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Challenge: Something Old II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z10
Location: coffee table with desk lamp
Date: Apr 18, 2006
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2006

 This is the first non-snapshot photo I've ever tried to do, so I'm a little nervous and excited to have finally gotten over my hesitation at learning a new artform. I have been watching this site over my boyfriend's shoulder for years now and have been amazed at the talent here. (now I understand the "drive" for new camera equipment and super expensive lighting)... :)

here was my first pic, but I like the non cropped one that I entered better

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 402
Avg (all users): 5.8316
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5789
Avg (non-participants): 6.0693
Views since voting: 1175
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 196
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/15/2006 03:35:35 PM
Geez, send some of that "raw" talent this way!

Would you post some of your outtakes so other newbies like me can see how you did your backdrop?
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 05/16/2006 01:25:48 AM
A budding talent for sure! Best of luck Amanda! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/12/2006 12:22:13 AM
Originally posted by Ecce Signum:
happyitude? now, thats a new word I'm going to start using!

Congrats on an excellent debut shot! For me a lone 'old' paintbrush would have bumped this up even more.


yeah, I guess those brushes don't look so old...
 05/09/2006 08:27:15 PM
happyitude? now, thats a new word I'm going to start using!

Congrats on an excellent debut shot! For me a lone 'old' paintbrush would have bumped this up even more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/09/2006 08:22:05 PM
First try or not, I think you did a fantastic job. This is v good shot. I would have guessed this would have gotten a 6 - I guess not quite old enough. Colours / idea / creativity / dof were all great tho. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/26/2006 03:15:36 AM
NOT BAD for your first "non-snapshot" attempt. The lighting is actually good and the shot works well. Oh boy, if you get hooked, you're gonna be a threat ;-) Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/26/2006 02:36:09 AM
Yay! I can't believe it... I said I would be estatic if I landed higher than a 4. I am also very happy that the suggestions that were posted were ideas that I had at least tried to do, so it seems that I wasn't completely in the dark. (lol... that was a pun; my "studio" consisted of three desklamps, with energy efficient bulbs equivalent to 100 watts each, a coffee table, and an almost too small piece of posterboard paper masking-taped down) :)

I took several shots from a lot of different angles and this one seemed to be the most interesting. (One of these days, I will get a membership so that I can upload photos). A view even just a little bit higher from above rendered the photo uninteresting, and a shallower dof was interesting enough, but made me feel a little dizzy when I looked at it. I also tried putting it on the only possible black background I could find in my apartment, which was useless because it was a textured, partly shiny leather book cover.

But anyway, the point of all this rambling was that I just wanted to express my happyitude and tell everyone who voted and/or commented on my photo thanx!!

Message edited by author 2006-04-26 02:38:47.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2006 11:37:20 PM
Great colours and looks well used. Something makes me want to see more colours and less of the bright white background. Great image though!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/23/2006 10:30:14 PM
This is an original image, and a clear communication. You might try using a shallower depth of field, which might imply more and let the view interpolate more. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/23/2006 10:27:18 PM
Great idea and well done. I guess my only suggestion would be a slightly higher point of view to see deeper into the paint pockets. Overall very nice. Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 02:34:52 PM
I like the prospective on this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2006 12:03:43 AM
Great shot. I like the contrast and colors, the DOF is great, and the lighting is just about right. Good job. Top 20.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2006 11:00:07 PM
I think the shot is amazing. But I'm not convinced that they are retired.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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