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18-MAY-2008 Rod

8th - Drum
by Rod

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Inspired by the freezing cold winds outside to stay indoors to day:-)

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
6s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time18-May-2008 08:29:59
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time6.00 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge21-May-2008 02:48
I think you would have to pose it and now I can't say which of these two are better. I like the downward emphasis of the hands in the comment picy though. Tough call. Another couple of dozen might have resulted in a good one. -tv
ctfchallenge19-May-2008 16:44
slack bugger? oi vey.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge19-May-2008 07:17
But Tommy can't you see the blur above me hands on yer cheap monitor:-) I did have another picy with much more blur but so much drum was showing through me hands it made them look like they were hitting behind the drum.
I suppose I could have worked at getting somewhere between these two shots but I don't really enjoy doing set up picys too much. I only took a total of five picys.......I know I know I'm a slack bugger:-)

Rod
ctfchallenge18-May-2008 20:23
I can't help but think that this kind of shot would be better without flash because we could see more action with several strikes of the drum instead of one frozen image of the hands hovering over the drum. The bounce flash does a beautiful job of illuminating the earthen colors of the drum. -tv
Rod 18-May-2008 19:42
Thanks Kurt:-) I had to do the blur to try & disguise me wrinkly hands. I think most poster would say I make enough sound wivout the drum:-)
Kurt M18-May-2008 19:20
I really like the light angle and color tone of the drum, but think I would have preferred this shot without the blurred motion technique. BTW, where was this pic during the "Sound" challenge? - angioman
Rod 18-May-2008 19:19
Thanks Cat:-) Yes flash on camera, I don't have any off camera cords but after getting to know the flash a little in this challenge I might have to get one. I bounced the flash off the ceiling & had a black backdrop.
Guest 18-May-2008 16:36
Nice again! I like the simple comp and the low angle. How did you the flash. Does not look like its on camera...
-Cat
Rod 18-May-2008 10:40
Blimey I forgot to thank our Sue Anne, Thanks Suey:-)
Rod 18-May-2008 06:05
Thanks Penny:-) I'm amazed at the low end tones this has.
ctfchallenge18-May-2008 04:33
this is terrific! slo mo and flash... and a drum (I'm partial to drums!)
Penny Street
sue anne18-May-2008 03:11
I like the motion on this.
I see you used 6 seconds, interesting with the flash, it turned out this way, nice !