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Diamond on an Old Lady
Diamond on an Old Lady
KaDi


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Challenge: Refraction of Light (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Home
Date: Mar 29, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 4, 2006

 I have always liked the way light plays with everyday objects. Here, a doorknob the morning after the challenge was announced. It caught my eye...I took two quick shots...this is the one that was in focus.

I chased around all week looking for prisms and thinking about how refraction works and trying to find single point light sources. My efforts resulted in dead ends and frustration...but I never lost my enthusiasm for the scientific principle renewed in my mind. In the end, I thought there must be something better, more meaningful, and remembered this shot.

Things I did to the image: flipped horizontal so a right-handed person could reach for this door knob. Desaturated all but red and yellow--those I shifted and lightened. Applied levels. Sharpened. I had forgotten how to work within the basic editing rules...that forced me to spend time trying to find the effect I wanted.

This is not a typical DPC ribbon-range photo. I don't care. Of course I hope it will score well...but I'm learning to see the world my way again and that's what's most important to me.

When I look at this image I see the play of light, the humor of home improvements made when I first bought this house, the juxtaposition of ornament and age...life. I see a moment that made me think, "Ah! That's what being alive means...seeing beauty in the mundane."

I will leave this house soon. This is a piece of it that I will carry with me and, at the same time, leave behind for the next person to discover...an odd legacy, don't you think?

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/11/2006 03:09:55 PM
8 out of 10 for the creativity!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X100T
Lensbaby 2.0
 04/11/2006 11:52:40 AM
creative
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/08/2006 09:15:53 PM
Good eye!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/08/2006 02:13:54 AM
Nice subject choice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/05/2006 10:43:22 PM
very nice!!! love the composition and the refraction on this one!!! 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 04/05/2006 09:39:33 PM
I really like this one. It's different from the expected wine glasses, and I love the composition and textures. Your colouring works perfectly with it, as does your title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
 04/05/2006 11:27:34 AM
The composition needs work
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 04/05/2006 12:27:20 AM
Nice eye. I lke the texture of the paint.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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