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Challenge: Pure... (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: UK
Date: Jun 13, 2007
Aperture: f 32
ISO: 50
Shutter: 0.3 secs
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2007

 A ping pong ball on a white surface. Window light to the left, tungsten light overhead and silver reflector to the right.'Overexposed' in the RAW conversion.
This was one of the hardest shots I've done, trying to avoid hotspots that I knew I wouldn't be able to protect in basic editing. Probably harder than it looks;) thanks for the comments everyone.
Rino, I composed it like that because I liked it, I focus shots like this manually, so I wasn't influenced by focus points (or the rule of thirds;))

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 394
Avg (all users): 6.2403
Avg (commenters): 7.7619
Avg (participants): 6.1625
Avg (non-participants): 6.3243
Views since voting: 971
Views during voting: 286
Votes: 154
Comments: 26
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 06/23/2007 01:12:56 PM
thanks for your answering, I have evaluated your composition as compositional error but if your explanation become before the contest vanish I go in up with the vote. congrats for your average and the good final position.
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 06/20/2007 07:58:39 PM
Congratulations not only on scoring but w this shot.. The lighting is really good esp. w white on white..
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 06/20/2007 06:51:53 PM
great work! More people gave you credit than I thought - good for you! maybe there's hope for those of us who love subtle after all?

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/19/2007 10:49:11 PM
Not sure what to do with this
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 06/19/2007 09:38:30 PM
Simple, Clean, Pure.... Nicely done. A ping-pong ball?
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 06/19/2007 03:27:40 PM
Wow, this picture really looks 3D! awesome photo. 10
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 06/19/2007 03:18:03 PM
very good white on white, the composition could be better with the ball a bit on top or a bit on down. My idea is that perhaps in this photo there isn't a crop and the position of the ball is that for the camera autofocus points.
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 06/19/2007 01:40:09 PM
Wow, bold and minimalist! I like it. Nicely seen and lit. Perhaps not quite enough to justify a really big score though...
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 06/19/2007 01:04:08 AM
ping pong ball? There is nothing that stands out for me in this picture.
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 06/18/2007 09:47:01 PM
The white on white really makes it difficult to distingush the ball from the background. Good control of white balance and lighting
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 06/18/2007 05:50:43 PM
ping pong ball? like the composition ... nice control of the lights
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 06/18/2007 07:46:04 AM
It doesn't get much purer than this.
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 06/18/2007 06:13:50 AM
Wonderful - beautifully captures the theme
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 06/17/2007 11:51:58 PM
:)
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 06/17/2007 04:25:16 PM
Beautiful! Very zen. Great interpretation of the theme. I'd hang it on my wall ... among my favorites this challenge.
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 06/17/2007 01:26:22 PM
Very nice control to get definition yet keep the whites white.
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 06/17/2007 04:21:30 AM
Simple and well done. Excellent lighting. my pick for top 10
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 06/16/2007 05:21:33 PM
Lovely minimalism and abstract. This would have looked terrible had it not been executed perfectly, fortunately is was executed perfectly, it meets the challenge wonderfully and feels almost zen. Should be in a frame on a wall somewhere
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 06/16/2007 11:37:32 AM
is this doing well? I like it a lot so I'm guessing it's not. I'm a sucker for this graphic look with clean composition - 10 from me
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 06/16/2007 05:04:23 AM
I'm halfway through the challenge, and this is the first "pure" abstraction. I've been waiting for it, and I'm not disappointed. Beautiful, controlled work.
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 06/15/2007 08:59:50 PM
Nice!
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 06/15/2007 05:30:09 PM
woohoo! One of the few entries that actually followed the theme. Nicely done!
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 06/15/2007 04:22:07 PM
nice minimalism here - the shades of grey and white are very well presented
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 06/15/2007 03:39:57 PM
Ok take on the challenge. Holds interest for a little while. The simplicity is alright. It is a "safe" shot.
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 06/14/2007 11:00:07 PM
how perfect is this?
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 06/14/2007 10:25:06 PM
Pure Perfection - 10
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