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Challenge: Macro IV (Advanced Editing II)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jul 27, 2004
Aperture: 3.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2004

I liked the textures and pattern of the threads in this knotted piece of cheesecloth which was attached to my camera bag strap, hanging next to the computer, so I took the camera out of the bag and took a few quick handheld shots of it.

Minor tone adjustment, curve on the Blue/Yellow channel to whiten the whites a bit (shot under incandescent light); a couple of dabs with the burn tool at 8% opacity to take care of some spots producing slight glare; three passes with USM set at 66%, 0.6 dia; TH=5; JPEG=7/10

Statistics
Place: 206 out of 248
Avg (all users): 4.7622
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.6048
Avg (non-participants): 5.0820
Views since voting: 1048
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 185
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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08/09/2004 03:19:44 AM
The texture is great and it has a lovely flow. I think I would have scored it higher if there had been something to indicate it's size and if top of the cloth been in the picture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/08/2004 11:58:11 PM
Voted earlier, returning for comments:

Now, this looks very interesting. I wonder how it may look if you apply a gaussean blur to give it a hazy cloudy look. Bumping from 4 to 6
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08/06/2004 07:08:02 PM
Not a very appealing subject to me but it is photographed well. I've got to hand it to you though, you made cheesecloth look like a work of art. Good job.
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08/05/2004 07:52:22 PM
texture is one of the things that makes macros interesting, and you have some nice texture. however, the lighting seems a little hard. also the subject isn't as interesting, past the texture, as other subjects in the challenge.
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08/04/2004 03:21:59 PM
I like this a lot. The flow of the cloth leads my eye around in a pleasing way. Very nice use of negative space. Non-stereotypical subject helps a lot and provides relief from the bugs. Hope it does well.
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