4th Place #6* by Grant Hamilton by Canon DSLR Challenge

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#6*
by Grant Hamilton


19-NOV-2005	Grant Hamilton

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/250s f/8.0 at 70.0mm iso100 full exif

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Guest		29-Nov-2005 05:58
Grant, this is clearly my favorite of your three fine entries. Truly elegant in it's simplcity. The line next to the screw extending into the white border is total genius, IMHO. -Michael

Canon DSLR Challenge		26-Nov-2005 13:52
I like this one the best of the three. It has a nice tonal balance. theFly

Canon DSLR Challenge		24-Nov-2005 04:48
I really like this one, that little vertical line (along with the rivet) really does make the shot. --Melanie (mlynn)

Canon DSLR Challenge		23-Nov-2005 18:28
Well done again. Love the line! And yes, I know what you mean about the passersby. I get a lot of those looks. I had a wonderfully unexpected moment shooting in my building's basement though. The super walked by and saw me shooting a concrete wall with a 'fallout shelter' sign dangling upside down. As he passed, he asked, "Art?". Ahhhhhh, such satisfaction, being finally understood! LOL! ~ Lonnit

Canon DSLR Challenge		21-Nov-2005 09:56
The first one that I think is right on topic! I would loose the vignetting, I like it but without it I think it will be just that 1% more on topic. But I agree with all other comments. Superb. Rob.

Guest		21-Nov-2005 02:22
I agree. Somethiing like that screw would be entirely lost in any other photo. Kind of like when I went to Utah for the first time and saw the Mliky Way with my naked eye. I had never seen it before because it was lost in all the light pollution.

jimhwy		20-Nov-2005 21:54
The result is great. And with that lens, people will surely wonder what's up when they see you shooting "nothing". A sequence of photos taken candidly of the passersby watching you shooting this would be great to see. I really do love the added shading or "vignetting". As Phil pointed out, the one vertical line delineating the end of the photo and the beginning of the frame turns out to be a very "handy" device in my opinion. It sort of answers a question for the viewer so it's satisfying. For me, the focal point of the whole composition is the screw/rivet and that vertical seam. My eye seems to be drawn to that area instantly.

Guest		20-Nov-2005 14:55
Thanks for the kind words. I guess I like these because they are easy once you lose the need to take a picture of "something." I know I am on the right track if a passer-by would just walk away shaking their head after I tried to explain why I was taking a picture of nothing.

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Nov-2005 11:15
Nice touch with the vertical line going into the white which then becomes the frame. Exactly on topic. Phil

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Nov-2005 04:56
I bet the subject of this challenge is your favorite, you seem to excel in it -- aam1234

Guest		20-Nov-2005 00:03
I add it. Kind of ironic...

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Nov-2005 23:54
Does the lens really vignette that much, or did you add that? -- Victor