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Challenge: Abstract Macro III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Aug 22, 2009
Aperture: 2.71
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2009

This macro of a CFL bulb shot through a textured glass ashtray reminded me of one of the classic scenes from the Spielberg movie.

-Handheld, Tv mode
-RGB Curve
-Resize
-Crop a little from right
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5 (applied twice)
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 9/10 = 195KB

File: Ashtray-CE_IMG_4490-DPC9.jpg

Statistics
Place: 176 out of 177
Avg (all users): 3.8529
Avg (commenters): 2.8000
Avg (participants): 3.6806
Avg (non-participants): 4.0469
Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 136
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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08/31/2009 02:07:27 PM
Thanks all for the comments! FWIW, this is the image I was trying to emulate -- I figured with all the smoke/dust/whatever the original was a little blurry too.


Here is the ashtray I used -- I took the image pretty much edge-on in SuperMacro mode (lens virtually in contact with the subject), holding it up so the bulb from an overhead light fixture was shining through the glass:

Message edited by author 2009-08-31 14:43:54.
08/31/2009 10:59:31 AM
hey congrats on the brown, it does match the photo :~)
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08/31/2009 05:11:23 AM
I thought this was yours, instantly reminded me of . Congrats on the brown!
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08/31/2009 12:58:00 AM
Man, I hate finding I left a hard critique on one of yours. (At least I explained my low vote, right?) Well, congrats on the notoriety of achieving the brown, I suppose!
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08/31/2009 12:32:53 AM
Congrats, Paul, you did it again!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2009 12:23:54 PM
Unfortunately I see nothing on which to focus my attention.
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08/27/2009 06:41:42 PM
not sure what this is but your focus is to soft IMO...something needed to be in sharp focus...
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08/27/2009 01:27:32 PM
Very blurry and grainy. Sometimes that works nicely for an abstract, but I'm afraid it's not coming off well with me on this one.
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08/25/2009 12:23:19 PM
The abstract is good, so as the color. I just think that the harsh reflection at the middle, the focus, and the bottom/background of the shot aren't good. With more tweaking this shot would be nice! Good luck to you, sorry if i was rude!
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08/24/2009 02:48:40 AM
This image meets the challenge but other than that lacks of everything: focus, impact, correct exposure and white balance, visual appeal. A brown ribbon is still a ribbon, though. This shot absolutely deserves it.
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