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North & South
North & South
Azrifel


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Challenge: Opposites (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Wognum, The Netherlands
Date: May 11, 2004
Aperture: F10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 3 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Travel
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2004

 North & South, the two opposite magnetic poles, the top and bottom of the world, two different cultures, etc.

Items in the shot:
* Recta DO150 compass: good quality, good accuracy, light and simple for a good price. I use it in combination with a handheld GPS.
* Map on page 330 (Arkansas, Louisiana) of Lannoo's carbook USA, 1996; 1:2,200,200 (Dutch version).

Shooting info:
On a table next to my pc. Light from two windows, one blocked + two diffusers to get rid of the glares and reflections on the compass.
Camera on a tripod, 10 second selftimer (to give me the chance to hold the diffusers), high angle.

Postprocessing:
* rotate 90 degrees CCW
* cropped
* noise reduction
* channel mixer to monochrome
R-10, R+90, B+20
* resampled
* USM 150%, 0.3px, 1treshold in Lab Mode on the Lightness channel
* RGB
* Save for the web

The colors sucked so I chose B&W.



Model : FinePix S602 ZOOM
DateTime : 2004:05:11 19:20:59
ExposureTime : 3,00Sec
FNumber : F10,0
ExposureProgram : Aperture Priority
ISOSpeedRatings : 400
BrightnessValue : EV-1,8
ExposureBiasValue : EV 0,7
MeteringMode : Division
FocalLength : 9,70mm (35mm film eqv= 43.5mm )
White Balance : Auto
Macro mode : Off
Focus mode : Manual Focus
Mode : Aperture prior AE
Blurring warning : Yes
Focus status : Nice
Exposure status : Nice

Statistics
Place: 98 out of 286
Avg (all users): 5.1515
Avg (commenters): 6.6154
Avg (participants): 5.2101
Avg (non-participants): 5.1124
Views since voting: 989
Votes: 297
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
Fujifilm X100VI
 05/19/2004 01:13:34 PM
Sher would create something much better, Kosta. :)
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/19/2004 11:27:05 AM
Originally posted by Azrifel:
I case anyone was wondering, I did use this particular map to say hi to Sher. ;)


i was thinking is her photo !
Fujifilm X100VI
 05/19/2004 01:26:24 AM
I case anyone was wondering, I did use this particular map to say hi to Sher. ;)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2
 05/18/2004 11:02:32 PM
good B&W
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 05/15/2004 04:15:59 PM
Would be better in color. 4
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/14/2004 09:49:49 PM
Vidalia La,nice photo..10 !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3
 05/14/2004 05:21:28 PM
Excellent attention to detail. I like how you've oriented both the map and the compass toward magnetic north. I also like your greyscale - you've used the entire range available to you and provide good visual contrast. I'm not sure you captured the "opposite" theme, however. Am I missing the point? A map and compass by design "go together" - they are not opposites. Perhaps a different challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 05/14/2004 11:42:33 AM
This image doesn't appeal to me artistically, but it is well composed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 05/13/2004 11:09:24 PM
Very nice photo, great focus, an a great idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/13/2004 02:41:37 PM
Very nice response to challenge with nice photograph. A 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/13/2004 12:36:32 PM
Nice job, I like the black and white! Great photo overall...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DCR-PC109
 05/13/2004 11:51:00 AM
Simple elegance. Love it! (8)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D1
 05/12/2004 09:19:14 PM
bump up your contrast, image is flat.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 05/12/2004 08:21:21 PM
Almost did this myself....and I thought no one would like it. You present it well. Focus is good, B&W works well for it. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/12/2004 11:09:19 AM
This image sort of follows my own submission in a North/South sort of fashion.

This is a very nice shot. Good detail. One thing I would attempt to do is to attempt to get rid of that small washed out spot on the top right of the compass, if looks like the plastic caught some flash(? ).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Quantaray AF 28-90mm f/3.5-5.6 for Canon
 05/12/2004 04:04:52 AM
very nice and simple.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/12/2004 12:31:21 AM
i like it .... tho imho it needs a bit more contrast
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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