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1st Place Winner
A Shaft Of Detail
by MFC

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23-NOV-2003 MFC

1st Place Winner
A Shaft Of Detail
by MFC

A shaft of light...upon a drop...upon a feather shaft :)
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An attempt at "minimalism" & use of "negative space".

Sony DSC-F707
1/5s f/8.0 at 9.7mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time23-Nov-2003 21:19:38
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.7 mm
Exposure Time1/5 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balanceincandescent (3)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Sony Forums Challenges03-Dec-2003 14:20
You are the master!! Awesome image!! ............Darren Langdon
Sony Forums Challenges30-Nov-2003 09:35
An exceptional photo, Mike. Well done. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges28-Nov-2003 22:19
Bravo! Lighting is perfect and the droplet is placed right on the sweet spot of the rule of thirds. I love the simplicity of this shot. El-See
Sony Forums Challenges26-Nov-2003 19:04
Perfect composition and lighting... The b&w works really well (I like the blue one too, but this one's even better, IMO) -Arn
Sony Forums Challenges26-Nov-2003 07:11
Kudos, Mike. Your attempt succeeded more than I think you may realise. I'd like to place my advance order on your upcoming Photography book. ;) - Simon.
Sony Forums Challenges26-Nov-2003 02:26
Speechless. -Ed Hahn
Sony Forums Challenges25-Nov-2003 03:12
Nice. Fremiet
Katherine Stanback's Photos24-Nov-2003 21:39
Beautiful! I like the way its sharp all the way until the light fades away.
Guest 24-Nov-2003 11:27
ARE you THE Perfection, Mike? It seems so!
Sony Forums Challenges24-Nov-2003 06:41
Thanks, Melanie. Like the other drop photo, I positioned a feather/drop on black construction paper. I positioned the camera on a tripod as close as possible to the drop and "locked-in" to a composition ... I also used a cable release. The adjustments/trials I made were to continually flex the neck of my halogen desk lamp to get a variety of different lighting effects/shots. I then kept shooting both of these many times & chose the ones I liked best. Experimenting with the manual settings(by keeping f/8.0 constant & varying the speed) also helped change the amount of light/shadow distant to the main subject. That's about it. MFC
Sony Forums Challenges24-Nov-2003 05:19
Another perfect one Mike. The feather bits are so well defined. And I really like the way it fades to black. How did you do this? Melanie (mlynn)