Check Mate!

[Mart_73]

As it says on the tin!
I dropped the lights way down in the room & using my new toy (1/8 honl grid - highly recommended ) I backed the power right off on the flash & created a small pool of light on the subject.



Click pic for exif.

View on black

Canon 5Dmkii
1/160 sec
f/5.6
@33mm
iso320

Shot raw, opened in lightroom, converted to b&w & pushed the clarity a little.
Then in CS3, dodged & burnt my friends face to make him look a more craggy (he’ll kill me! ), cropped to 10 x 8" & resized for competition adding a small white border. Finally sharpened.

As ever, C&C most welcome.

 

[nikonuser11]

I like it Mart, especially the focus of light on the action and duller light on the face- nicely PP'd

 

[shotokan101]

I like it Mart, especially the focus of light on the action and duller light on the face- nicely PP'd

Big +1 on that - very nice

Jim

 

[volvomanV70]

Very nice shot, i think low light lends itself to B/W


Volly

 

[mr keano]

very nice pic

going by where the chess pieces are sitting i would sugest that you buy the person playing a book on the rules of chess

 

[Mart_73]

very nice pic

going by where the chess pieces are sitting i would sugest that you buy the person playing a book on the rules of chess

Noted - I'll be having a word!

 

[AVTEZ59]

This is good Mart....lighting is spot on. The catchlight in the players left eye is another bonus.A contender for me....

Terry

 

[markbingo]

Very sharp. nice.

 

[electrolyte]

Fab shot Mart. It is almost the rule that every photo competition must contain at least one photo of a chess set and here it is! But it is a lovely shot.

Being picky, I'm not sure if the reflections add anything, I'd have been tempted to move the lens up slightly to put the chess board at the bottom of the frame and have more of your mate in.