White on White � an Outtake - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

03/02/2005 01:44:50 AM · #1

As mentioned in another thread, I'm posting this outtake from my search for a "light on white" entry. I have viewed this on 5 different monitors and it varies between looking positively luminous (which is how the print looks) to downright muddy, depending on the monitor. I figured it didn't have a snowball's chance in hell of scoring or being appreciated, so I went in a complketely different direction.

My question is, how does this LOOK to you? I don't mean "is it good?", I mean "describe the tonalities you see." Of course, if youw ant to tell me it's beautiful that's ok too...

Robt.

Marjo

Canon EOS-7D

03/02/2005 01:53:28 AM · #2

I'm seeing various shades, probably the first six squares on the bar. The layer at the top is the most white. Pretty unique shot. I bet the print looks great. Good job!

NathanWert

Canon EOS-90D

Sigma 18-250 f/3.5 - 6.3 DC OS HSM

03/02/2005 01:56:07 AM · #3

Not sure what it is, but it's a nice bright white to me.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

03/02/2005 01:58:00 AM · #4

There should only be 2 small shadow areas as dark as the middle of the bar. The whole image is compressed into zones VII thru IV except those shadows, which are in zone V, on my monitor. The top part is almost pure white, just a hint of detail.

It's a telephoto shot of some yachts shrink-wrapped in white plastic and on land for the winter, btw.

Robt.

Message edited by author 2005-03-02 02:01:26.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

03/02/2005 02:00:13 AM · #5

The central upper-third looks all white to me, and it's just a little too much for me -- I'd prefer of it have the hint of detail you see in the corners. The lower 2/3 looks great, with subtle shades and good detail.

For a change I had an "outtake" too, quite different from my submission (and probably better than a 3.9!), but it was too last-minute to edit/submit it.

mycelium

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

03/02/2005 02:00:53 AM · #6

I see tones from pure white to a bit brighter than middle gray, save for the small shadowed area near the center of the image, which is a bit darker. That small spot is noticeably darker than the rest of the image. I find myself wishing there were a slightly broader tonal range here.

Damon

03/02/2005 02:03:06 AM · #7

I'll fix it up as a full-range image tomorrow and post that. it's pretty dramatic when it's not compressed. But this one prints so sweet.... I love white on white...

BTW, this is NOT desaturated, no color work at all. It's exactly the colors the camera saw.

Robt.

RayEthier

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM

03/02/2005 02:45:35 AM · #8

Very nice shot Bear...I do believe that on my monitor I am seeing what you made reference to in your comments, namely the top portion being almost pure white.

Hope you do well with the photo you submitted.

Ray

03/02/2005 02:49:02 AM · #9

It's bombing, under 5 again. So it goes.

Robt.

03/02/2005 01:10:53 PM · #10

Bumping for the day folks

xonkas

Sony DSC-T1

03/02/2005 01:15:58 PM · #11

Definetly not muddy! lol
I see it as being bright white, but not so bright I can't tell what it is. I think it has just the right light conditions.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

03/02/2005 01:17:18 PM · #12

It looks like I screwed up, Shoulda entered this one...

Robt.

dahkota

Canon EOS-7D

03/02/2005 01:22:57 PM · #13

I looked at this on my laptop monitor and on my 21" sony. Huge difference - crisper whites,less blue, on the Sony.

Dahkota

jemison

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

03/02/2005 01:26:37 PM · #14

Robert,

I see from about Zone IV on up to about Zone VIII. The Z-IV is in the small shadow near the center. I see detailed highlights in the upper left and some non-detailed highlights other places.

I love the image, and the tonality is excellent. Tons of stuff to look at there. I'm not saying that you shoulod have entered it since I don't know what you did enter. But this would have gotten a very high vote from me.

arngrimur

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

03/02/2005 01:27:33 PM · #15

This looks brilliant to me. A beautiful abstraction, nice flow and composition, a true playground for the imagination.

I understand your concerns about submitting this. I've gotten bad results on what I thought were good submissions that are low key. I did some extensive testing before submitting to the light on white challenge. So far so good for me.

Good luck Robert

GoldBerry

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

03/02/2005 03:04:57 PM · #16

I'm using a fairly old/crappy monitor and the tones look good to me.

03/02/2005 03:08:49 PM · #17

The reasons I didn't submit it are two: 1, the image looked wildly different on different monitors and it seemed a gamble. 2, abstractions don't typically do well int he voting anyway. It's still one of my favorite photos of the year.

The one I did submit is "fun", and I'm technically happy with it, it sparkles well, but it's getting crucified. I'm used to crucifixions though, I don't think like most people do...

Robt.

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