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Challenge: In the Beginning... (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Waunakee, Wisconsin, friend's living room
Date: Mar 25, 2005
Aperture: f 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Vintage, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2005

 Raw conversion, curves (to set color balance), USM, crop, tweak hue/saturation a bit to reduce the reds. Save for web.

I suspected that this challenge would attract a large number of entries based on the idea of God creating (Bible themes, sunsets and sunrises, babies, etc.), and I wanted immediately to go with a natural history orientation. Thanks to my friend Mike for letting me use his props, and for all his ideas and assistance with this shoot. His idea to include a portrait of Darwin was truly inspired! I shot many different looks on this still life, some were simply too cluttered, and some were extremely simple. This was one of the middle-ground shots.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 300
Avg (all users): 5.7952
Avg (commenters): 6.9048
Avg (participants): 5.7881
Avg (non-participants): 5.8000
Views since voting: 875
Views during voting: 407
Votes: 293
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0

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 04/06/2005 12:46:20 PM
I felt this should have placed higher; it was a beatifully laid out still life with soft earthen tone..it may have been the subject matter?!

Message edited by author 2005-04-06 12:46:42.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/04/2005 02:56:16 PM
Interesting collection of artifacts. Fitting for challenge. I like the layout. I would ahve liked to see what is under the magnifying glass a bit better. There are some odd reddish tones on either side of the fossil that don't seem to work right.
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 04/04/2005 02:32:46 AM
very still
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 04/04/2005 12:26:45 AM
I like this photo. It show great detail.
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 04/03/2005 11:52:13 PM
Very nice set-up, every thing seems to fit into the photo well.
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 04/03/2005 03:28:24 AM
Feather is cropped a bit too much for me.
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 04/02/2005 08:36:07 PM
Good composition; well lit and executed.
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 04/01/2005 10:34:37 PM
Wow - where did you get all that stuff. Nice idea. The picture is crisp, and while there are a lot of items, it's not cluttered at all!
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 04/01/2005 07:42:55 PM
This is so professional and rich in detail and concept. The lighting on the binocluars is just amazing. The whole picture is for that matter. I love the conceptual connection to the challenge, also.
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 04/01/2005 08:43:52 AM
Nice lighting. Focus is near perfect.
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 03/31/2005 08:29:08 PM
Good still life! Looks like it could be Darwin's desk 100 years ago..love the tones and the objects included with his picture...can I have the trilobite after the contest? Just kidding!..8
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 03/31/2005 07:30:35 PM
Very nice exposure, but just a little too busy for me. <6>
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 03/31/2005 09:11:34 AM
nice scene, lighting is a bit harsh on the right hand side. really looks like an old study though, well done.
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 03/31/2005 09:00:29 AM
nice collection of bits - very appropriate. maybe just the quill leading us out of frame could have been moved or placed more fully in frame.
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 03/31/2005 07:37:43 AM
Good composition, I like the tones as well
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 03/31/2005 03:58:04 AM
touch of antiquity. cool
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 03/31/2005 02:48:41 AM
I like the look of this photo, I like the colors and the focus and the lighting and I am happy to vote on it. ;)
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 03/30/2005 09:05:35 PM
too planned
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 03/30/2005 08:44:49 PM
Nicely treated "still life".
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 03/30/2005 06:20:34 PM
. I have to tell you I am not big on still lifes but you have all the important elements working for you. This is a very nice photo. Good Work
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 03/30/2005 12:45:07 PM
Great photo, the geologist in me especially loves it! [10]
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 03/30/2005 11:02:30 AM
Was there life before the ninteenth century? I guess ninteenth century changed the way we view our beginnings. Okay, got the connection. Nice photo.
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 03/30/2005 10:39:51 AM
Ballsy photo! For what can be seen as a "creationist theme" you dared to challenge the standard many people took with this challenge, I like that. Composition could have been a little stronger (feather is partially out of frame and the front corner on the right of the table doesn't need to be there). While these may be stylistic choices on your part, I don't think they add anything to the shot. But good work - 8
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 03/30/2005 08:35:51 AM
Wow, nice group of vintage props here. Nice lighting.
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 03/30/2005 12:20:00 AM
Nice theme.
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