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June 2005 Daniel Bollag

La Alhambra*
by Daniel Bollag

Granada, Spain

In case you’d like to see more of my Alhambra pictures:
www.flickr.com/photos/91417529@N00/sets/72057594049848050/

Canon EOS 350D ,Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR
25s f/20.0 at 66.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time17-Jun-2005 21:55:51
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length66 mm
Exposure Time25.00 sec
Aperturef/20
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge28-Jan-2006 10:23
Thanks, Justin and Helen, for taking a closer look. The, as you say, Justin, «definable greenness» is what I brought out»—out of an undefinable dark blot—with PS’s «Shadow/Highlight»-function; I did not, though, change any colors at all, just increase their overall saturation a bit. — db.
Helen Betts28-Jan-2006 09:11
Beautifully captured, Daniel. I think your lighting and color are just perfect. Helen
Justin Miller 28-Jan-2006 06:52
Gorgeous...the lighting is wonderful. The dusk colors of the sky and definable greenness in the trees plays off the usual 'nightshot' look of the building lighting...and contrasts wonderfully with the orange tones in the building lighting.
ctfchallenge25-Jan-2006 08:07
This, Gaurav, is «Landscape Photography» to me: I wanted not only the medieval palace to be within the depth of field, but a DOF extending from the trees in the foreground back to the hills in the background; and as I had to use a tripod for this shot anyway, shutter-speed was no concern. (BTW: I do not know either, where exactly the sweet-spot of this lens is, though I have used it intensly for more than two years now; probably somewhere like f/8, as you say, or f/11). Thanks for stopping by and asking! — db.
Guest 24-Jan-2006 20:42
Daniel - this is a fantastic image! I really like the subtle tones of the castle (?) and the blue ridges behind. I am curious as to why you chose f/20 for this picture... Is that the sweet spot of your Tamron (i was under the impression that most lenses worked best at f/8) ~gk
ctfchallenge23-Jan-2006 17:45
Thanks a lot, bottles: I do appreciate your coming back to my entries (and, of course, your encouraging words)! — db.
Guest 23-Jan-2006 17:03
Well, it looks to me like you've got the Shadow/Highlight thing down pretty good Daniel, the image looks great!
ctfchallenge23-Jan-2006 11:26
This is *one single* 25sec.-exposure, *but* a lot of «trial and error»-work with PhotoShop’s «Shadow/Highlight»-sliders; I obviously don’t control this function sufficiently yet. To give you an idea: what you see right now is the fourth version uploaded in 24 hrs. And it’s still not exactly what I want it to be... (though, at last, it comes near). — db.
Guest 23-Jan-2006 06:37
Wow Daniel, you've certainly captured a beautiful scene here. That building is just gorgeous, especially all lit up like that! Your exposure is so perfect, is it one exposure or two blended together?
Daniel Bollag22-Jan-2006 11:20
Thanks, Sonny, for pointing those specks out to me (I hadn’t even noticed them before). I cloned them out now. — db.
Guest 22-Jan-2006 05:24
This is an excellent image, Daniel! I like the contrast between that cool blue sky and mountains in the background against the warm colors of the building. My only nit are those dust particles in the sky (upper righthand corner).