Round 9 - DVXUser Photography Challenge

Brandon Rice said:
mm... yep... wish I coulda used a longer exposure... I didn't have a tripod :)
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In that case, you need to push your ISO up to 800-1600. You take the chance of introducing some noise, but if the trade-off is not seeing your subject, it may be worth it.
 
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As I was coming out of the DC Metro, I noticed this beautiful green gold light on the escalator stairs. I played around with the composition and after I found something I liked, I waited for just the right moment when a solitary figure was in a perfect foreground position to be clearly outlined. I thought the upward sweep of the stairs toward the light needed something to make the eye flow back down the image and I also though the image might be too sterile without a human presence. I think I shot about a dozen frames total. I'm always shooting metro/subway images wherever I go. I guess it dates back to my love of riding the Chicago "L" downtown and to Cub games growing up.
 
OK people... voting over and everything is almost 100% set up for the epic round 10 (I expect to hear drum rolls everytime the phrase 'epic round 10' is spoken). Regardless... here are the results from Round 9

1. Metro by Barry_S
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2. Old Man in the Sea by Jeremy Ordan
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3. Laser Camera by Kai
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4. Sea to Sky by ???
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5. Fred by MrG
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Congrats to everyone, great round... and just wait for tomorrow when the Epic Round 10 gets announced.
 
Awesome photo, Barry! Unless my eyes are playing tricks on me, it looks like you rotated it a hair or maybe cropped that line out... It was great before, now it's absolutely perfect. In my opinion, the best yet. Congratulations on 1st place!

Chad
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
(I expect to hear drum rolls everytime the phrase 'epic round 10' is spoken).
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Some very good pics this round Everyone. Fantastic Shot there Barry, a Clear winner in my oppinon too.


- Mikko
 
Hey Kai--Thanks, that's nice from a design guy like yourself. I've been photographing so long, metering is pretty second nature. I was basically trying to retain a little detail in the front part of the concrete without blowing out the light at the top of the escalator too badly. In this case I used matrix metering and may have dialed in some compensation. I traditionally do a lot of spot metering with film, but the D200 has incredible matrix metering, so I review and dial in compensation as needed. With digital I'm a notorious chimper, so I'm usually taking a couple of preliminary shots and checking the image and the RGB histograms. Just like Polaroids with the Hassy only better and free. :) So that's your Glock! I should have put 2+2 together because I remember you talking about the Glock a while ago.

Hey Chad--after reading your comment I looked at the image and you were right on the money as far as the slight tilt. I rotated CW 0.6 degrees, so you called it within 1/10 of a degree--not bad. I'm surprised it didn't notice that because tilting horizons usually bug the crap out of me. I always use the finder's grid lines or a bubble level when I shoot on a tripod.

Thanks Mikko and Brandon. Brandon--You should take some more shots of your friend with your new cam.
 
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Just checking - how many photos did you get in the end? Did you get mine?
 
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