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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Aperture: f1.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2008

Viewed: 285
Comments: 25
Favorites: 4 (view)

 Well, here is my first entry into this or any side challenge. You can probably expect to see more than a few of the black band borders from me. Not exactly original to me, and as much as I have been trying to get away from using them, I seem to have a growing obsession with them. At least I think I know where my fascination with them comes from.

I am not a TV junkie nor do I hate them, but there is something that seems cool to me about watching a well filmed movie on TV. I'm not talking about those ones that create it with all the unique camera movements and such, but more the ones where you could sit and study a single frame of the movie for hours, even obsess over it a little.

So anyways, back to my point...the black bands. Movies are in 16x9 format and old school TVs are 3x4. Anyways, that causes the black bands... yes, I know kind of stupid for me think that is very cool. But, oh well, I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed anyhow! ;)


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 06/18/2008 12:16:39 PM
I really like the overall darkness of this, as well as the soft background beautifully contrasted with the sharp subject.
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 06/03/2008 10:48:53 PM
Very cool. The thumbnail didn't give much ideal about how interesting this shot is. Interesting "letter box" version.
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 06/03/2008 03:12:59 PM
cool shot agree the light in the windshield is a little too light
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 06/03/2008 07:40:23 AM
Great composition. I especially like the stark contrast between the colors of the shifter and the rest of the interior. Definitely a good use of focal point. I would really like the bokeh but the background light sources are slightly distracting to me, mostly because they are comparable in size to the focal point. That being said, I still think it's a very neat shot. Love the lighting for sure. Gotta ask though... what model of car is that? I can't see the steering wheel marque clear enough to tell!
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 06/03/2008 01:16:40 AM
Great shot and cropping. Love the richness to it and the black border.
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 06/02/2008 11:08:30 PM
"I'm not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed anyhow! ;)"

...ha...you said tool.

Saaaaweeeeeet shot M! I think you and that 1.4 will be juuuuust fine. Loving the bokeh here too...pretty bokeh, cool rides, what more could anyone ask for?
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 06/02/2008 08:24:28 AM
Awesome beginning to the month. Love the dark, deeply saturated vintage dash in the foreground -- especially Skully -- and the colorful bokah in the back. What car is this?
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 06/02/2008 06:22:40 AM
Before I even read your comments, The first thing I thought of was that I was looking at a movie scene! Love it!
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 06/02/2008 12:25:29 AM
This is a great shot! Instant favorite
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 06/01/2008 11:46:20 PM
I agree with others, this feels like a scene out of a movie. Your fascination aside, a perfect choice of border for this photo. I wasn't sure about this photo when I opened it earlier today. Now I really like it. I feel as though I'm anticipating the next scene...
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 06/01/2008 11:25:19 PM
ok, the Black Bands, old tv movies, and you have a Jones for them..but
what is with the Green skull guy??

I love the boke and the color trails along the steering wheel!
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 06/01/2008 11:12:06 PM
I use the BB sometimes too :) That is an exceedingly COOL shifter!! I want one for my birthday :) hehe. NICE DOF on this shot.
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 06/01/2008 07:46:29 PM
I like black band borders too! : )
This could be a scene straight out of a movie!! Love it! : )
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 06/01/2008 07:30:32 PM
interesting green skull guy there.
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 06/01/2008 12:53:35 PM
very nice quirkey image.
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 06/01/2008 11:06:42 AM
Marvelous! I really like this. I've been looking at it for five minutes. The light falls so well in all the right places. Rich, vibrant delicious color. Great comp. And I'm a big fan of the black bands, so throw them in all you want.
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 06/01/2008 10:10:52 AM
Great shot. Love the bokeh and the colors. Know what you mean about the black bands. I'm a huge movie fan and the black bands are always a sort of subliminal queue for me that I'm looking at something "more" than just a tv show. The white lines do throw the effect off a bit here, but I actually think they work for the shot.
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 06/01/2008 10:06:12 AM
I'm back - I'm going to have to fav this.
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 06/01/2008 10:04:53 AM
I LOVE THIS! Everything about it is just uber-cool, aside from the fact that I'm a huge skull fan. The perspective and the colors in the background, the bit of bokeh and the skull (gear shift knob?? I want one!!!) very avantgard - especially with the border. I went through a big border phase myself. This totally works here.
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 06/01/2008 08:57:44 AM
I think this is a very cool image, like something you would see in a movie. No, the black borders don't make me think that. I like black borders on some images, usually images where they really stand out. They get sort of lost here, probably because of the darkness of the image on the bottom. But, back to the photo. That green skull really stands out and is sort of creepy but without it the photo would not have as much impact as it does.
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 06/01/2008 08:40:03 AM
Heh Mark. Nice to see you around. Love that funky skull - and I do like that border as well. Great bokeh.
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 06/01/2008 12:56:00 AM
mad_brewer...

Thanks for the correct numbers...I knew as soon as I typed that I was going to get something wrong. I really should have done a little homework first.

icu1965...

I agree with you on the thin white lines, but the dark bottom of the pic was blending a little too much, so I added them to get a little seperation.

Originally posted by mad_brewer:
I was actually thinking album cover more than movie scene, but it's a cool shot anyway. 16:9 was compromise between 4:3 (tv) and 1.85 & 2.35 (film). So all movies @ 1.85 are cropped a tad for 16:9 TVs and 2.35 movies will have the black bands on a 16:9 TV.


Message edited by author 2008-06-01 01:25:21.
 06/01/2008 12:44:48 AM
I was actually thinking album cover more than movie scene, but it's a cool shot anyway. 16:9 was compromise between 4:3 (tv) and 1.85 & 2.35 (film). So all movies @ 1.85 are cropped a tad for 16:9 TVs and 2.35 movies will have the black bands on a 16:9 TV.
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 06/01/2008 12:35:23 AM
Very cool. I hope we get to see more of this vehicle! I like the addition of the black band, but the little white lines kind of threw me off of your idea.
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 06/01/2008 12:18:36 AM
I definately had the thought that this looks like a movie scene when I first saw the image. Very striking color & bokeh & nice sharp subject. The way you've composed this is very fun to look around.
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