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Challenge: Candy II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Sep 9, 2007
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30 sec
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2007

 It's a blue M&M. Small shop light to the top right. Shot with the 50mm reversed on the 70-300 at 135mm.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

PS:
No Crop!
NI
Curves
High Pass Filter on dup layer (soft light mode) for sharpening
Dodge the whites of the M
Resize
USM (300,.3,0)
Save for Web

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 141
Avg (all users): 5.3214
Avg (commenters): 6.1429
Avg (participants): 4.8000
Avg (non-participants): 5.6111
Views since voting: 840
Views during voting: 305
Votes: 168
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/26/2007 03:16:47 AM
oh i wish i had voted that challenge! i'd have given this a 10
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 09/17/2007 07:44:24 PM
What in the world is this doing way down here??? I can't believe it!
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 09/17/2007 02:53:03 PM
I can't believe that someone would give you hints on how to improve this photo. It's a brilliant image - totally inspired. What a shame it wasn't appropriately appreciated. I saw you got a nod for the Posthumous Ribbons, though. Yay!
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 09/17/2007 12:56:04 AM
this was my fave while browsing through the thumbs. I didn't vote. This one should've been placed higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/16/2007 02:28:37 PM
Interesting idea, and well execute. It would have been cool to have the whole M in focus though.
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 09/16/2007 02:32:27 AM
10. One of my top favorites, quite possibly my very top favorite. It's abstract, yet very VERY recognizable for what it is. I LOVE that combination. I like the colors and the lighting, and the sharpness on the left side of the letter is what makes this truly perfect. Great job.

edit: Yep, my blue ribbon for this challenge!
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 09/15/2007 12:22:05 AM
Interesting macro of an M&M! I like it!!
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 09/11/2007 11:28:34 PM
A wicked macro 8) Did you have to stack the lenses to get this close?
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 09/11/2007 05:56:33 PM
Too bad the whole m isn't in focus and the washed out part on the right has lost detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2007 05:31:52 PM
Quite the macro.
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 09/11/2007 03:13:14 PM
Absolutely stunning macro and perhaps my favourite picture of M&M's in the whole challenge. Very simple idea but wonderfully executed
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 09/11/2007 02:22:26 AM
Great macro! I never realized thats what they actually looked like!
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 09/10/2007 09:42:47 PM
holy macro, almost looks like you got a fingerprint on the M :)

-dave
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 09/10/2007 05:38:18 PM
the infamous blue m&m - i just can't get used to those colors. i really wish more of the m was in focus the blur on the right side doesn't quite work for me
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 09/10/2007 01:55:18 PM
oh look, a macro with no bugs and flowers. creative focusing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/10/2007 06:29:12 AM
I would have liked slightly more DOF here so that almost all of the first M was in focus. I do love the colour and detail you've captured though :o)
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 09/10/2007 05:45:50 AM
why so blurry?
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 09/10/2007 05:38:18 AM
nope sorry, the macro thing on a M&M didn't work. at least for me it doesn't.
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 09/10/2007 02:01:09 AM
wow cool macro! 8
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