my cropped body, but expect it would be different on a full frame. I'm curious to see how this looks on something other than my lappy screen here on vacation, it is supposed to be a good screen as far as portables go (LED backlighting), but I've noticed it doesn't quite display all the color range my desktop monitor does. ~Brent

ctfchallenge		23-Nov-2007 13:26
Brent, how's the barrel distortion? Looks good so far otherwise. Good idea and beautiful execution. Do you have a custom "Brent" setting in your camera. Once in a while I try to imitate it but can't seem to find it... or Rod's either. -tv

ctfchallenge		23-Nov-2007 09:15
Thanks Rod :-) I really like my 17-40 lens. On my cropped sensor I find the range quite acceptable for a walk around lens and use it for probably 80% of my shots. You can't get great bokeh with just an f4, but at least it holds f4 throughout the zoom range. I think it's a pretty sharp lens and being on the lighter side and one of the least expensive L lenses makes it appealing to me as well. I give it a thumbs up.

Rod		23-Nov-2007 08:27
Wot an excellent picy, the exposure is spot on for me. Is this lens any good Brent I'm thinking of getting one?

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