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05-JAN-2008 elips

Cupped

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/30s f/5.6 at 85.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Jan-2008 13:28:53
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/30 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
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Darbowski13-Jan-2008 13:03
Belle lumière et bonne composition ! V
elips08-Jan-2008 05:07
Thank you, CJ! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 03:14
Another great SP Sharon! Very intense look - I feel like you're staring right at me! Nice toning too. :-) CJ
elips07-Jan-2008 19:55
Thanks, Kiki! I have that same over saturation effect on one of my monitors as well. I usually check that monitor before posting too but didn't this time. It looks normal on this laptop monitor. So does that mean the image is off or the monitors are? In any case, I appreciate your insightful comments! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge07-Jan-2008 11:18
Nice light and comp. You're very good with light in those dark images. Your thumb is almost making for an optical illusion here, becoming like an extension of the nose. And when "seen" like that, the top of the cup almost floats in the air, like a lens -shaped.. something :) Sharon-magic :)
Not too keen on the "out-of-camera" sepia.. it's twice as saturated as I like it. Maybe my monitors. On one of them, your eyebrow here almost looks green compared to the highlight on the forehead above, which has a more pinkish look. It's the lack of blue in the eyebrow region that's causing that impression, according to the PS eyedropper tool. Hmm. Anway.. good picture.. could easily be used as an illustration - ample space for text in the void dark on the right side.
-k2
elips07-Jan-2008 02:53
Thanks, Cat, Doug and Armin! Cat, I am blushing, thanks so much for your kind words. ~Sharon
ArminB 06-Jan-2008 19:04
wonderful!
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2008 16:38
Great job with the light source. I'm sure many of us have tried to achieve this look with PS and you did it without. Nicely done Sharon. -COAmature
Guest 06-Jan-2008 15:32
Pretty nicely done Sharon, and a fine example of "I can produce great photos with or without PP" :) I am always amazed by your ability to compose SP images even when you don't have access to viewfinder. I guess you are as good in front of the camera as you are behind it :)
-Cat
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2008 13:07
Well done Sharon! - I keep expecting something to be coming from your eye into the cup - LOL! - Kelly
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2008 02:35
Thanks, tv! You nailed it, especially the cerebral activity part! Don't I wish! *grin* ~Sharon
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2008 02:11
This has a very natural and spontaneous feeling.. the slightly out-of-focus eye helps and with focus on the brow implying cerebral activity as if contemplating the cup. -tv
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 22:07
Thanks, Mary Anne! I like this lens a lot and, yes, it can focus this close if it is racked all the way out. I have never used the kit lens so I am not sure what the difference would be. ~Sharon
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 18:49
I'm amazed that you were able to focus that close with that lens. One of the advantages of the IS over the kit lens? The sepia is also nice.
--Mary Anne
elips05-Jan-2008 18:43
Thanks, Brent! We could have a tea party! ~Sharon
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 17:51
Very nice Sharon! I think the focus of the eye is fine- nice mood created here. I didn't realize until after I just posted a shot with a cup as content too that this fine image was here- hope there is room for another cup? ;-)
~Brent
elips05-Jan-2008 17:00
Thanks, Gerry, Rod, Debi, John and Penny! It was fun figuring out what sort of image might look good with no pp. Does it bother anyone that the eye is out of focus? ~Sharon
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 16:55
Very nice!
Penny STreet
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 16:44
I too like that you were able to black out the other eye with just exposure alone. John
ctfchallenge05-Jan-2008 08:30
I like the way one side is in shadow hiding an eye - Debi
Rod 05-Jan-2008 08:28
Very well done Sharon it's not easy to get a mood without PP but you have here. Itsa goodun:-)
mcbit05-Jan-2008 08:28
Well Sharon, you're straight in there with a 'cracker'; well done! -mcbit