What's in the file
The frame as shot, and nothing else. I stripped the Camera Raw develop settings, both saved snapshots, every keyword, my star rating, and the edit history. The embedded preview and thumbnail were re-rendered from the RAW itself, so no viewer will show you my old interpretation before you've made your own.
What survived is what you need: the sensor data, the shooting metadata, and the copyright line. Open it in anything — Lightroom, Capture One, RawTherapee, darktable, Photo Developer — and you will land on a neutral decode of the full 4:3 frame.
How it was made
- Camera Olympus E-300
- Lens 50 mm f/2
- Exposure 1/500 s at f/5.6, ISO 100
- Taken 2 September 2006
Eight megapixels, a Four Thirds sensor from twenty years ago, and no idea what I was doing. I have kept to a reductive practice ever since — which is why the crop I made back in 2012 is not in this file either. Where the frame ends is your decision, not mine.
Terms
The photograph is © André Berg. Process it, post your version in the challenge thread, and keep a copy for your portfolio if you like it. Please don't sell it or pass the RAW on as your own. More of my work at andreberg.com.
The challenge runs on the mu-43 forum.