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High key, low speed
Melethia


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Challenge: High Key (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Driveway
Date: Sep 19, 2010
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Sep 19, 2010

 I really have no idea if this is high key. I went out this morning to get the paper and noticed this guy trucking across the parking pad. So I got the camera, knelt on the ground with my head on the pavement, ever-expanding butt sticking up, and proceeded to wait for him to come back out of his shell. My plopping a big black thing in front of him apparently unnerved him a bit. Given the challenge details, I "carefully controlled my lighting and exposure" by shooting in the fog. No flash, no reflectors, nothing behind to hide the background (dead grass) - just fog.

But at least I took a picture this month! I'd been on a no-folder streak for quite awhile. Be forewarned - another angle of this guy could be my free study!

Also note the blazing fast shutter speed needed to capture this fellow. :-)


Statistics
Place: 17 out of 97
Avg (all users): 6.1752
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.6444
Avg (non-participants): 6.4348
Views since voting: 1246
Views during voting: 290
Votes: 137
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 09/30/2010 02:23:14 PM
Top 20 - not bad, and if you could have got his eyes sharp as well it may have jumped even higher - and it's not easy for snails to jump anywhere . .

:- )

p.s. great title.


Message edited by author 2010-09-30 14:23:44.
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 09/27/2010 04:22:46 PM
DEB! so great!! (and not a pigeon in site..lol!) I am so happy you are picking up your camera again!!

congrats on such a fine image! ♥
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 09/27/2010 02:44:50 AM
Top 20!...How wonderful!
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 09/27/2010 02:17:30 AM
Look at you!!! Top 20! Awesome. I guess I pictured the scene as you described :-) You have SUCH a great eye.
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 09/27/2010 01:12:55 AM
You are on a roll, eh? 6+ all the way these days. No longer the curse of the DPL. Nice minimalism.
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 09/27/2010 12:59:57 AM
Nice macro work! Yeah. Shallow DOF, a good subject, a bit of a diagonal, I like it!
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 09/27/2010 12:44:07 AM
Glad this did reasonably well. I was one of the 9's. :)
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 09/27/2010 12:17:40 AM
LOVELY job, Deb!
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 09/27/2010 12:09:54 AM
congrats!! super image!!
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 09/27/2010 12:03:21 AM
Hey neighbor - congrats on 17th place and a 6+ score!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/26/2010 09:44:31 PM
Good focus with tight DoF. I really like the textures you captured.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/24/2010 12:43:16 PM
marvelous... this just so cute. I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2010 09:13:30 PM
Fantastic POV. They're coming!
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 09/20/2010 05:55:14 PM
Incredible dof. I'm guessing you were lying on your belly for this?...
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 09/20/2010 11:59:44 AM
Not Hi Key
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