January 10: The Real Thing by Robin Reid

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10-JAN-2006	Robin Reid

January 10: The Real Thing

Rancho Bernardo, CA

Yesterday viriginiacoastline (A.KA. Pete) wondered aloud why I had not doctored up my image by putting something that really isn't there into the image. And then Dan Chusid (A.K.A. Dan Chusid) questioned my claim that I was using my 15mm fisheye lens.

Here is the deal folks (drum roll please)… all this month I am posting undoctored images. That means there are no parts of the frame that were not in it in the first place.* This is my modest effort to try some new learning for me… shooting straight. ;-) Everything is genuine.

I'll continue to do things like Levels, Curves, USM, and maybe a dodge or burn, but no pasting into the image of subjects that were not there in the first place!

BTW, the little figurine is a gift from Michele that she bought in Oaxaca.

* Before I was full committed to this January plan I did manipulate one image earlier in the month.

Canon EOS 5D ,FD 15mm/f2.8 Fisheye
1/500s f/11.0 at 15.0mm iso400 Crop only full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto

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Guest		13-Jan-2006 21:26
Nice shot. I like the vividness of colours, the light and shadow, and sharpness. :)

Pepe Zyman		12-Jan-2006 04:14
You will develope a better eye for detail!

Dougie Young		11-Jan-2006 22:35
Wotever your doing I'll be back for more, more.

Julie Ann Shoeman		11-Jan-2006 07:16
That's funny...sometimes we forget that great photos come from simplicity. I'll have to look at your earlier galleries and see if you added stuff :-D

laine82		11-Jan-2006 06:56
Nothing wrong with straight shooting...just look at the clarity here !!

Manfred Bachmann		11-Jan-2006 05:05
Top quality! Great macro for an 15mm fisheye!:)

Karen Leaf		11-Jan-2006 03:43
A novel idea, and I'm convinced you'll wow us as much as your creative mind and eye, as you have with your PS skills.

virginiacoastline		11-Jan-2006 02:55
I thought your little friend was pointing to genuflection being chiefly British Well I am GENUINELY impressed =)

Elaine (etfitz)		11-Jan-2006 02:16
Neat image! Sound like a great way to learn more.

don nieman		11-Jan-2006 01:44
I like it, still very creative.

Breland		11-Jan-2006 00:59
Good idea Robin I can't wait for the next one.

Guest		11-Jan-2006 00:26
I like it. Nice work.

Ray :)		10-Jan-2006 22:14
I like the combination here - the two objects harmonise well.

CJ Burianek		10-Jan-2006 21:53
I look forward to your straight images and what you come up with. This is very nice - great colors on the creature and the focus on the text is superb.

Brian McAllister		10-Jan-2006 20:41
Going straight eh!!! And nicely done Robin. Keep'em coming.

Al Chesworth		10-Jan-2006 19:54
And all this time I thought you were a real wizard with a camera.

BAS Photography		10-Jan-2006 19:39
You forgot to stop the drum rolls.... :D IMHO, you have the top of the line cameras, why don't you do a pure genuine? That's only with crop, I guess... Anyway, I love the natural light into this one and is a very creative ideea shot! V!

Gary Blanchette		10-Jan-2006 18:54
What? No Jack-in-the-Box dude?

JW		10-Jan-2006 18:53
Most importantly this is a great macro! An idea I may have to plagarise!

Bob Foisel		10-Jan-2006 18:46
AKA the real Mc Coy. Nice. One always wonders with you.

Herb		10-Jan-2006 18:44
That is a genuine commitment, if I ever saw one. Real pictures!!!!!

Mindy McNaugher		10-Jan-2006 18:43
Great close-up!! Love the little figurine too!

Gayle P. Clement		10-Jan-2006 18:20
Adorable little figurine and very creative idea.

royalld		10-Jan-2006 17:56
BTW this is a great macro.

royalld		10-Jan-2006 17:55
Only 21 days left until February :-)