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Challenge: Liquid (Classic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jun 3, 2003
Aperture: 3.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Date Uploaded: Jun 3, 2003

I had a couple of old sphygmomanometers I'm supposed to take to the toxic waste disposal. Fortunately, despite the cracked hoses, it still held enough air (and mercury) to hoist up a column. Shot on my tripod, using macro mode zoomed-in, timer, and one incandescant light--no flash.
Cropped a little from the right and boosted midtones with a simple curve, two light passes with Unsharp Mask.

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 202
Avg (all users): 4.4545
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4865
Avg (non-participants): 4.4184
Views since voting: 1358
Votes: 209
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/10/2003 03:58:05 PM
10 for concept, 7 for execution, overall 8. :-> Contrast is a little harsh, and there's glare in the silver ball.
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06/09/2003 10:47:58 PM
the tubing needs replaceing
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06/08/2003 02:26:21 PM
It's a good photo of a somewhat uninteresting subject - the liquid is there, but ... I don't know. Maybe if you were closer or further back, or changed something overall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/08/2003 05:02:07 AM
I agree your photo contains liquid. But when I look at it, I think, "Blood pressure", not "liquid", in other words, I have to work to make it on topic in my head. it was an interesting idea, and you're the second person who has sent me to a dictionary to look up part of what their title meant, so I learned something from it.
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06/04/2003 05:42:23 PM
I really like the highlight on the meniscus itself. Nicely done.
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