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Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7Hi
Location: Nighttime at my place in Denver
Date: Nov 8, 2004
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 8, 2004

I did a whole series of photos with this glass chess set, playing with lighting, shadows, and refraction all on the macro scale. It was quite fun, and here is my favorite shot.

Just rotated photo 90 degrees clock-wise and resized.

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04/01/2007 03:42:54 PM
My very first challenge photo ever. Seems ages ago, and I can pick out about 50 things I should have done differently.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2004 11:18:01 PM
I did this type of shot with the very same title in the October Free Study... HMMMMMM...
TC
11/16/2004 08:58:46 PM
not bad at all ...
The reflection cpuld be more in focus.
I like the way the Image was composed, fitting the title.
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11/16/2004 03:48:18 PM
I like the way the checker board reflects on the pawn, good glass definition.
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11/15/2004 10:20:43 PM
the theme was great, i just wanted to see a little bit more of the king becuase i think it was drowning in blurriness (if there is such word) ..you know what i mean! (^o^)
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11/13/2004 04:43:55 PM
This -- a l m o s t -- works for me. Wish the king were more obvious. Gave it a "6" nonetheless.
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11/13/2004 09:45:41 AM
The reflection in the top of the pawn is good, but the photo has no blacks or whites which suggests you need to increase the contrast a bit in post processing. Also, use USM to make it sharper as its all a bit soft at the moment.
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11/12/2004 07:04:17 PM
I really like the composition and the reflections you were able to get in the top of the pawn - great job!
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11/12/2004 06:21:55 PM
This was a great idea but too much of the photo is out of focus. Perhaps if you had made the sharper focused one a larger part - the main part and had the out of focus one to be behind and smaller. . . . .
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11/12/2004 08:50:30 AM
I like the reflection of the chess board in the Pawn. Nice
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11/12/2004 01:00:39 AM
i love the reflection in the first one.. but the second is out of focus...
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11/12/2004 12:01:48 AM
An interesting twist on the drop-of-water-as-lens cliche. Unfortunately not quite sharp.
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11/10/2004 11:06:40 PM
I've begun to wonder if the twin chess photogs are actually playing a real game through this forum with each of their challenges... ah well. Tho some may be tired of the subject, I am enjoying the extended study of Opaque vs Transparent and their varied interpretations.
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11/10/2004 07:53:31 PM
Nice refaction effect and subtle colors
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11/10/2004 12:38:39 PM
nice reflection in the ?pawn? too bad it isn't in sharp focus.
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11/10/2004 01:57:25 AM
very nice the top of all the chess shots in this challenge
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11/10/2004 01:06:38 AM
wonderful shot ... i like how you can see silouhetes of the other pieces and the board reflected in the head ..
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