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Water Pipe Mandibles (DOF intended)
Water Pipe Mandibles (DOF intended)
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Challenge: Perspective III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: On the farm - Gauteng - South Africa
Date: Jul 9, 2006
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 9, 2006

 Shot with a blue filter in late afternoon sunlight to get the right contrast for subsequent B&W post processing.

Converted from RAW
Desaturated
Sharpened
Levels and Curves to tweak the contrast
Rotated and cropped
Stroked and Bordered

I'm astounded at how many negative comments are made regarding narrow DOF in the challenges.
It's like porn.
Leave something for the imagination!
Part of our job as artists (take note of your title...) is to paint with colour and shape.
And oftentimes one's narrow DOF is going to be the best, nee, only way to achieve this.

But then, that's my opinion and I'm entitled to it.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2006 10:36:07 AM
Good DOF and BW. Great composition. Well done. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2006 11:45:10 AM
From your title, you meant the DOF. Fine. But the extremely shallow DOF destroys some of the perspective. The pipes then become part of a flat background instead of drawing the eye deeper into the distance.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2006 03:04:31 PM
Good B&W contrast, DOF and composition. The off-center border takes some getting used to though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2006 12:41:39 PM
I like the DOF, b/w tone, and how it almost has an abstract look to it, especially on the left side. Technically a great photo, but does lack a little "pop/wow factor" IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2006 05:51:51 AM
I like this one and I totally get the DOF :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2006 01:42:54 AM
nice shot. the perspective effect of those nice long pipes (intentionally) muted by the shallow dof sort of tanks it for me


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