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White Rabbit
14th of September 2009 (Mon), 02:16
Just need some input on this photo.
I went up to Fort Stevens state park this weekend and had a good time camping.
this picture was a tough one to get and I think I manage to get it on the first shot the best.
they had a split steel door in front of a underground bunker at the old abandoned military base,
Well just having the curiosity to see what was behind this door I needed to see what was behind it. Well they had couple of holes cut out of it so I used them to my advantage.
In the right door they had about a 3" round hole cut out for a chain to lock shut.
Well I was able to fit my lens into part way until it hit the outer shell but still aloud to focus.
Now remember I was holding the camera in my right hand.

Now the left door had a rectangular shape hole cut out of it maybe 6"-8" long by 1.25"-1.75" high hole cut out, Well I could not get my flash to fit into it so I held it my left hand.
Now I do not own any fancy cords to allow my to sync my flash to my camera so I had to use the test fire button to fire my flash and I had to rely on best judgment for focus as it was pure guess.
and this is the end result.
So how does it work for all of you?

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn169/icicle_03/Camping%20Trip/Fort%20Stevens/1075.jpg

exif data.
Camera Make: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Image Date: 2009:09:12 14:09:06
Flash Used: No
Focal Length: 18.0mm
CCD Width: 4.93mm
Exposure Time: 3.200 s
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO equiv: 200
White Balance: Auto
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual


Sorry for such a long post.

Robert_Lay
14th of September 2009 (Mon), 22:34
I'm surprised that you went to all that trouble.

gonzogolf
15th of September 2009 (Tue), 11:17
You put a lot of thought into it, but I have to be honest, I don't get it. There seem to be some execution problems, but even if everything was crisp and the angles werent as askew I still dont think it would do anything for me.