Strings

Challenge #17 in the 16:9 color series. Hosted by Bernard909.

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Thursday, 30th September, 2010 (GMT)

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Thursday, 7th October, 2010 – Wednesday, 13th October, 2010 (GMT)

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The Violinist Bride

by Philip Goh

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This was from a wedding I covered in the summer. The bride was an accomplished violinist, and so part way through the reception she joined in with the string quartet. She was an amazing violinist.

Camera:	Pentax K-7
Lens:	Pentax DA* 50-135mm
Submitted:	Saturday, 9th October, 2010 10:56 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 1st August, 2010
Focal length:	95 mm
Shutter speed:	1/320 sec
Aperture:	F4
ISO:	800
Notes:	This is a rather heavily processed image. I softened the skin, added a vignette, selectively darkened the background, did a B/W conversion and finished off with a vignette blur.
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Galleries:	View this photo in Philip Goh's gallery

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