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Power To The People
Power To The People
keeperofduffy


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Challenge: Technology II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Caloundra, Australia
Date: Sep 29, 2007
Aperture: f/16.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/85
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2007

 Why the fascination with power poles? Urban Grafika with naturally dynamic lines.

Shot in the harsh Australian sun and almost contre-jour... One of many shots on the day, I found that just a little highlight on some of the pole enables me to produce this ultra low-key image.

I took the RAW file to a 16bit TIFF, then applied Gradient Mapping and Curves to give me a tonal B&W. Further Curves to deepen the shadows and leave just a liddle bitty highlight. Curve was an 'S' with a flat top.

I must stop shooting power poles and shoot something else!

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Canon EOS R6 Mark II
Sigma 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art
 10/09/2007 02:26:54 PM
awesome title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
 10/08/2007 04:37:14 PM
Nice idea; I think a pole with more interesting patterns of wires would work better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/05/2007 08:41:21 PM
Best one of Ive seen of this common idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/05/2007 12:00:33 AM
Good composition, almost decieves the eye, 8
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/03/2007 10:52:02 AM
My favorite of the ones that feature Telephone / Power poles.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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