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Welcome to the 9th issue of PhotoFlash
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In This Issue: Friday, October 17, 2003
Featured Photo: Golden Aspens Above
 Golden Aspens Above Taken in Rocky Mountain National Park September 2003 with a Canon 17-40mm L lens. © Lisa Young Canon EOS 10D Digi... |
Featured Article: September Photo Contest Finalists Have Been Posted!
Many of you have been emailing us, asking about the contest and when the results will be published. We've posted the finalists (Congratulations, Finalists!) and the judges are now working on the top placements. It took an extra long time this month for two reasons: 1) we had a stunning selection of about 9000 entries to go through; and 2) we have been very active in getting the exciting fall courses successfully launched. The 310 finalists are incredibly eye-catching, beautiful, and fun to view! Click on the "read more" link to browse these wonderful contest finalists:
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Where in the World? To learn the correct answer to the last quiz - and see who came the closest, visit the previous Where in the World quiz. Enrollment for Fall Photo Courses Closing This Weekend New Photo Discussions Good job! Regards, Jean Keep up the great work! Thanks for checking out my work! Best regards, Excellent image! Quite simply, I was walking towards a group of flowers to photograph (not these) and saw a grounds keeper watering the flowers. All that I did was to say, "Please don't move for a minute." The fast exposure gives the illusion of the panned/still effect you mention. Thanks for your interest! The Next Step: Where to Go From Here
Can you guess where this picture was taken? If you think you have a clue, try offering a response.
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New Photo Discussion 1: Twilight, San Francisco, CA
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Twilight, San Francisco, CA
© Brenda Tharp
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This is the best picture that I have seen till now. It's a really great shot - composition as well as exposure. Can you tell me a little about the exposure and if you used filter or something? Keep giving shots like these...
- Nadia Shakil
Response 1:Thank you, Nadia! Glad you like it. I did not use any filters, just used Fujichrome Velvia film just after the sun went down behind the buildings. I chose to give space to the water in the front because I knew with a long exposure it would smooth out the water surface and I'd be left with just those neat colors. It was about a 15 second exposure, as I remember.
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 2: Mesa Uncropped
Nice image, Lee - did you saturate this in the computer, or was the color really that rich/surreal? I like the picture - like the contrast of the red sand/rock and green shrubs. Where was this image made?
Mesa Uncropped
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Response 1:Thanks Brenda! I took the image at Monument Valley in the Indian Reservation in Arizona a couple of weeks ago. I was shooting Digital (a Nikon D1x 24-85mm and focused Hyperfocal Distance for 28mm to achieve sharpness from about 5 feet to infinity). I used Polarizer and Enhancer filters as well. I also saturated the colors in Photoshop a bit but not that much really as the colors out there are truly intense and magical AT THE RIGHT TIMES OF DAY. This shot was taken with pure and intense early morning light. You have to see it to believe it.
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Response 2:Sorry Brenda, it is early morning NOW and I am not yet awake. The shot was taken with early evening light.
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 3: Roman Numerals
I think it's stairs with railing shadows... am I right? Whatever it is, the beauty of this image is that it's abstract, graphic, and full of design! Nice picture, Debbie!
Roman Numerals
I posted this one in the contest today and asked if anyone could guess what it is...I'm doing the same here just for fun! 1/180 @ f8.0, ISO 100, 35mm lens...
© Debbie S.
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Response 1:
YOU GOT IT!!! I'm attaching another image that shows more clearly what this is, but good looking! And thank you for taking the time to comment and play my little guessing game... maybe I'll see you in one of your classes some time... ;>)
Staircase and Shadow
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Response 2:These are pretty cool images, Debbie and it shows you are also really looking at things right at your feet, no pun intended! Good job on the other variation, too!
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 4: Study in Silver and Gold
Jean. I'm impressed that you got away with f8 on this nicely coloured and composed shot. Don't worry about losing the colour from twilight. The greys in the sky and building compliment each other - a deep blue would have spoiled it, although sunset might have enhanced it (if the sun was setting on the buildings). The only criticism is that you've appeared to have cropped the main tower and the foreground object.
Study in silver and gold
Aperture f 8.0, shutter speed 15 secs, taken around 7.30 pm, just too late for twilight.
© Jean Young
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- Ian Jones
Response 1:Thanks for the comments Ian. I think you're right about the blue sky - it probably would have been distracting in this shot. I didn't realise that I'd cropped the edge off the fountain - it irritates me too, now that I've noticed it. The crop of the top of the building was deliberate - there are two huge great poles reaching up into the sky and including their full length meant I had what I thought was too much sky in the picture. Cropping right at the top of the building was the lesser of two evils.
- Jean Young
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 5: Under the Boardwalk
Very unusual and interesting image, Alan! Love the lines and patterns. 
Under the Boardwalk
F/3,2; 1/150 sek.; digital zoom 18 mm; Odense, Denmark; 13/10/03 10:09
© Alan Hansen
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- Patricia Marroquin
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Response 1:Hi Patricia
I'm happy for your comment. I have fallen a little bit in love with this motive - I also find the lines interesting. The patterns from the bridge in the water looks at lot like a fishbone. And the reflection of the bridge - which is very close to where I work - changes during the day, the year and different light conditions. So now I have a few different interpretations - and more will probably follow.
Alan :-)
- Alan Hansen
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 6: Everglades Warm
Hey Tony. Nice photo! What filter did you use as I am interested in getting photos like that, but I don't seem to get the depth and the results you do. What's your secret? 
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- Aravinda Subasinghe
Response 1:Hi Aravinda:
I use an 81C warming filter, shot in the Florida Everglades.
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Response 2:81C warming filter - what does that do? And what does the 81C stand for, if you know?
- Aravinda Subasinghe
Response 3:Warming filters are amber and remove the blue from a scene and add a warm tonality. Traditional uses for the warming filter, 81B is normal, is to use in shade and on over cast days to add warmth to the scene. In this image, it was used to punch up the amber color of the scene, making it warmer to view.
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 7: Water Lily
As subtle and as quiet as a Haiku. 
water lily
© Oksana Pashko
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Response 1:Very beautiful image, Oksana! Great perspective, colors, detail, and composition.
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Response 2:Beautifully done. A fine composition, Oksana.
- Paul Coco
Response 3:An lovely, elegant photo that reflects stillness and beauty!
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Response 4:I love the perspective you have taken here. The reflection and colors are very well captured.
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 8: In Process Blues
This is really nice K! The lighting is great, I love the composition and the texture you see in the pottery and wall and table surrounding it.
"In Process Blues"
f. 3.4/1/30 sec./200mm/K.W. Willis/I captured this image in a Virginia Potter's Shop as the soft north light spilled in through a window in the afternoon.
© K W. Willis
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Response 1:Thanks so much for your kind words about "In Process Blues". The lighting was beautiful on the clay pot as it sat all alone behind the Potter's wheel waiting for the kiln. I tried to buy the vase unfinished because it reminded me so much of my own life -- unfinished and still in process. The Potter wouldn't sell. :-) The "blues" in the foreground and background just blew me away. I can't claim any great skills on this image. It was just there like a subtle gift and a gentle reminder from my own Creator. I printed the image on a watercolor texture paper. It's inspiring me as I type. Thanks again.
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Response 2:Really great still life. The lighting and colors are great. As Ansel Adams once said "Sometimes I do get to places just when God is ready to have someone click the shutter".
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Response 3:Wonderful art piece - I love the colour, texture and composition.
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 9: Sunrise Tidepools
Very nice image!!
"Sunrise Tidepools"
f. 4.5/250 sec./40mm/Ocracoke Island, N.C./K.W. Willis/Summer Sunrise/This image inspired my soul and still does.
© K W. Willis
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Response 1:Great image, KW!
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Response 2:Very pretty indeed, great colours and lighting!
- Mette Vendelboe Jensen
Response 3:Thanks so much for your comments on my early morning image, "Sunrise Tidepools." It was exhilarating through the lens. Made me worship my Creator. Blessings, KW
- K W. Willis
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Response 4:This is my kind of stuff, KW!!
I look for this type of image every time I'm on the coast!
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Response 5:Thanks Tony. My heart beat extra strong standing beside the ocean in the sunrise. Blessings, K.W. Willis
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Respond to this discussion New Photo Discussion 10: Cones in the Rain
I like this photo very much. It looks like a panned shot, and a still shot. I would like to know how this was accomplished. Were there grasses in front and behind? Was the lens wide open? Thanks for peaking my interest.
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- Stanley Sims
Response 1:Thanks, Stanley!
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