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14-AUG-2005 Helen Betts

Saucers Fly...
by Helen Betts

Ankara, Turkey

...don't they?

Sony DSC-F717
1/2s f/5.0 at 9.7mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time14-Aug-2005 23:01:58
MakeSony
ModelCybershot
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length9.7 mm
Exposure Time1/2 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.70
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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mlynn 23-Aug-2005 01:53
Smoothe and beautiful Helen. I love the silky silver lighting.

Melanie
Helen Betts20-Aug-2005 13:11
Thanks, everyone, for your comments! I owe the inspiration to the news editor at work, whom I was grilling to think of things that fly. He said, "Frisbie," and suddently that mental image made me think of a flying saucer. FWIW I didn't convert this to B&W -- this was the actual color of the image, although I did apply Auto Color in PSCS 2 beccause I wasn't able to set the WB (due to my lighting setup) prior to taking the shot. Helen
Deb Kees20-Aug-2005 12:32
What an artistic presentation of this piece of glassware, Helen. I really like that you have converted it to B&W. Your lighting technique is perfect.---Deb
Jerry Curtis19-Aug-2005 19:59
Very cool, Helen. A bit of a deviation from the kinds if images I usually associate with you, but a very imaginative and effective shot, just the same.
Guest 17-Aug-2005 22:18
Could it be any clearer (I don't think so) COOL!
cheryl
Katherine Stanback's Photos16-Aug-2005 01:14
Cool image - I love the lighting!
Sony Forums Challenges15-Aug-2005 10:47
Beautiful clarity and lighting, Helen...lovely range of B&W tones. My eyes are really drawn to the circular form ...and how it's decorated with all those "stars". I think the design colmpliments the "flying saucer" theme well. Nice shot...good technique here. MFC
Guest 15-Aug-2005 06:16
Neat image, Helen. The saucer seems to almost "fly" off the screen. Thanks for sharing your set-up. Bev
Helen Betts15-Aug-2005 06:09
Thanks, Tristan. The saucer is glass, and I put it on a glass coffee table with white paper underneath (on the floor). I turned all the lights off except for an LED flashlight (I think that's what you call it, very small, intense beams) and shone it on the paper from below the table and shot from above. So what you're seeing is the light reflecting off the paper through the saucer. Helen
TristanP 15-Aug-2005 05:05
Very cool Helen - how did you light this?