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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> challenge 71 "wide angle" hosted by andy >> challenge 71 eligible gallery > 5th place
A 'Spin' On Wide Angles
by MFC
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20-JUN-2004 MFC

5th place
A 'Spin' On Wide Angles
by MFC

My friend's 11-year-old daughter, Adrian, stands beneath a large,
canvas, patio umbrella...sunshine is streaming thru the treetops behind.
She's spinning the umbrella, causing some motion blur.

Sony DSC-F707
1/30s f/4.0 at 9.7mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time20-Jun-2004 12:39:24
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.7 mm
Exposure Time1/30 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balancedaylight (1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Guest 29-Jun-2004 19:47
Great composition on this. And I really like the vivid colors. Reminds me of an ad that you would see in a magazine. BTW, I did get your email about the ND400. But when I responded, you mail server bounced my message saying my mail server wasn't on its "allowed" list of servers to receive email from. So I wasn't ignoring you! :)
Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 14:18
Lovely model, interesting idea, great composition and wonderful colors make it all a perfect photo. (Moti)
Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 12:39
How do you come up with this stuff?!?!? Your creative juices were certainly flowing with this one! She has a Lady of Liberty look to her...or an angel. The circular stripe of the umbrella fabric right above her head gives her a halo.---Deb
Sony Forums Challenges28-Jun-2004 09:00
I love everything on this shot (composition, movement, exposure, model…), if something I would highlight is the extremely original and clever approach to the “wide angle”. Jesus (JesusV)
Katherine Stanback's Photos27-Jun-2004 23:01
Cool shot - I love the composition, perspective, lighting and her sparkly eyes!
Sony Forums Challenges27-Jun-2004 08:57
Nicely composed, MFC. I like the subtle frame you created for the image. I wonder how much fun this would look with a sligly stronger umbrella motion blur? Great shot. Markjay
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 23:47
Very creatively positioned! I like the bright happy overall feel I get when looking at this...you can sense the movement. Meem
Sony Forums Challenges26-Jun-2004 16:33
A very fun image, very well done. I too like the movement and originality of it. Melanie (mlynn)
Sony Forums Challenges25-Jun-2004 02:27
No techno comments, that has already been done..............Just a FRESH image!
Thanks for refreshing!


NC
Sony Forums Challenges24-Jun-2004 05:52
Mike, a wonderful blend of two simple and strong visual elements. I had little doubt this was your image before I saw the "MFC". You have truly established a style which is uniquely your own. Kudos to you. -Michael Puff
Sony Forums Challenges23-Jun-2004 00:04
Great image, as usual, Mike. I especially like the composition, lighting and sense of movement in the parasol. Helen
Sony Forums Challenges23-Jun-2004 00:00
Thanks for the comments. Miguel, I didn't use any fill flash. The canvas material ended up acting like a light filter/diffuser for the sunlight. I manually adjusted the speed, keeping the aperture at f/4.0, to expose for Adrian's face. This exposure setting simplified the background too...the canvas brightened up, and the "shadowy tree forms" became much more faint or disappeared on much of the canvas area. MFC
Leo Charette22-Jun-2004 10:26
You continue to amaze me at how you can take the common things we see and make them special. This is a fun shot to view... creatively seen and captured. Bravo. -- LC
Sony Forums Challenges22-Jun-2004 07:09
Very nice image Mike. I am impressed about the perfect exposure you have achieved here. Given the high contrast of the image, with the bright umbrella the exposure of the girl is right on ... I guess you used the flash for fill.

Excellent job and fantastic portrait for your friend.

Miguel
Sony Forums Challenges21-Jun-2004 14:05
Your image indeed conveys the idea of wide angle. Very pleasing perspective and great colors and composition.
Yehuda
Sony Forums Challenges21-Jun-2004 10:22
now you've done it. combining movement and wide angle, together ;-) really well done, mike. love the classic compo, the perspective from below, and the movement. -- andy