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06-JAN-2008 Michael Shealy

Purple and Green

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Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/3200s f/1.8 at 85.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time06-Jan-2008 13:01:58
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time1/3200 sec
Aperturef/1.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-1 2/3
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge14-Jan-2008 18:50
"Oddly" appealing. That's my vote. (and I'm glad to have finally made a decision)
Penny Street
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 16:34
John, it wasn't intended to be a self-portrait, in either image. I was really only shooting the scene and didn't see the camera in the reflection, like the "no PP" posting. Looking carefully at the curves in the reflective surface, led me to the conclusion that the "eye" must be reflected there, and it is. The "self portrait" part was tongue-in-cheek "P^). Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 16:14
OK Mikey, if you say so. The self portrait is a little out there since it that was the only thing I saw I still wouldn't recognize it as so. I do like the concept. If your face was more recognizable then I think this would be a beauty. As it is, I still put it in my very imaginative bucket. John
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 16:06
For those of you who think you need new monitors; the SP is pretty subtle, so maybe you should wait on that. Then again, any excuse to get a new piece of hardware is a good excuse, right? Here's a little help from PS:



Cheers, -mikey
Guest 10-Jan-2008 06:22
Thanks Doug, I thought it was just me. However, could be just reason enough to get a new monitor.
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2008 03:50
I see the bottles now Mikey, but I'm not getting the self portrait reflection. -COAmature
Guest 09-Jan-2008 21:20
Very nice and creating abstract and a SP at the same time. I would have been clue less for a long time had you not explained it so nicely. Works great!
-Cat
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 23:17
I like the explanation. Thanks. But that's definitely not what I expected. Wow.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 18:27
Thanks for the coments, folks; they are always appreciated. Actually, this is a self-portrait. See my face in the darkness on the lower right. The cam is on a tripod and you can see it to my right. Penny, this is two water bottles, one purple and one green. Both are seen in a mirror-polished stainless steel coffee pot; its on the right of the image. The green bottle is visible, tho blurry, in the foreground left. The purple one is only seen in the reflection, but for the ribbed slice at the top left of the image. CJ, yes, I wanted the reflection more in focus than the actual bottle to add to the effect. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 15:24
Mikey, is this passive solar heat of some kind? I wish there was a greater DOF so I could see it better, but maybe that was the idea! ;-D CJ
Guest 08-Jan-2008 14:20
Would you mind telling us what this is?
I love the colors but I am admittedly partial to purple and green.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 08:56
Love it :)
-k2
Rod 08-Jan-2008 08:10
Don't like it::-)
ctfchallenge08-Jan-2008 04:48
Beautiful colors and really captures the eye. Britt