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Flock of Wing Nuts
Flock of Wing Nuts
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Aug 19, 2007
Aperture: f/ 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2007

 I was off from work this past Friday. Should have gotten a haircut...nah...my hair is longer then it has ever been! Even in the '70's!! Can you imagine...well don't...it's going this week. I should have burnt CD's to clear up HD space. Nah. Too much like work...well not really but I did not feel up too it. I should have gone to the florists for subjects. Nah....too much money, too much walking. Gone out and shoot...nah more walking. Feh!

One of the few things I did manage to do was to corner the neighborhood hardware stores (yes stores....there are two around the corner about a half block from each other on the same side of the street....wondering which one is going to go....I have my vote ready for the keeper if it ever comes up!) 0f 11/32nd" wing nuts. I bought the one store out and most of the other. So if you are in the Wash West area of Philly and need 11/32nd" wing nuts, I got them. Of course you could get in your car and go to Home Depot or Lowe's but why bother....at $50 a piece you can save the gas, about the cost of one tank or so, and come by and pick them up. I take Paypal and I want a D200! LOL!

Shot on a light box with the ambient light of the box alone.

Post: Convert from raw in PSElements 3.0 with a +0.33 exposure compensation. Layer ajustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Cleand up shmootz on the box surface....remind me to clean it the next time, OK? Crop. Layer of curves. Sharpen. Resize. Sharpen.

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AuthorThread
 10/02/2007 12:33:23 AM
Another nice job, Robert! I love the different concept for the challenge, and of course your shot is spot-on as usual. :) Oh, and thanks for the whole story!

Message edited by author 2007-10-02 00:33:36.
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 08/27/2007 09:16:45 PM
What a cool take on this challenge. The abstract is so amazingly cool looking! You are a genius at turning the ordinary into the extraordinary.

I love your stories :) They're half the fun of your aweseome photos :)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2007 09:01:14 PM
Very clever idea, and a very good macro.....
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 08/26/2007 08:46:46 PM
I like this shot alot and the dof is incredible.
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 08/26/2007 04:38:23 AM
I laughed (in a good way) when I saw this! Very clever idea. Love the pattern, DOF, and lighting!
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 08/24/2007 06:51:39 PM
good concept. Nice to be different
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 08/23/2007 04:14:26 PM
Thanks for the humor!
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 08/23/2007 12:01:01 PM
Heh! A different, um, twist. I like it.
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 08/23/2007 01:28:52 AM
nice patterns
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 08/23/2007 12:35:52 AM
Well they are wings. I would have liked a few more rows in focus.
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 08/22/2007 09:47:06 PM
Original take on the theme.
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 08/22/2007 05:35:10 PM
Neat thinking. Perhaps you might have taken it further into the realm of birds with some kind of common flight formation - the classic V for example. But as a set-up shot, in this challenge, its rather enchanting.
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 08/22/2007 05:04:31 PM
Nice one.
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 08/22/2007 11:02:35 AM
lol, fun shot! I like the pattern you created.
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 08/22/2007 08:00:47 AM
Too bad most people won't get this.... nicely done!
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 08/22/2007 06:03:20 AM
Nice DOF! Sells the concept! :)
 08/22/2007 02:34:01 AM
Well lit and a very nice photograph. It's very well conceived. I like it!
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 08/21/2007 11:31:30 PM
greatly thought out, very original, 10
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 08/21/2007 10:58:52 PM
Very Cool.
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 08/21/2007 01:38:24 PM
lol, good work
 08/21/2007 01:15:57 PM
hmmm pretty creative... definately different... 8
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 08/21/2007 12:56:03 PM
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
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 08/21/2007 09:46:44 AM
Very original idea. Not a bird / bug!
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 08/21/2007 12:48:09 AM
Doug?
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 08/20/2007 11:23:06 PM
Clever idea well shot!! ...but don't wing nuts fly in a V formation?
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 08/20/2007 10:11:37 PM
Very original. No other picture like it in this challenge.
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 08/20/2007 09:57:01 PM
Non-traditional and inventive. I like the pattern repeating off into the blurry distance and the interesting light on the threads. 8.
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 08/20/2007 07:27:04 PM
very clever! one of my favourites of the challenge.
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 08/20/2007 07:14:47 PM
Creative and imaginative. Well done - it made me smile. I like the patterns they create.
 08/20/2007 03:28:50 PM
LOL, who would've thunk? 6
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 08/20/2007 12:33:40 PM
aaah! A differnet idea here! Well done
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 08/20/2007 12:23:13 PM
I was thinking about doing something similar. Very glad I didn't as it could not have compared to this shot.
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 08/20/2007 12:22:56 PM
someone else thinking outside the box, i like.
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 08/20/2007 09:28:28 AM
great shot! love the idea!
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 08/20/2007 09:25:48 AM
This is a great think outside the box shot. Great DOF and composition. Nice work.
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 08/20/2007 12:44:48 AM
excellent take on the challenge and a great image as well...
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