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For the technical details, see below...

The concept for "a table for two", has been demonstrated in a vast number of ways...

Well, this is one of mine...

Love y'all

Best Regards,

Idris Can

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Photo taken from the fantastic view of the mighty Bosphorus from Cengelkoy, Istanbul, Turkey...

What you see, is the Bosphorus Bridge, in Istanbul not The Golden Gate
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Technical Details:

Taken with a Canon EOS 350D

using the kit lens (18-55mm) with no additional filters.

taken on 18mm,

f number was used as 16 to catch the bridge (background) sharper... Low light conditions forced me to have a long exposure in order to suck enough light inside... (which satisfied my intention to tell about a "period of time" instead of an "instant in time"...)

The ISO Level was kept at 100, a higher ISO (400, probably) could be used in order to create a cleaner color gradient in the sky and on the sea, via eliminating the ISO grain but that was not what I wanted. I wanted to keep that grain in order to create a more dramatic "veil" onto the photo, creating a texture of "romantic loneliness"

No tripod was used, only an empty table... (I wish I had one, though..)

No kind of digital motion blur, smudge etc. was added.

The skeletal sculpture of the photo has not been modified other than crop from the left-hand side.

It is a long exposure photo (exif: 10sec), which means that the objects in motion (the sea, clouds, boats etc.) are blurred, while the one which are still; are sharp.

Modifications and layers made in PS CS2:

onto the background, respectively:

1. Photo Filter: R:172 G:122 B:51 49%, blended onto the background using Reverse Linear "Steel Bar" gradient overlay, 79% Overlay, 90% angle with 130% scale.

2. Hue/Sat: +4 Hue, -75 Desat, onto the Master Colors.

3. Channel Mixer:

Red: 104% Red +8% Green -32% Blue +18% Constant
Green: -6% Red +102% Green -12% Blue +8% Constant
Blue: +10% Red -12% Green +56% Blue +18% Constant

4. Selective Color:

Neutrals: +12% Cyan +4% Magenta 0 Yellow +26% Black (Relative)



That's all...

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Comments: 169

kharax In reply to ??? [2007-05-17 12:17:58 +0000 UTC]

Insanely awesome

How encouraging and powerful words...

I before your appreciation...

Thank you...



Idris Can

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Cardboard-Cutout [2007-05-17 01:23:02 +0000 UTC]

I absolutely adore this photo, it's gorgeous.

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kharax In reply to Cardboard-Cutout [2007-05-17 12:17:11 +0000 UTC]



Thank you, it's an honor to hear those words...



Idris Can

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Jewish-Pickle In reply to ??? [2007-05-17 01:10:00 +0000 UTC]

BEAUTIFUL!

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kharax In reply to Jewish-Pickle [2007-05-17 12:16:44 +0000 UTC]

THANK YOU!!

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nuhhcole [2007-05-17 01:02:50 +0000 UTC]

My mistake. I thought it was the Golden Gate Bridge.

At first, I thought this was a painting. But it is, in fact, just an amazing picture.

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kharax In reply to nuhhcole [2007-05-17 12:16:31 +0000 UTC]

It really loks like the Golden Gate, my dear, don't worry...

You talk wonderfully powerful, yet with very decent wording...

I bow before this personality...



Idris Can

and thank you, kindly...

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munchkinmaayan In reply to ??? [2007-05-17 01:01:04 +0000 UTC]

great depth from the long exposure!

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crap12 [2007-05-17 00:55:35 +0000 UTC]

Wonderful.

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kharax In reply to crap12 [2007-05-17 12:14:58 +0000 UTC]

So is your comment...

Thank you

Idris Can

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Turkish-Romeo-BoY In reply to ??? [2007-05-17 00:47:27 +0000 UTC]

Γ‡ok Γ§ok ama Γ§ok hos bir fotograf
Uzun bir shutter speedle cekilmis lomo tadinda
Manzara essiz cok tuttum bu fotografi
Kutlarim DD iΓ§inde

Can

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kharax In reply to Turkish-Romeo-BoY [2007-05-17 12:14:36 +0000 UTC]

Cok tesekkur ederim

Lomo tadinda oldugunu dusunmen de beni cok mutlu etti, Lomo'ya bayilirim...

Simarik bir EOS 350D ile agirbasli bir Lomo'nun tadini yakalayabildiysem, ne mutlu bana...

Sevgiler,

Can

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pyxelz [2007-05-17 00:12:41 +0000 UTC]

did you combine 2 shots to get the table and the bridge in focus? beautiful lighting and color.

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kharax In reply to pyxelz [2007-05-17 01:17:06 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, dear Nathan..

And no..

The shot is a long exposure, (10 sec.) taken while the camera was sitting still on a table...

That is why the subjects which remain unmoving are "in focus"...

The others are naturally, blurred...



Idris Can

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pyxelz In reply to kharax [2007-05-17 23:33:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh, thanks for telling me. impressive depth of field! I saw the info you added to the description - interesting to know how you achieved this effect.

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violetfish [2007-05-16 23:34:19 +0000 UTC]

:fav+:

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kharax In reply to violetfish [2007-05-17 01:17:32 +0000 UTC]



Thank you... But why?

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VampKitty9 [2007-05-16 22:36:53 +0000 UTC]

I love the way you presented this idea Very different, and not only is the concept/way you portrayed it nice, i like how the focus isn't directly on the table...

Love it

Congrats on the DD as well!

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kharax In reply to VampKitty9 [2007-05-16 22:58:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, my dear, I'm really happy to see that you saw it as different, for that is a very highly used concept...

Maybe that is because it was not my intention in the beginning to create a photo for the concept of "a table for two"



Idris Can

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VampKitty9 In reply to kharax [2007-05-20 02:56:25 +0000 UTC]

Ah, I see... well, photos that don't start as you originally planned often do come out the best be it concept, perspective, or just overall idea wise.

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enchanted-black-rose [2007-05-16 22:33:48 +0000 UTC]

Stunning.

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kharax In reply to enchanted-black-rose [2007-05-16 22:56:45 +0000 UTC]



Thank you...

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duwr [2007-05-16 22:23:43 +0000 UTC]

marvelous!

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kharax In reply to duwr [2007-05-16 22:56:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you...

It's a pleasure hearing this...

Best Regards,

Idris Can

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AlmostFamous1286 In reply to ??? [2007-05-16 22:10:18 +0000 UTC]

This is an incredible shot.
The lighting is PERFECT.
Just...brilliant.

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kharax In reply to AlmostFamous1286 [2007-05-16 22:55:25 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for all those nice words

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PhotoPask [2007-05-16 21:54:13 +0000 UTC]

Lovely colors...
A romantic scene...

Bye, Pask.

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kharax In reply to PhotoPask [2007-05-16 22:54:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, dear Pask...

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angeldiva [2007-05-16 21:47:13 +0000 UTC]

Captured great light and detail beautifully. Is this San Fransisco?

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kharax In reply to angeldiva [2007-05-16 22:54:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you...

No, this is Istanbul, Turkey and that is the Bosphorus Bridge...

LED Lighted in red...



Idris Can

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utqtbry [2007-05-16 21:40:45 +0000 UTC]

The blur and the color tones in this shot are amazing!

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kharax In reply to utqtbry [2007-05-16 22:53:16 +0000 UTC]

The blurriness, comes from the long exposure, it was a 10 second shot...

The color tones was lightly manipulated in PS CS2...

Thank you kindly



Idris Can

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Perlekes [2007-05-16 20:33:11 +0000 UTC]

Portugal, isnt't?

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kharax In reply to Perlekes [2007-05-17 01:19:34 +0000 UTC]

Unfortunately, no...

It's Turkey, Istanbul... The Bosphorus....

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Perlekes In reply to kharax [2007-05-21 17:44:10 +0000 UTC]

looks like this: [link]

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Lycao [2007-05-16 20:29:00 +0000 UTC]

Neat.

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kharax In reply to Lycao [2007-05-17 01:20:31 +0000 UTC]

Thank you...

Your work is neat, too..

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Tasha25 [2007-05-16 19:48:51 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is soo brilliant, very romantic and beautiful

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kharax In reply to Tasha25 [2007-05-17 12:12:38 +0000 UTC]

You know what, my cute angel,

your never-ending encouraging comments give me the enthusiasm to do better, and in my opinion, you deserve that DD, too...

You're wonderful...



Idris Can

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Tasha25 In reply to kharax [2007-05-17 21:29:09 +0000 UTC]

thank you for your sweet words.

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silentimus [2007-05-16 19:08:20 +0000 UTC]

this is awesome...definite fave.

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kharax In reply to silentimus [2007-05-17 12:11:19 +0000 UTC]

I bow before your appreciation...

Thank you

Idris Can

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ShanaArielle In reply to ??? [2007-05-16 18:56:28 +0000 UTC]

This photograph really shows the connection between San Francisco and France. Which I love. Both have such a romantic quality and it's wonderful that this picture shows that so well.

even if that was not an intention.
congratulations on the dd as well.

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kharax In reply to ShanaArielle [2007-05-16 22:51:43 +0000 UTC]

In fact, this could have shown the connection between Istanbul and France, because the photo is taken in Istanbul and that is not the Golden Gate, but the Bosphorus Bridge...

I loved that this photo of mine achieved to create such a connection...

Because that's what I believe, everytime I have a dinner in a restaurant overlooking The Bosphorus...

Thank you...



Idris Can

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ShanaArielle In reply to kharax [2007-05-16 23:07:39 +0000 UTC]

Well don't I feel stupid. Haha. It is wonderful that it can be read on a personal level even though I have never been to Istanbul.

Congratulations again.
good luck in the future.

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kharax In reply to ShanaArielle [2007-05-17 12:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Don't be, it really looks like Sanfran...

Come visit Istanbul, you'll like it, we have another bridge, too

Thank you, my dear, by the way, your work is beautiful...



Idris Can

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KawaiiBlueNeko In reply to ??? [2007-05-16 18:54:42 +0000 UTC]

I love this shot <3 Great atmopshere :]

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p1ayboybunny [2007-05-16 18:54:01 +0000 UTC]

do u think i could use this picture for a weblayout some day

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kharax In reply to p1ayboybunny [2007-05-17 01:22:53 +0000 UTC]

If you respect the rules of copyright, then, I would love to see my work on that weblayout...

Thank you...



Idris Can

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p1ayboybunny In reply to kharax [2007-05-17 18:18:12 +0000 UTC]

ppl will def know whats yours!

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