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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 155 - High Contrast >> High Contrast - ELIGIBLE Gallery > First Kite of Spring
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23-MAR-2008 Charlie Beck

First Kite of Spring

Seattle, WA

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM
1/800s f/10.0 at 280.0mm iso100, with 1.4X telextender hide exif
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Date/Time23-Mar-2008 17:35:38
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length280 mm
Exposure Time1/800 sec
Aperturef/10
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
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ctfchallenge25-Mar-2008 00:40
Charlie, please don't change this because of my comment. We've already seen that definitions of high contrast seem to vary from person to person. It's a great shot...so let the voters decide.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 20:41
I can't imagine how this could be any better, Charlie. I am entranced. ~Lydia
sue anne24-Mar-2008 19:21
I like the silhouette figures in the this scene with the hint of red too.
Charlie Beck24-Mar-2008 19:05
Thanks, Brent. Carkeek it was. Only a five minute drive South of my house. I was amazed at the number of father/son father/daughter teams out there last night, braving the very strong winds with a variety of kites.
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 18:23
Very good image of a nice Father & Son moment caught here Charlie. I'm guessing you shot this at Carkeek Park? Nice work.
~Brent
Charlie Beck24-Mar-2008 16:07
Thanks, Mary Anne. I can’t tell you the name of the tree, or more likely it is a bush. It is between me and the platform on which they are standing. The platform, actually the top of a long staircase, is slightly above the level of the hill on which I am standing, and it overlooks a beach and the Puget Sound, perhaps 150 feet below them. I should have thought that a silhouette is, by definition, a high contrast situation. Should I go back and blow out the highlights some more, perhaps?
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 15:20
Really nice shot, Charlie. The sharply silhouetted figures of the father and son with the kite (and that wonderful red tail) against the OOF trees (?) behind them make for a very pleasing composition. I don't know that I would consider this high contrast, but I like it nevertheless...a warm feeling.
--Mary Anne
Charlie Beck24-Mar-2008 15:13
Thanks everyone. Who's the kid? Well I felt like one, out there playing with my camera, and watching all the dads "helping" with the kites.
Guest 24-Mar-2008 15:08
I like this also, the stream of red is just enough color. Who's the kid here, the dad or the boy?
ctfchallenge24-Mar-2008 11:38
I like this one -
Penny Street
Rod 24-Mar-2008 07:37
Nice picy Charlie.