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Canon Image Challenge | all galleries >> History (Best Of) >> Best of C*I*C >> Best of 2012 > Second Place - In The Shadow Of The Black Sun - by Phydoux
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03-DEC-2012 Phydoux

Second Place - In The Shadow Of The Black Sun - by Phydoux

Using a technique developed by Ansel Adams I managed to get this shot the way I wanted it through some processing techniques. In 1939 Ansel Adams used a technique called Overexposure Solarization to get his infamous shot called "The Black Sun".

The photo is aptly named after an article I read in the most recent November/December 2012 issue of American Photo about this very technique.

Canon EOS 40D ,Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM
1/4000s f/5.0 at 14.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time03-Dec-2012 12:19:41
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length14 mm
Exposure Time1/3333 sec
Aperturef/5
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
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Canon Image Challenge05-Dec-2012 19:20
Very cool! I too was intrigued by the article. Think that might've been my last issue.
Very well done shot. Looks great.

-Techo
Michael Kilpatrick04-Dec-2012 11:31
This certainly has some impact. Excellent composition and processing. Regards, Michael
Canon Image Challenge04-Dec-2012 03:54
A very strong contender with your excellent processing. You best have some thoughts about what the next challenge might be. Paul
Canon Image Challenge04-Dec-2012 03:22
This one is much better.
Jim
Canon Image Challenge04-Dec-2012 01:25
It's there under Pending now. I had uploaded a version I uploaded to Flickr earlier but it looked really bad here. I just updated it with a better photo but that's the one I had here earlier.

-Phydoux
Canon Image Challenge04-Dec-2012 00:47
Please Do! place it in Pending. Thanks, Traveller
Canon Image Challenge04-Dec-2012 00:05
Thanks. It's so fun to start with something that looks so different and get it to look like this. I can say I probably had a smile from ear to ear when I saved this one. I don't know if you saw my earlier entry before I replaced it with this one. This one is FAR superior to the previous one. Maybe I'll post that in the Pending section.

-Phydoux
Canon Image Challenge03-Dec-2012 23:36
Count me as a fan also....interesting work, maybe the most important variable. Best Wishes, Traveller
Canon Image Challenge03-Dec-2012 21:57
It grows on me. I like it the more I look at it and think about it.

Jim