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Reflection of Love
Reflection of Love
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Challenge: Orange II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro MF
Location: Home
Date: Mar 28, 2010
Aperture: 65
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/30 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 28, 2010

 For this shot, I wanted to have literally a heart inside a woman's eye, for an obvious representation of love.

My wife was kind enough to help me and pose in front of a heart-shaped orange paper.
We had to adjust the lighting: she was holding a flash in front of the heart, in order to make the reflection pop, while I was triggering a macro-ring flash with diffusers on the right side.

As for the processing: spot editing, Topaz Adjust for clarity, and some levels and color adjustments.

[Mar. 29th, 2010 06:45:13 PM]

Gear & settings:
- Canon 5D Mark II, ISO 250, 1/30 sec
- Canon MP-E 65mm, 1.5x, f/16
- Macro flash MT-24EX, both strobes to the right, 1/32th and 1/64th through home-made diffusers
- Cobra flash Speedlite 580EX II, 1/16th, facing the heart

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 175
Avg (all users): 5.9281
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 5.7973
Avg (non-participants): 6.0769
Views since voting: 2283
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 139
Comments: 15
Favorites: 6 (view)

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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/06/2010 11:00:53 AM
Thank you all for your comments!

I knew this would be suspected of rules breaking, and as such, probably scored a bit lower than others. There is lot of room for improvement anyway, and I learned many things by doing it, especially about lighting. Which convinces me it was well worth shooting it :-)
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/05/2010 09:36:27 PM
I don't get it! (Not the photo but the scoring - 17 votes below 5!!). I gave you an 8 though I had a slight concern that the heart may had been placed there by bending the editing rules but didn't want to vote without objective evidence, which is what I suspect some may have done.

Thanks for the details on how the shot was made and the effort gone too. Excellent photo! You were robbed of a front page IMHO.

Edited to remove a wayward letter.

Message edited by author 2010-04-05 21:38:07.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 04/05/2010 09:49:33 AM
I can't believe this wasn't higher on the list. It's fabulous!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic DMC-FZ8
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/03/2010 07:44:12 PM
Good idea and execution.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/03/2010 07:36:36 PM
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 04/03/2010 03:48:16 PM
Beautiful!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/03/2010 11:31:54 AM
excellent job on the focus...very well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 04/02/2010 05:12:38 PM
ok yes,,,,,,,, i see looooove,,,,,,,,,
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/31/2010 10:22:55 PM
I'd be very interested to see how you did that! Terrific image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/29/2010 11:27:33 PM
Nicely Executed! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 03/29/2010 06:38:57 PM
Good work, is that a lens baby?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
03/29/2010 04:12:59 PM
I wouldn't even begin to know how to set up this shot. The mood would have come over stronger without the light reflecting on the right side of the eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/29/2010 10:45:57 AM
Nice one! That must have taken some work and time. Really great macro!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2010 10:36:36 AM
Brilliant results. Eager to see how you did this.

Raj
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2010 09:21:45 AM
Cool.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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