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Pick Up Sticks
Pick Up Sticks
sherpet


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Blurry Mess (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenge Outcasts
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: My home
Date: Mar 11, 2008
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Abstract, Blur
Date Uploaded: Mar 11, 2008

 Another creative challenge, and I had an idea, and this is the result.

Some time ago I broyght some colored bending pencils, and also saw these bright packet of colored sticks. They looked like toothpicks, but they have four sides square edges like a match.

I just jumbled them into a shallow container, to form a crazy mess like abstract design. I them put vaseline on my lens for a blurred effect, and started photogrphing some images.

This is the result.....

Statistics
Place: 205 out of 292
Avg (all users): 4.6696
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.2647
Avg (non-participants): 4.9922
Views since voting: 1035
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 230
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/08/2012 11:19:53 AM
I WANT SOME OF THESE LOL. IT REMINDS ME OF SOMETHING I HAD AS A KID TOO. MAKES ME THINK IT'S A MACRO VIEW OF PARTS OF A RAINBOW.
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 04/07/2008 11:53:31 PM
Reminds me of a toy I had as a child - Pick-up Stix. Great colors. The vaseline trick was a good idea - it gave a nice blur!
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 03/23/2008 08:07:18 PM
got robbed here :(
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 03/19/2008 01:06:29 AM
OMG SHEZ... i cant believe it .. who are these voters ?? ..
i reckon this is excellent .. beautiful soft pastel colours and most definitely fits the challenge .. i'm so sorry this didnt do a lot better .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/16/2008 02:27:57 PM
oof, not blurry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2008 08:35:26 PM
blurred ?? or are my eyes stuffed?
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 03/15/2008 06:51:34 PM
Chaotic with interesting lighting and colros. Nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/13/2008 11:54:19 AM
First glance I gave this a 5, but I'm upgrading to a 7, because this one stands out to me after scoring the whole challenge. I like the subtle blur on this and the colors are really nice, kinda like a soft abstract painting.
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 03/13/2008 12:11:31 AM
more contrast and camera movement wouldve nailed this.the sticks seem chaotic/messy but the blur isnt strong enuff in my opinion,nice try and great idea
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 03/12/2008 06:29:16 AM
nice 6
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