I replaced my water pump in my '76 Chevy last summer and didn't have the heart to throw it away. I figured I would someday use it as a subject for one of my photographs and this seemed like the right time.
I leaned the water pump against the black faux leather surface of a tilted card table. I then illuminated the subject from different angles with a flashlight during the 20 second exposure.
Slight levels: The exposure is just right for my monitor, but I lightened the image up slightly for those that may have their monitors set darker.
USM-
Amount 335
Radius .24
Threshold 0
Lens: Canon EOS 70-200 2.8L (non-IS)
Exif Data:
Camera Model Name
Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
2/3/2004 12:48:42 PM
Shooting Mode
Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed )
20
Av( Aperture Value )
16
Metering Mode
Evaluative
ISO Speed
100
Lens
70.0 - 200.0mm
Focal Length
70.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
White Balance
Daylight
AF Mode
Manual Focus
Parameters
Contrast Normal
Sharpness Normal
Color saturation Normal
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
2608KB
Custom Function
C.Fn:01-0
C.Fn:02-1
C.Fn:03-0
C.Fn:04-0
C.Fn:05-1
C.Fn:06-0
C.Fn:07-0
C.Fn:08-5
C.Fn:09-0
C.Fn:10-0
C.Fn:11-0
C.Fn:12-0
C.Fn:13-1
C.Fn:14-0
C.Fn:15-0
C.Fn:16-0
C.Fn:17-0
Drive Mode
Self-Timer Operation
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I originally only saw the top three quarters of this and loved it but when I scrolled down the space below ruined it. A tighter crop from below would dramatically improve this great concept. The space on the right does work well.
The lighting is pretty good. You're getting shadows on top of the subject which may be what you want.
On a personal level, I don't like the placement of the subject in the frame.
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