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Orange Scrub
Orange Scrub
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abstract III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 15-85mm IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Sep 25, 2011
Aperture: 9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 25, 2011

I probably shouldn't have waited until the last day to shoot for this, but it's ok, I got something I like. I'm not sure how much the voters will like it, mainly because of that whole "recognizable object" part of the description. I will be interested to see how many people recognize this as a hair brush and comment on that fact.

I ended up using natural lighting for this shot. There were clouds out, which provided nice diffusion through the window. I also shot a few with a flash filling from the right, but I liked the extra contrast of this photo the best. The orange background is actually the wooden table the brush is sitting on.

I used a 31 and 21mm extension tubes to get nice and close. That allowed be to properly fill the frame and give this the abstract feel.

The title comes from the combination of the dominant color, and a synonym for the word brush (as in shrubbery, not this type of brush, but I like how this word works here).

Post Processing:
* Crop
* White balance
* Increase black point
* Increase contrast and definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* S curve
* Orange tint
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Sharpen Edges
* Save as JPEG

Statistics
Place: 149 out of 182
Avg (all users): 5.0811
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1688
Avg (non-participants): 4.8824
Views since voting: 461
Views during voting: 219
Votes: 111
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/29/2011 11:44:08 AM
different
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09/27/2011 08:07:01 PM
nice shot

I don't think I will be voting because of "If it is recognizable as an object - it is not an abstract" which I don't entirely agree with...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/27/2011 06:42:07 PM
Nice idea, and the DoF is used quite well. Nice background as well. Phallic? Yes.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/26/2011 04:43:47 AM
Looks like a hair brush
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