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Shooting Wide Open = Priceless


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Shooting Wide Open = Priceless
Shooting Wide Open = Priceless

Walking out of work last night I saw a co-worker's Harley in the dark looking exceptionally enticing (we do get to ride in December in AZ, lol). I had my 50mm f1.2 mounted on my 5D Mark II hanging on my shoulder, so I decided to test the limits of fast lenses and high-ISO capability. This was shot hand-held and no flash (I don't even own one). Amazing... this camera sees in the dark, we could never do this with film in the old days. I did typical Curves and Sharpening plus the Dark/Light filter in Nik Color Efex 3.

50mm, 1/25 sec, f/1.2, ISO 2500. Noise reduction done in Camera Raw which is finally an excellent tool in Photoshop CS5.

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WOW! Very cool image! Excellent!!!


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December 16, 2011

 
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Tammy M. Anderson's Gallery 		  Beautiful harley and capture, Paul. Like the low light.


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December 16, 2011

 

Paul D. 		  Thank you both! Yeah, I was tempted to crank up luminance but decided to keep it low key being it was a night shot. I normally shoot landscapes so this one was a bit out of my comfort zone, lol.


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December 16, 2011

 
- Dayna Cain

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Dayna Cain's Gallery 		  It pays to get out of your comfort zone! Congrats on this very deserving finalist.
I have my fingers crossed for this one going gold!


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January 24, 2012

 

Paul D. 		  Thanks Dayna! I wasn't sure if this would even go gray, let alone gold. But I'm happy with Finalist and happy you like it! ;-)


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January 24, 2012

 
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Ruth Robbins's Gallery 		  Congratulations!!


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January 25, 2012

 

Merna L. Nobile 		  You can feel it in the air, the anticipation of waiting for the awards to arrive. The talent that is on display for all to see and share is amazing. Congratulations to all the January, 2012 winners. Merna


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February 07, 2012

 
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