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Challenge: Illuminative Subject (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-510
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: Home
Date: Mar 16, 2009
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2009
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Full Biblical reference:
"In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:16
I had thought of doing something with igniting matches, but that's been done to death. Tried to configure something from which beams of light illuminated, but none of my attempts panned out. This was my fallback idea, and it didn't go exactly as planned, but it's clean, simple and I'm fairly happy with it (which means "It'll get hammered in voting").
Until I started to shoot this, I forgot what great bokeh this lens provides, particularly at the largest aperture. This is a wonderful lens (the OLY 50mm 2.O ED). IMHO, it's a "must have" for anyone shooting four-thirds.
No other external light sources (natural or otherwise) were used. The candles are actually white. I skewed the WB toward "Shade" to get a more pleasing hue.
Thanks for looking. Hope you liked it.
PP
(Several small adjustments including):
ACR (WB & Clarity),
PS CS3 (Straighten, Crop, Curves, Re-size, USM, Add border)
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03/25/2009 11:34:15 AM |
| You shared my top vote. Great shot. |
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03/24/2009 09:07:21 PM |
| Elegant shot! I really like it. The bokeh with the circles of light is really great and the border is classy. |
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03/22/2009 12:15:27 AM |
| The bokeh are very pretty, but I wish there was a little more fill light on the main candle. |
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03/18/2009 10:21:36 PM |
| the dots in the background add interest to the capture but i think are a little harsh |
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03/18/2009 06:15:27 PM |
| Very nice take on the contest. Love the colors. Great shot. |
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03/18/2009 09:44:24 AM |
| Nice bokeh. Should have been 640 px wide for maximum effect. |
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03/18/2009 02:51:48 AM |
| very nice placement of the main subject |
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