DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Gold Finger
Gold Finger
shootout007


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Date: May 10, 2011
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Music
Date Uploaded: May 10, 2011

 I ran around for a couple of days trying to find something gold only to remember that I had a saxophone. I tried to shot indoors with lights but with little flash experience i was frustrated with the results so i ended up doing this.
Nikon D300s with Tamron 17-50mm lens (@ 50mm), Hoya polarising filter. f 3.5 at 1/250's ISO 200. I shot in natural light and tried the filter to stop a little of the shine, i think it worked a bit. I sharpened in photoshop CS5 and resized the image to challenge specifications.

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 98
Avg (all users): 5.5327
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1591
Avg (non-participants): 5.6387
Views since voting: 920
Views during voting: 299
Votes: 199
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 05/24/2011 09:14:18 PM
I thought this was exceptionally well done and rewarded the image with a 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 05/11/2011 03:47:30 PM
a good idea - a bit better lighting to emphasize the color of the sax would have helped this shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 05/11/2011 11:31:02 AM
Lovely dof 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/11/2011 12:30:39 AM
nice choice for gold subject! angle is not very exciting, though. Think of how a player would have the instrument at an angle while playing it . . .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/11/2026 12:37:12 PM EDT.