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23-MAR-2008 jstrong

It Don't Matter if You're Black or White

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/6s f/6.3 at 100.0mm iso50 hide exif
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Date/Time23-Mar-2008 18:10:09
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/6 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent50
Exposure Bias-1 1/3
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 17:44
Wonderful shot Jano that belies bigotry. The closed eyes make a visual representation that the most basic of emotions is color blind. -tv
Rod 24-Mar-2008 07:29
Is this your sister Jano? She has a close resemblance to Amber from this angle a.
Black & white partnerships can be a real problem which has caused many problems over the years.The reason is that it plays havoc wiv our light metering in our cameras:-) I'm sure this is wot peed the clansman off as their cameras would only expose for white skin. They didn't have the brains to meter in between the two as you have done here. I hope the Washington press photographers take note of your exposure because they might have to take picys of Obama in the "White" house which they were dreading on how to expose it properly:-) I don't hold out much hope though as they haven't succeeded yet in making GW look intelligent in their picys:-)
Hehe:-) Anyhow enough nonsense, you have done a fine job here Jano & its really a shame that a title like yours is relevant 40 years after Martin Luther King, the wheels turn very slowly.
The look on both their faces has a lot to say about love too, great picy megirl & say Gday for me to the luvely couple:-)
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 03:01
Thanks Maryanne - Ya, hindsight what it is, I should have shot manually but this whole picy came on fairly sudden. New models.... and I asked them to pose but then they kept going at it...and with my caveman lighting it just got out of control and really hot!! - temp-wise lol This looks better w/o resizing, and I have others, but I chose this one as I liked the smile. Oh well.... new lighting coming soon :) jano
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 02:32
I really like the concept of this one, Jano, and the composition has a nice yin/yang feeling to it. However, I think I'd prefer it more sharply focused. Of course, the slow shutter speed made that difficult. Did you have a particular reason for shooting at ISO 50?
--Mary Anne