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Challenge: Old and New (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A340 Zoom
Location: On my desk in my apartment in Los Angeles
Date: Jan 25, 2005
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jan 25, 2005

 I laid my laptop flat on my desk, taped open a page from my writing journal, then set my tripod on my desk to take a picture with no flash. I had to lower the brightness of the screen as I only had a Snake Light to light the pages (hence the colors being a little off (I'm still learning how to use GIMP and every attempt to fix the colors ended in disaster)). The only adjustments applied were a Gaussian blur to clean up the black lines between the pixels on the screen and Unsharp Mask to bring the text and everything else back into focus.

Actually, I like the warmth of the colors on the written page vs. the cold colors on the computer screen (warm, emotional handwriting vs. cold, unfeeling technology). Of course, I'm merely justifying inexperience.

I'll just say I meant to do that.

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Place: 37 out of 245
Avg (all users): 5.7651
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
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Views since voting: 1131
Views during voting: 367
Votes: 298
Comments: 19
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/01/2005 03:40:08 PM
i like the concept.. well done...
 02/01/2005 12:54:43 PM
This made me smile
 02/01/2005 04:42:09 AM
I would like to see the screen with less blue. It is a very good concept but i feel the composition isnt as strong as it could be. I think it would help to have the handwritten text sharper in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2005 03:05:02 PM
Aren't we all grateful for this change. Nice shot. The only thing I would change is take the pen completely out.
 01/30/2005 11:41:16 PM
This is a fab shot and follows the theme so great! Great creativity!
 01/30/2005 03:30:53 PM
wonderful idea, love the spell check :)
 01/30/2005 10:35:00 AM
This is a great idea that fits the challenge wonderfully. Times sure have changed! The pen could use a little more sharpness, but the Word screen couldn't be better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/29/2005 12:47:40 PM
What a nice idea....just love it
 01/28/2005 09:34:24 PM
Looks amazing! Congratulations!
 01/28/2005 09:19:53 PM
The story is getting me horny
 01/27/2005 07:13:43 PM
not soo crispy but a hell of a idea
 01/27/2005 06:32:00 PM
Love how the writing is the same... you really put some effort into it :)
 01/27/2005 02:06:01 PM
Cool idea.
 01/27/2005 12:33:06 PM
I like the idea here (especially the circles on the page trying to get the ink to flow). Having the book right up against the monitor like that, though, seems a little off to me (maybe it's the shadow on the monitor?) Perhaps there is a slightly different angle at which the book could be held. Part of me also thinks the top part of the monitor shouldn't be included, but then you get to see the book binding, so why not the "monitor binding"?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/27/2005 08:39:17 AM
the focus and light on this could not have been easy..very well done!
 01/26/2005 05:55:12 PM
great idea, very original!
 01/26/2005 12:44:39 PM
Well done. a complex setup that was well executed.
 01/26/2005 09:12:19 AM
This is a great idea, very unique. I like the angle of the shot as well
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2005 03:26:55 AM
you got me readimg the story lol


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