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Old Broom by the Shed
Old Broom by the Shed
banmorn


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Challenge: Low Tech (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: East Lansdowne, PA
Date: Nov 27, 2004
Aperture: f/ 3.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/64 sec.
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2004

I found this broom under the shed at my Mom's. I took it out and shot it against the neighbor's wooden plank fence. It look OK but it was too much neutral. I through it back under the shed and said, hmmm...so I shot it where it fell.
Post: Layer adjustments for levels, brightness & contrast, hue/saturation. USM. Crop. Cloned away several bright white spots around the broom on the cement and burnt one small stone. All in PSElements 2.0. Re opened in PSP8 and clarified. Re opened in PSE2.0 and reset the white balance. Didn't like it. Cloned a few more bright white spots away. Rotate to vertical, saved, resized, USM.

Statistics
Place: 78 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.4444
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 5.3143
Avg (non-participants): 5.6267
Views since voting: 822
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 180
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/06/2004 03:48:39 PM
Textures and fine detail jump off the screen. Simple subject shows its age and link to technology is easily compared to modern cleaning devices. Personally disinterested in a broom, but this is well presented and worthy of high marks. Bumping up.
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12/03/2004 03:25:39 PM
Obviously a well used tool. I like everything about it technically.
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12/01/2004 10:33:56 PM
This looks like the brooms in Fantasia. Great photo.
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12/01/2004 09:55:49 PM
Brooms are ancient and still efficient. 7
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12/01/2004 04:05:45 AM
Out...standing.
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11/30/2004 12:28:04 PM
great for low tech, but not one of my favorite photo's
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11/30/2004 04:25:31 AM
Good picture of a broom, worn and tired looking, which fits this challenge. I cant see the shed though. In a challenge which age in an obvious options perhaps a more atmospheric name is helpfull here., - A cause well served, or A fall too far. etc (just a thought)
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11/30/2004 02:04:38 AM
We often find beauty in the ugly, great eye! The composition is great, did you try it in sepia? color still looks great though. Good luck!
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