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Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Date: Feb 19, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: ISO 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 19, 2006

 This is a hood ornament on the same old 1956 Cadillac that I photographed for my Country Life entry last week. I went back today (2/19/2006) to reshoot this for the duotone challenge. The sun was too bright for reasonable photography today, so I set my camera up on the tripod, used my remote, and held my ski jacket up behind the scene to shadow the subject. The bright day kept me from being able to see my LCD review after the shots, and I didn't check them before I left the site either. This photo had a hot spot in the upper right corner of the full frame that I had to crop out. I didn't want to crop it this tight, but I do not have time to go back and reshoot it before the challenge begins. I think there needs to be a little extra breathing room on the left and right, but I couldn't have that under basic editing rules. The little black spot on the forehead of the figure on the hood ornament is the reflection of my camera on the tripod. I could not remove that legally for this challenge either.

Post Processing:

I have a workflow for black and white post processing that I use regularly. I have written a tutorial on it here:

//www.setzler.net/bw

As of the time I posted this image, I was one step away from having it completed, but the basic process is in place if you would like to check it out.

I adjusted the levels, used curves to bring out the shadow detail, used the channel mixer to make the conversion to black and white, used curves again to add a very mild warm tone, and then applied a very minimal unsharp mask. I resized the image and then applied the border.

EXIF:

File: IMG_5317.CR2
File size: 6,674KB
Image Serial Number: 553-5317
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Camera serial number: 0420100366
Firmware: Firmware 2.0.0
Owner: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date/Time: 2006:02:19 15:22:23
Shutter speed: 1/60 sec
Aperture: 5.6
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 100
Lens: 24 to 70mm
Focal length: 46mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
CFn 8: ISO expansion: On

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 02/26/2006 07:31:01 AM
excellent shot......hope this does well for you 8
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/25/2006 09:17:42 PM
a real neat image.... I like the sharper focus on the front blurring out in the back.. great comp, the choice of B&W was a perfect one - good job!
Fujifilm FinePix 2600Z
 02/23/2006 07:19:01 PM
o.k-5
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/23/2006 11:57:03 AM
Interesting capture. I like the perspective and DOF. Alien like.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 02/23/2006 03:06:13 AM
Would work brilliantly in a depth of field challenge, but not so well in the duotones.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/23/2006 02:39:39 AM
wicked capture
:)
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 02/22/2006 10:37:26 PM
Very nice! Great DOF.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 02/22/2006 12:48:17 PM
Now how great is that title? It's great...love the pic too.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 02/22/2006 08:13:23 AM
thats so cool
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