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Feb. 3, 2005 Steve Pepple

Feb. 3, 2005 - At work

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Tammie, one of the newsroom artists, uses a special light as she works on a drawing to illustrate
an upcoming story at The Ann Arbor News. I shot this from my desk about 20 feet away
using my long lens. I had looked over and noticed how the light was playing around her, both from
the lamp and the LCD computer monitor behind her.

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 LD Macro
Shot at 1/80 of a sec., at F 4.5, ISO 400, handheld. Corrected in Photoshop. full exif

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Guest 15-Feb-2005 02:13
Wonderful...love the light and how your shutter and the monitor's refresh rate were in sync (no thick, horizontal line on the monitor)!
Leo Charette05-Feb-2005 11:26
I'm not bothered by the brightness of the monitor through it does create a second subject to this image. I like how her face is lit and it creates multiple layers. Nicely seen and captured.
Jude Marion05-Feb-2005 04:00
Fabulous light! DI she know you were photographing her?
Guest 05-Feb-2005 03:49
Great eye you have my friend!!! This is a fantastic image!!!
John Finlayson04-Feb-2005 22:11
Great image, nice light.
Gary Winters04-Feb-2005 05:23
Nice work here. Did she ever realize you were shooting her, so to speak?
gary becker04-Feb-2005 04:47
Great shot.
Guest 04-Feb-2005 02:22
OK, you're lying about drinking coffee! You can't drink caffiene and take shots hand held with a long zoom (showoff, LOL). Great shot!
Steve Pepple04-Feb-2005 01:11
Thanks for the suggestions. I toned down the brightness of the monitor a bit and reloaded the photo, but I am not sure there is much more I can do.
Guest 04-Feb-2005 00:49
A good shot, under the circumstances. I've got my eye on that Apple Cinema LCD behind her, though!
Gayle P. Clement04-Feb-2005 00:12
The light is wonderful.
Ray :)04-Feb-2005 00:03
Oh, Steve, you are the master of these....
Guest 04-Feb-2005 00:01
Excellent, nice and sharp... your "handheld" skills are impressive!
Peter Hollinger04-Feb-2005 00:00
Beautiful light on Tammie's face. Shows her concentration well. I find the bright LCD distracting -- might darken it.