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Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Macro V (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Kirkland, Washington, USA
Date: Jul 1, 2005
Aperture: F/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3 Seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2005

 Photographer’s Comments
This is a photo of my 40 year old Smith Corona electric typewriter. It’s sitting on the floor of my den with my camera perched over it on a tripod. It’s lit with natural light on a cloudy PNW summer day. I am growing to like very long exposures with a stopped down lens and natural light.
I have written countless term papers on this machine in high school and throughout college. I have typed resumes and uncountable cover letters on it. All were well before word processing. It’s been a reliable and steadfast friend and help mate. I feel guilty and ashamed; I put it aside years ago and I don’t even know if it still works.
I have now shot 3 different ideas for the challenge; all very different. In the financial securities business they say, “Don’t fall in love with a stock; it will break your heart.” I think something similar may be true in photography. Don’t fall in love with a photo; it will break your heart. I am prepared to believe all 3 photos would do well here but I have chosen this one. Maybe you’ll like it.
Note to voters; please don’t break my heart.

Post Processing
I actually did very little with this image. The original photo was sharp with good tonal range and contrast. Basic editing was perfectly fine. My entire editing strategy was to find the part of the image that was most interesting. After that, my post processing steps were:
Crop
Sharpen (Lab color method)
Resize Image (Bicubic sharper)
Re-Crop slightly
Save for web
Note I did not desaturate the image. There are subtle colors present I didn’t want to lose.

Camera Data
Nikon D70
2005/07/01 12:03:20.9
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 105mm F/2.8 D
Focal Length: 105mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Center-Weighted
3 sec - F/22
Exposure Comp.: +0.5 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: Manual
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: Fixed Pattern

Statistics
Place: 172 out of 374
Avg (all users): 5.4596
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 5.3459
Avg (non-participants): 5.6974
Views since voting: 902
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 235
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/11/2005 02:26:12 PM
You are great, this is a fantastic picture, it brings the typo close to the viewer, it's possible to feel the textwriting - long time ago - great !!!

Message edited by author 2005-07-11 14:26:43.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/10/2005 11:16:45 PM
great perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/09/2005 05:47:06 PM
Nice composition and interesting subject. Light is a bit bright (details are burned out) on some keys. Wish everything was sharp - or you'd chosen a differnet angle and a narrow DOF and purposely had a progression of focus to out of focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2005 03:16:45 PM
Nice lighting and DOF. I might have cropped in a little more. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2005 10:00:22 AM
woh... ancestors of computer... hehe. Nice shot. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/06/2005 04:45:30 PM
great idea and crop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2005 09:59:25 AM
Base: 5
Tech: +2
Subj:+1
Chln:

Total: 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/04/2005 08:29:35 AM
nice idea, good luck
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