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10-JUN-2015 Alastair Norcross

Legs - 3rd Place

Boulder, CO

My wife is writing a series of romance novels about runners (you write what you know!). We were playing around with images to put on a website. She didn't like this one (the color version), but I thought it made a good B&W shot.

Canon EOS 7D Mark II ,Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
1/60s f/8.0 at 24.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time10-Jun-2015 16:46:22
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 7D Mark II
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/59 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent400
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Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 04:52
Thanks Jim. When I get a minute, I'll put a color version in pending. I did several different versions, none of which she liked. :)
Alastair
Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 01:38
I can see this as a book cover - there are a number of key elements here. The angle of the leg is certainly thought provoking.
I'd be interested in seeing it in color

Jim
Canon Image Challenge13-Jun-2015 00:30
Very good! I might let something like this pass....but this is an important image; so it deserves some due respect. Traveller
Canon Image Challenge12-Jun-2015 21:20
I think I've fixed the white outline. BTW, the B&W conversion is the Rollei Retro 80s look again, from DXO Filmpack.
Alastair
Canon Image Challenge12-Jun-2015 20:16
Thanks Paul. I think your mother would be part of the target audience for the books, but not you! I had never read a romance book before reading the first draft of my wife's first book. I am definitely biased, but I was very impressed. In fact, my first reaction was that it was far too well-written for the genre (but what do I know about the genre?).
Alastair
Canon Image Challenge12-Jun-2015 20:13
Thanks Traveller, you are right about the white outline. Part of my processing involved a soft focus effect, and I think that produced it. I'll go back and see whether I can remove it.
Alastair
Canon Image Challenge12-Jun-2015 20:10
I like this very much for a book cover....lol...I have one technical problem, there seems to be a small white outline on the bra on the left side, but not the right....this draws my eye away from the main subject....it is almost like it is washed a bit on the left side.

I would not make these comments if I wasn't impressed by the theme and image.

Best Wishes, Traveller
Canon Image Challenge12-Jun-2015 19:34
Good luck on the short stories, hope they get published. My mother was a fan of romance novels, me not so much.

The first thing that hit my mind when I saw this was a ZZ Top song. Paul