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Dinousaur Disks
Dinousaur Disks
solitarychimera


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Obsolete (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: My office.
Date: Jun 24, 2005
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jun 24, 2005

 5 1.44" Floppy Disks arranged. Lit by a single overhead fluorescent bulb. WB set to tungsten for the blue effect. Border and very slight contrast adjustment in PS-CS2.

My first DPC submission!

Statistics
Place: 368 out of 453
Avg (all users): 4.4337
Avg (commenters): 4.3750
Avg (participants): 4.2968
Avg (non-participants): 4.6048
Views since voting: 932
Views during voting: 388
Votes: 279
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/06/2005 12:33:14 AM
Not that my opinion stands for any sort of objective rule, but I thought this was a fine submission for you first challenge. I put this photo on the upper end the challenge ratings. It is not without flaws (mentioned below) but it looked like a perfect photo for a tech' magazine article. The color was a good choice, the barrel distortion works well, and floppies are very quickly becoming obsolete. Don't let these results discourage you.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/05/2005 11:59:26 PM
Nice composition.
07/05/2005 06:12:08 AM
nice concpet/idea but not im not sure with the lighting
 07/04/2005 04:07:19 PM
good idea, not very impressive though. 4
 07/04/2005 07:18:37 AM
Good idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2005 04:35:43 AM
i like what you've done with these, not just put them down on a table, but made them more interesting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2005 05:20:37 PM
i love that you didnt just shot a floppy but arranged them in this interesting fasion...the lighting doesnt really do it for me and the focus could have been a bit better
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2005 10:01:35 AM
not a fan of floppy art
 07/01/2005 07:14:39 AM
why are these obsolete? I still see them in use. That's why i didn't enter the contest I just don't get the whole "obsolete", I think if the photo was sepia or b/w it would make it better. That's just my opinion though. I do like the crop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 04:07:42 PM
The glare is a bit much. The focus seems off. This media is most certainly in use and is not obsolete. Yet I stand to be convinced prior to vote ending!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 12:25:51 PM
very nice design. a little too contrasty maybe?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 11:09:32 AM
Nice shot. I like how you made it more interesting than just taking a picture of one.
good job
<3
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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