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Challenge: Twisted (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: My kitchen
Date: Nov 27, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/200 s
Galleries: Still Life, Textures
Date Uploaded: Dec 2, 2008

Woooooot! Thanks! Thanks! Thanks!
This is the wire I used the the Periodic Table challenge.

I loved the silvery grey of the wire and thought it would go well with the orange background. The biggest problem was keeping the marble from constantly dropping through the wire. Can’t count the number of times it bounced all over the kitchen floor.
I used one of my orange transparencies taped to a sheet of glass for the background. One flash behind the sheet of glass, the other at the front but low and slightly to the side.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 171
Avg (all users): 7.4929
Avg (commenters): 8.8125
Avg (participants): 7.5636
Avg (non-participants): 7.4471
Views since voting: 8532
Views during voting: 251
Votes: 140
Comments: 55
Favorites: 18 (view)


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12/14/2008 11:31:58 PM
One of my tens in voting. Wow that is beautiful lighting and I just love the colour. Congratulations you deserve it!!
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12/14/2008 09:58:30 PM
No you are really very good.Harvey Sherman
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12/14/2008 09:57:08 PM
Your write the orange does make the photograh pop.Very good you taped to a gel which is on a sheet of glass.Iren very clever.An then pop the flash in the back and then you used the front flash.Do I have right.Yes I am inpressed.Harvey Sherman
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12/12/2008 08:45:59 PM
Irene, All the superlative words are not enough to talk about your work. You really mastered the perfect shot. Congrats on another amazing image.
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12/11/2008 08:04:31 PM
I just love this title... it makes me smile every time. :)
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12/11/2008 11:02:11 AM
Fantastic work, congrats on the blue Irene!
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12/10/2008 09:10:37 PM
Flawless! Clean. Beautiful. Award winning as always Irene! You're in a class all your own!

At least you could be arrogant and full of yourself so we could all hate you and feel justified in our raging jealousy :) Tee hee. But you are so humble and sweet and unchangingly "one of us" still :) You're perfect just like your photos! No fair!
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12/10/2008 09:01:36 PM
Congratulations on your win, Irene. Just to cool. :)
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12/10/2008 07:03:45 PM
Beautiful!! Congrats on the ribbon.
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12/10/2008 06:44:44 PM
congrats on this great image
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12/10/2008 04:24:58 PM
I still have some way to go, eh? Congratulations, Irene!
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12/10/2008 04:00:40 PM
Your work is amazing Irene. Congratulations on another blue.
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12/10/2008 03:51:21 PM
congrats on the ribbon!. very nice lighting setup
just courious about the thin light line on the right and bottom of the border.

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12/10/2008 03:49:52 PM
WOAH! Way to go Irene!!!!
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12/10/2008 02:15:55 PM
I just LOVE it when phantastic photogs share their set-up. I learn so much for you guys. Thank you and congrats and a well-deserved win!
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12/10/2008 01:55:39 PM
strong and clear - as we know your pictures. Congrats!
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12/10/2008 09:52:03 AM
Congrats on yet another ribbon!
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12/10/2008 08:47:48 AM
what no water? LOL...Congrats on another well deserved ribbon!! Love the colors.
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12/10/2008 08:37:21 AM
Congrats on your ribbon!!!!
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12/10/2008 07:04:56 AM
Congrats Irene.
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12/10/2008 06:12:07 AM
Awesome shot Irene! The lighting, the composition, the colors - it all fits together so well. Congrats on the Blue.
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12/10/2008 06:10:11 AM
LOL.... can't you find some other hobby.

congrats
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12/10/2008 03:59:14 AM
Beautiful work Irene!!! Congrats (((hugs)))
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12/10/2008 03:50:51 AM
This should be DQ'd. ...you know, just to keep that streak going. :P
Heeehee. Congrats, Irene! Very well done.
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12/10/2008 03:19:09 AM
Congrats on the blue. This is really beautiful!
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12/10/2008 03:10:32 AM
Hi Irene,

Congrats! Knew This was a good picture that would beat mine!
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12/10/2008 02:57:58 AM
Congrats Irene! The stuff Pug-H wrote about is "PRITT glue-it", works very well (use the "repositionable" sort)
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12/10/2008 02:49:24 AM
Congrats Irene!!
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12/10/2008 01:43:22 AM
YOU ROCK! 9 from me - lovely to see you on the front page!
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12/10/2008 01:08:42 AM
your amazing!
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12/10/2008 01:06:15 AM
Nice job! Congratulations.
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12/10/2008 12:59:38 AM
The thing about your shots is that they're so clean, and that's part of the attractiveness of them. Congratulations agian.

As for the marble continually falling off, I would suggest using a bit of sticky tape residue to help it stay in place better. In Japan, at least, there's a stationery product that lets you make a sticky trail for double-sided taping - very useful stuff.
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12/10/2008 12:58:30 AM
Congrats, Irene!
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12/10/2008 12:55:55 AM
Congrats, this was an easy pick as winner for this challenge...
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12/10/2008 12:09:46 AM
This one I really liked a whole lot. Congrats on your first ribbon Irene. :D

(that was long ago hey)
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12/10/2008 12:05:53 AM
Huge congrats - I love it when I pick winners and I had this as a winner~!!
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12/10/2008 12:05:18 AM
All the pain of a DQ disappears pretty quickly when you bounce back like this Irene...great score, and nice to see you are using your D700
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12/10/2008 12:02:21 AM
Congrats! Excellent Job!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/08/2008 10:25:52 AM
Is it just me, or does everything in this image look perfect?
Great job!
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12/07/2008 08:18:51 PM
Very nice! Great composition and colors.
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12/06/2008 09:44:18 PM
Beautiful shot. I love the colours, composition, focus, and the genuine twist.10
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12/06/2008 05:02:10 PM
I have no idea what this is but it is stunning. Great sharpness and color.
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12/06/2008 07:29:12 AM
stunning. the color, sharpness, composition, everything is perfect! one of my ribbon candidates. however i can see you applied border before resizing... but of course, this a 10!
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12/05/2008 08:21:51 PM
Here's the winner! Nicely done...
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12/05/2008 08:05:57 PM
What can say? This is a great photo for this challenge. The lighting is terrific. Sharp focus and nice DOF. Interesting to look at. Should easily finish in the top 5! I'm pulling for ya! Good Luck!!
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12/05/2008 07:05:28 PM
Great stuff! Excellent choice of subject, fantastic lighting, and stunning image.
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12/05/2008 11:49:18 AM
cool
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12/04/2008 11:40:49 PM
I my honest opinion this is the best one out of the entire challenge. You should really good. This is just a fantastic photo. 10
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12/04/2008 09:11:35 PM
Now this is very nice, Sharp, clean, clear, curvaceous lines, leading your eyeballs to the roundness of the silky smooth blushing ball of red and green. Nice non grainy orange background, you have done a great job, well done 10
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12/04/2008 12:32:52 AM
Love the colors
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12/03/2008 09:34:50 PM
Love the background on this. Wonderful lighting and shapes.
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12/03/2008 05:10:53 PM
This is a striking image I really like it, good focus and depth
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12/03/2008 04:29:04 PM
I really, really like this. Love the choice of background colour and the different colorus in the marble too.
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12/03/2008 08:20:25 AM
Love it ... 10
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12/03/2008 01:36:26 AM
Incredible!! Love love love it!!
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