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Challenge: A Single Line (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: My Living Room
Date: Jun 19, 2008
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2008

 I used a pencil propped up with a tooth pick glued to my paper. Lit with a reading light that i use for almost all of my photos:)

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Place: 70 out of 142
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 08/14/2008 03:03:28 AM
I LOVED THIS ONE, AND DUE TO THAT, I HAVE ADDED IT TO 'MY FAVORITES' RECENTLY. I LIKE THE SIMPLICITY OF THIS SHOT, AND ALSO THE COMPOSITION.
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 07/04/2008 12:24:13 PM
Greetings from the critique club!

As mentioned by previous commenters its a nice simple clean image. I don't see the spots that the one commenter spoke on however.

The idea works however I am wondering how it would look if the line was longer and perhaps coming more out of one of the corners.

The shadow of the pencil does work well with extending the line.

The orange of the pencil is a bit oversaturated and tends to take your eye away from the line.

The border is effective in this case as it serves to define the image space.

Focus is good and sharpness is okay. I am wondering if maybe f/8 would have helped add a bit more sharpness. Not sure about where the "sweet spot" for this lens would be but with the angle of the pencil a bit more DOF might have helped sharpen the upper part.

In terms of the challenge? Perhaps a bit cliche but the idea is also fairly well executed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/28/2008 07:53:17 PM
A bit cliche, but well done anyway.
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 06/26/2008 02:35:58 AM
Very simple but I like it a lot. The shadow continues the lead line. Maybe just a tad OOF on the pencil, but hard to get sharp focus on both the line and pencil.
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 06/23/2008 10:56:52 PM
Great idea.
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 06/23/2008 03:10:44 PM
Great idea.. nicely done
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 06/23/2008 10:12:32 AM
Nice. The few stray spots on the paper are a little distracting.
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