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05-MAR-2005 ©Mike Curtis

Through the Tires (Multi POTD Winner)

Castlewood Park, Rockingham

A picture of Katie looking down a tire stack at Castlewood Park.

Won Photo Of The Day at www.digitalphotochat.com on 03/07/2005

Won POTD again at www.photoshowdown.com on 03/07/2005

Chosen for display at www.megapixel.net on 03/16/2005

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ20
1/640s f/8.0 at 6.0mm iso80 with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time05-Mar-2005 14:19:40
MakePanasonic
ModelDMC-FZ20
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length6 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent80
Exposure Bias
White Balance (9)
Metering Modemulti spot (3)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Evan 05-Jun-2008 02:28
the high speed flash must be well used, great shot.
Guest 28-Feb-2007 04:25
very creative!
Dan Chusid24-Mar-2005 19:32
Might be a good idea to carry a bit of wax paper with you next time to put over the flash as a filter. Will take the harshness out of the flash but still give plenty of light.
Mike Curtis23-Mar-2005 18:26
Thanks Phil for the comment. This was one of those tough lighting situations that required the flash because she was looking down a tunnel of tires with only back lighting from the sky. Very little light was on her face, and with my exposure settings being metered for the sky, she would have been a complete silhouette had I not used the flash. Even using evaluative metering which left the sky blown out and pure light grey required flash to show her face.
Phil Douglis23-Mar-2005 18:15
Nice frame, Mike. The lighting on her face has a studio quality to it -- it looks as if flash has been used out doors to fill in any shadows. Unless the face is so dark that key detail is lost, I usually suggest avoiding flash if you want your image to have a natural look to it. Soft shadows on a face can enhance such a natural look.
Guest 14-Mar-2005 15:49
Outstanding! My congratulations, nice job. /Jezz
Guest 12-Mar-2005 16:44
This is really interesting, looks like as from movie :)
Rene Hales09-Mar-2005 20:46
Very nice environmental portrait.--Rene
Benoît Jolivet09-Mar-2005 19:30
It's a very good idea to uesed the flash, very nice effect !!! Bravo !!!
Ben