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11-JAN-2008 Kelly Bellis

7th Place "F I T" By Kelly Bellis

Ellsworth, Maine

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
3s f/10.0 at 85.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time11-Jan-2008 17:49:56
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length85 mm
Exposure Time3.20 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Rod 14-Jan-2008 09:11
The first picy in the links below I like very much Kelly.
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 15:32
Kiki, I tried so many shoes on my feet still hurt! :) And actually, all of the experiments I did prior to the FIT shot above were using one of those warm-colored compact fluorescents which is way different in temperature than the flashlight stuck into the model, but the shoe fit so I didn't monkey more with the temp setting. I didn't use the Custom WB setting, choosing instead White Balance, which normally I leave on AWB - this usually is pretty close to a happy place, and any tweaks needed are handled in post processing. Choosing to modify the White Balance setting is where on the 40D the temp settings are entered. On the 20D it's handled differently, but amounts to the same thing and it sounds like you're more adept at it than I am.

Oh, and CJ - sorry about missing your question about the lens It's the S 17-85 IS - I'll edit this page to include the correct lens data above. - Kelly
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 14:27
You wrote you used the color temperature setting to adjust WB when shooting this. The "CT" and "WB" settings are two different modes, at least in the 20D. It's either/or. The common WB setting requires a sample shot.. greycard or whitecard or something suitably neutral. Using CT you manually dial in the desired color temperature, and then change WB to shoot by color temperature. Do you use a Kelvin meter or simply test-shoot a little from experience, till the shoe fit?
-k2
Guest 13-Jan-2008 07:06
Kelly, thanks for the shoot information, very helpful for me to know the settings used. Always curious as to the lens used also.
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 02:31
Thanks for the info Kelly! I've had my in-camera settings cranked up for this challenge too but haven't gotten the great color, sharpness and contrast that you got here - makes me think the camera and/or lens might make a big difference. Of course I haven't attempted anything like this either! I've read such good things about the 40D and the images seem to be really great too that I'm getting buyer's fever! I saw the tetrahedons previously but didn't make the connection to this - duuuuh! Great work constructing those too! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge13-Jan-2008 00:08
Thank you very much Brent, Penny, Tom, Sue Anne, Kiki, Julie, CJ and Cat for your kind comments; I greatly appreciate them.

Rod, yes, I've been outside with (not wiv) my cameras. Today was spectacular - above freezing and foggy in the morning, but after two hours in the field and over 100 shots, I've nothing I'm particularly proud of shooting in spite of it being such a fine splendid morning. To satisfy your unlikely, but possible curiosity, I'll post the best of the rubbish in Pending before doing away with them.
http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/91574192
http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/91574193
http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/91574194
http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/91574195

CJ - That's correct, no post processing whatsoever except to resize it to 800 pixels. FIT stands for Five Intersecting Tetrahedra. A little better idea of what the model in its entirety looks like is shown below. They were made out of folded paper as described on Thomas Hull's websitehttp://www.merrimack.edu/~thull/fit.html. The folding part was easy, but the assembly took some doing as it is kind of a puzzle. I'm seriously thinking about trying to make one out of colored glass, but still have some studying to do.

The camera settings - as best as I can recall: white balance was at 2500; Sharpness at 7 (slider all the way to the right) - which by the way in all of my experiments, I saw very little or no difference when trying other settings; Contrast with the slider all the way over to the right +; saturation was probably likewise set as high as possible +; Color tone was set at the lowest setting -. I used an LED type flashlight that poked into the model plus an external flash (580) probably at 1/128th or 1/64th power manually flashed, but since I shot so many experiments, I can't remember if it was pointed slightly off of the model or at the ceiling or at the filing cabinet, but without the flash, the struts wouldn't have had quite the same amount of color. Thanks again for commenting. - Kelly

Guest 12-Jan-2008 23:07
oh this is wonderful rainbow of colors. You do take time to set up your shots and take the maximum out of what you can get! Kudos!
-Cat
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 21:33
Great shot Kelly....as usual! Love all the different colors and lighting - great abstract! Now, tell me what does FIT mean - Florida Institute of Technology or tight fit getting these arranged? :-D CJ

And I like the camera - or is it the lens that gave you this nice image with no PP? Would you share your in-camera settings regarding contrast and saturation? Thanks!
Julie Bird12-Jan-2008 21:06
Kelly, as usual, you have spent time and thought and have come up with another wonderful image. Julie
Rod 12-Jan-2008 12:00
Kiki real blokes shoot in blizzards & cyclones not in a nice warm studios. I even venture out into the hot sun sometimes:-)
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 09:47
Intriguing shades and construction, and you've wrestled an entire rainbow out of that camera. Hypnotizing. It's fine with me if you remain indoors.
-k2
Rod 12-Jan-2008 08:15
Kelly, have you been outside wiv your camera??? I know I know it's cold out there:-)
sue anne12-Jan-2008 04:38
I like the different colors. and the light that peeks in.
Guest 12-Jan-2008 04:04
Very nice Kelly. I'm sure you had fun shooting this just right.
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 02:21
very pretty display of color!
Penny Street
ctfchallenge12-Jan-2008 01:21
Lots of fun! This really is pleasing to look at and the detail is pretty good for no processing with all the little paper fibers clearly visible. Very nice Kelly.
~Brent