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Zen Garden
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Challenge: Rock, Paper, Scissors (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Lake Zurich, IL
Date: Apr 17, 2005
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: .7 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2005

 a rock/paper/scissors sculpture, backlit with a halogen desktop lamp and an additional halogen light with a paper snoot illuminating the rocks. I would have liked to have removed the lines in the back behind the plate, but no spot editting allowed - doh!

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 250
Avg (all users): 6.6169
Avg (commenters): 7.9583
Avg (participants): 6.5364
Avg (non-participants): 6.6812
Views since voting: 2484
Views during voting: 443
Votes: 248
Comments: 28
Favorites: 4 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/10/2009 07:48:59 PM
WOW. Just reviewing the winners in the last Geology Challenge and saw this.

dang it is beautiful. Thank you for doing it.

It is a real treat to come upon it now.
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 04/27/2005 12:17:57 PM
Congrats on your top 10 finish.
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 04/27/2005 12:10:21 AM
Congratulations on your 6th placing with this lovely sharp fan.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/26/2005 05:47:47 PM
Very cool idea, great lighting. a 8
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 04/26/2005 02:09:54 PM
Great way to bring together all of the elements without it looking like that is what you set out to do.
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 04/24/2005 09:43:27 PM
you have managed to take the same 3 subjects as 90% of the other images and elevate your shot way ahead. well done!
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 04/24/2005 07:55:55 PM
good use of backlighting
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 04/24/2005 07:09:59 PM
Excellent capturing of the "zen" mood. Wonderful job on the lighting! You'll have to tell me how you work that someday ;-)
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 04/24/2005 01:20:44 PM
the more i look at this picture the more i loke and appreciate it
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 04/24/2005 09:08:31 AM
Very creative.
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 04/24/2005 05:16:37 AM
great idea, bumping up
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 04/24/2005 03:32:26 AM
Very nice.
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 04/24/2005 02:30:03 AM
good contrast and setting,
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 04/23/2005 08:15:22 PM
I like the lighting. It's a little unsettling to me that the lines of the fan converge at a slightly different point than the scissors, but other than that it's a very pleasing picture. Captures a feeling of serenity and simplicity.
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 04/23/2005 01:51:25 PM
I've only been in this group for a few months and I've never scored a photo as a perfect "10"... until this one. Outstanding job and a breathtakingly beautiful photograph. Well done & congratulations - I'll be extremely surprised if you don't win. :-)
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 04/22/2005 10:50:56 PM
Great comp. Asthetically pleasing (man I sure hope I spelled that right) a great use of subtle color and shapes.
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 04/21/2005 11:37:18 PM
Very nice! I think if the loops of the handles were touching all the way across and that slight reflection on the left hand pair of scissors was removed (at the crotch; I love the reflections on the loops and the rivets) , it may have looked a little better. Also in the backgound you can see a thin white line that takes away ever so slightly from the beauty of this shot. Great picture though. Very creative.
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 04/21/2005 05:44:10 PM
Beautiful Creation! Would work well as a center piece. Good Job 9
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 04/20/2005 08:58:52 PM
really inventive shot. Nice going.
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 04/20/2005 04:26:17 PM
I like this. Suitable for framing.
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 04/20/2005 01:43:43 PM
Very creative! the lighting looks great!
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 04/20/2005 12:59:51 PM
10! Subject, tech and feel of this great!
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 04/20/2005 11:58:51 AM
great
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 04/20/2005 09:13:04 AM
Very original use of the 3 suggested elements. I like the lighting very much. You will probably do very well in this challenge. Good luck !
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 04/20/2005 08:45:21 AM
cool
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 04/20/2005 08:25:03 AM
Upto now - this one has the blue for me. Will return when finished voting to adjust
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 04/20/2005 06:41:12 AM
Very nice.
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 04/20/2005 05:23:26 AM
Nice take
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