Test Drive June 22 by J. Scott Coile

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21-JUN-2005

Test Drive
June 22

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My EF 17-40 f/4 USM L arrived so I took it for a test drive to see if everything was functional. I think I'm going to like this one. The extra 3mm (4mm with the 1.3 factor) over the EF 20-35 should be nice to work with.

Conversion to B&W using PS CS Channel Mixer in monochrome. Settings: 100 (Red), 0 (Green), 0 (Blue) & -2 (Constant)

Original Color:

Using Desaturation instead of Channel Mixer:

Canon EOS 1D Mark II ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
1/80s f/8.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	21-Jun-2005 09:50:09
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	17 mm
Exposure Time	1/80 sec
Aperture	f/8
ISO Equivalent	100
Exposure Bias
White Balance	(-1)
Metering Mode	matrix (5)
JPEG Quality	(6)
Exposure Program	aperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Guest		26-Jun-2005 11:50
Very Nice ! ...Going to be looking for another Macro Lens in a few weeks ..Will use it for both outdoors and Food Photography ...any Suggestions ?

Guest		26-Jun-2005 05:46
Well done! This is gorgeous.

Guest		24-Jun-2005 23:14
Nice - the b/w is great.

Guest		24-Jun-2005 23:07
sharp is an understatement! excellent shot, I'm not sure which I prefer the color or the channel mixer b&w

Guest		23-Jun-2005 09:33
nice treatment. lens seemed to be working ok. :)

Steven Jusczyk		23-Jun-2005 06:44
Very good. Like the sharpness of the b&w.

Mindy McNaugher		23-Jun-2005 03:18
Gorgeous shot! Stunning in B&W! And thanks for sharing your technique! I've never tried the Channel Mixer. Makes for a much wider and dramatic tonal range than just desaturating the image. Beautiful! Vote!

Guest		23-Jun-2005 01:30
Great shot. The lens looks like it works well.

grafix72		23-Jun-2005 00:33
Great stuff....you'll love the 17-40 it's probably my favourite lens

roberta		22-Jun-2005 22:33
Scott, Great shot! Enjoy your 17-40... great lens. I like the B&W done with the channel mixer better than the desaturated version. It has more pop. The color looks wonderful too.

Rene Hales		22-Jun-2005 22:30
Beautiful composition. I LOVE the b&w version.--Rene

Jeffery Stahlman		22-Jun-2005 21:57
very nicely captured

Guest		22-Jun-2005 21:38
Great job!

Piotr Siejka		22-Jun-2005 20:39
That's it... breaking the rules... flowers shot with WA... brilliant editing...

JeremyGood		22-Jun-2005 18:17
Can't wait to get this lens. Beautiful shot.

Guest		22-Jun-2005 18:02
Lovely image. You are going to have lots of "fun" with this new toy. I like the channel mixer best, the small flowers have a stronger white in their petals. Just MHO though.

markvm		22-Jun-2005 17:12
You will most definitely get a lot of enjoyment from the 17-40L. Very sharp from looking at this image and the contrast of L glass is evident.

Della Huff		22-Jun-2005 16:42
I agree with David, it's interesting to see the flowers in their stages of growth. Have fun with the new lens!

David Clunas		22-Jun-2005 16:35
Nice image, like the varying stages of the flower heads As for the Channel Mixer, hard one to choose, I would have put the Red to 65% and the Green 35% ish. This opens the bg up a little more but it does change the emphasis on the flower head which is nice.

Guest		22-Jun-2005 16:27
Your new toy performed very well on the test drive. Love the shot. Well done and presented beautifully!

Guest		22-Jun-2005 16:21
A new toy (the lens)? I'm jealous. Looks good. Nice clarity and contrast all the way through. Good B&W tones with the conversion, too.

Josy's Pics		22-Jun-2005 16:17
Thank for sharing your work, I've never used the channel mixer, I'll next time :) I'm still learning... nice picture!, all three looks great. Josy

Coleen Perilloux Landry		22-Jun-2005 15:17
Wonderful black and white (though I'm a color person). This flower lends itself to b&w.W

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