Robin * by Canon DSLR Challenge


28-FEB-2006	Victor Engel

This is Robin, a gardener, who frequently works as the door man at the Elephant Room, a local jazz club.

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/25s f/1.8 at 85.0mm iso800 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		07-Mar-2006 22:34
What a completely fun, mad shot! Tim A

Guest		05-Mar-2006 21:18
What a character!

Canon DSLR Challenge		04-Mar-2006 02:42
Thanks for the comment. The glint of the eyes just barely being visible is what I was aiming for here. This picture actually had me recalibrating my monitor so that I'd get it just right. If you noticed it when I first posted it, you may have noticed that it's darker now than it was. By the way, when you adjust the gamma setting on your monitor, you are not affecting at all pure white or pure black. It's only the shades in between that are altered. I think my mother has the same condition you have and stayed away from computers for a long time because of it. I'll have to ask her what she finally did, because she's on the computer a lot these days. I think about her condition every time I see a performance of some sort where lights are shone into the audience. She'd have to miss those parts of the shows, and I find myself wishing the directer had taken her into account, even if I know she won't see the show. -- Victor

Guest		03-Mar-2006 22:03
I love it. His grin reminds me a little of the mad helicopter pilot from the movie The Road Warrior. I love how the glint of his eyes are barely visible, at least on my slightly lower gamma-corrected (~1.8) Viewsonic L90D+ panel. I've tried bumping it up to 2.2 but my eyes actually start to spasm after an hour or two from the strain.