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asimchoudhri


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Challenge: Low Key II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: charlottesville, va
Date: Feb 27, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Black and White, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 27, 2007

 An old wooden box that I got at a flea market (the "world's longest yard sale") and an abacus that i've had lying around for years...

Image details: 47mm focal length, -1.0 ev, shot on a tripod, single light source off to the side. Raw conversion in Aperture v1.5.2, monochrome (0, 0, 100) and sharpen (0.75), crop, export as .jpg (full res) -> photoshop 7.0, downsize to 630 pixel width, USM (200%, 1.0, 0), 10 pixel border, save for web (98%)

Statistics
Place: 188 out of 359
Avg (all users): 5.1838
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8919
Avg (non-participants): 5.3784
Views since voting: 689
Views during voting: 234
Votes: 185
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 03/07/2007 10:33:00 AM
i like the use of found objects, but only wish the composition were more enticing. the low-key nature and technical parts are great.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 03/07/2007 12:24:27 AM
I obviously do not know much about low key shooting but I like the use of black and white here. I did not get to vote on this during the challenge, but the only thing that I cannot put together is the abacus and the wording on the box? i would have forgone the box and tried a black background to absorb the shadow from the light. Personally, I think your lighting here is excellent!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/01/2007 03:47:19 PM
Nice job tech side of things, just dosen't POP for me compositionally.
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