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Macro on a Budget
Macro on a Budget
aimeethetoo


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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Columbus
Date: Apr 30, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Humorous, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

 My husband and I want a macro lense but it's not happening any time soon ($$$$!). First I took a pic of a kiwi stabbed with a fork. I printed it and took a picture of it with my kids cheapo magnifying glass in front of it but it looked too glary so I "magnified" the kiwi and part of the fork on the original picture and printed it again. Then removed the lens from the magnifying glass. I don't expect a high score (that's ok as long as it's not a brown ribbon!)but hopefully it will make somebody chuckle. I'm new to DPC so I hope this hasn't been done 40 million times already!

Post processing:curves, brightness/contrast, burning/dodging, saturation, sharpen, crop.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 211
Avg (all users): 6.5851
Avg (commenters): 7.3182
Avg (participants): 6.4579
Avg (non-participants): 6.7531
Views since voting: 2279
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 188
Comments: 35
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 02/15/2011 11:54:17 PM
Haha I love this. :)
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 08/10/2006 09:12:18 PM
Originally posted by ellamay:
Greetings from the CC
...I am not so sure about the fork in that I am not sure if it adds to the subject or distracts from it....

Without the fork the viewer wouldn't see the "magnification".
Really nice job.
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 05/25/2006 09:06:30 AM
I love this shot!

Really funny :)
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 05/14/2006 01:49:12 AM
Top notch lighting and overall good techniques makes this image a standout. Just a further exposure consideration would have rendered this perfect. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.

Message edited by author 2006-05-14 01:50:48.
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 05/13/2006 03:20:17 PM
Greetings from the CC
I think that the idea of using the magnifying glass was quite clever. I think it helped to add some interest to the photo also. I am not so sure about the fork in that I am not sure if it adds to the subject or distracts from it. (you scored very well so I suspect most felt it added something) I really like the color and the zest of the green that you have pulled out of the kiwi.
The primary 2 criticisms I would have if I were being picky is that I would of dodged the top of the fork more so that it was not so overexposed, or fixed the exposure some in the camera, perhaps via spot metering?
And I may have made a bit more on the top making it a more vertical image helping to make the composition a little more dramatic. Just some ideas. Congrats on your very high score.
Happy shooting!
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 05/08/2006 09:49:55 PM
I'd say this is a darn bit better than the brown. Very creative and indeed very humorous. Well done and congrats on the high placement!
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 05/08/2006 12:27:05 AM
I really like this picture! Great job on your top 20 finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2006 08:35:26 PM
Way to be creative. Good job.
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 05/07/2006 05:43:44 PM
That's clever. I should probably use this method until I can afford an actual macro lens.

And why IS kiwi so photogenic, anyway?
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 05/07/2006 05:34:46 PM
LOL! I love this!
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 05/07/2006 08:12:23 AM
great idea and nice title
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 05/07/2006 02:02:56 AM
looks like something I would do.
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 05/07/2006 12:02:51 AM
clever
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 05/06/2006 02:16:50 PM
Clever, and very well done.
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 05/06/2006 12:10:49 PM
LOL! That's my macro lens (seriously). Fun image.
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 05/05/2006 10:54:21 PM
What a really fun concept. Great idea, nicely executed.
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 05/05/2006 10:00:21 AM
very clever.....
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 05/03/2006 11:31:11 PM
Great shot...very creative...9
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 05/03/2006 09:39:53 PM
inventive. Kiwi flower???
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 05/03/2006 06:25:13 PM
Funny and probably the winner of this challenge.
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 05/03/2006 04:59:51 PM
heheh cool.
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 05/03/2006 02:16:57 AM
Works for me :-)
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 05/02/2006 11:45:47 PM
Interesting...with the kiwi had more detail in the features.
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 05/02/2006 11:22:10 PM
Lovely image - clever idea
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 05/02/2006 08:38:05 PM
Interesting setup
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 05/02/2006 05:11:40 PM
Good choice of background color and very well done.
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 05/02/2006 02:17:07 AM
Cool and creative 9
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 05/01/2006 11:48:57 PM
very cool
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 05/01/2006 07:24:01 PM
Slick
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 05/01/2006 06:00:44 PM
Cool! Nice idea! Lighting is a bit harsh especially on fork.
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 05/01/2006 12:21:16 PM
Great Idea ... The magnification of the fork makes it!
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 05/01/2006 08:56:26 AM
LoL! Very clever. I hope its scores well.
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 05/01/2006 08:23:11 AM
I like your way of thinking...got to try something like this, brilliant!
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 05/01/2006 05:31:35 AM
LOL Mad, but really cool! I love the way this has come out, I can see a lot of thought has gone into it. Hope you well!
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 05/01/2006 12:39:45 AM
Love the title. :) Great color and texture in the kiwi. :)
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