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Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro AF for Canon
Location: At home, Reykjavik.
Date: Nov 7, 2004
Aperture: 16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Portraiture, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 7, 2004

 Sigma 105mm 2.8 Macro that I have sold now. My wife is the "model".

Used two flashes to light this, one on a tripod with an umbrella (you can see the reflection in the eye) and another one on the camera. We went out on the balcony in sunlight just to get the iris to contract, it was too dark indoors. Took about 40 tries to get this shot, I liked this one the best out of the batch. I desaturated the shot with channel mixer, 80% red, 10% green and blue. I did a version I like better where I recoloured the eye extremely blue but in the basic rules this is not allowed so I will post it here after the voting in this challenge is over. I hardly think it will win, I would be very happy to be in the top 75%.

This is how I wanted to submit this shot.

Statistics
Place: 66 out of 528
Avg (all users): 5.6855
Avg (commenters): 7.2222
Avg (participants): 5.5902
Avg (non-participants): 5.8333
Views since voting: 1629
Views during voting: 472
Votes: 337
Comments: 11
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2004 05:55:57 PM
Exceptional tone & detail!
Well Done!
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 11/13/2004 05:19:32 AM
Nicest looking eye shot I have seen so far. Good job and way to keep the detail nice and sharp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/13/2004 02:18:52 AM
I love this shot in black and white. Very very nice details with masterful depth of field. Great composition too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2004 12:00:49 PM
Ooooh. That's a good one :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2004 09:54:44 AM
Among the best of the close up eye's. Sharp, detailed. DOF could have been deepened some for greater effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2004 02:24:56 AM
Really nice B&W with great DoF and contrast. Very good shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 09:29:29 PM
eyes every where
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 09:25:32 PM
I would like the focal plane moved toward me by half an inch. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 08:59:20 PM
nice eye
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 07:17:49 PM
Definately an extremem close up. I like the focus and clarity. very nice work there. DOF is perfect in my opinion. I think that the bottom 'rim' of the eye being very white though is distracting. I also wish I could see the tips of the eyelashes. Seems like the poiny-est part of the photo should be visible. Personal prefference though, some will definatley prefer it this way. Good job. ~Heather~
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2004 07:14:15 PM
Nice picture, nice close up, and i like the way it is in b&w.
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