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Challenge: Money II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd
Location: My kitchen
Date: Oct 24, 2008
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/14 secs
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2008

 I don't really see the point of this challenge after the affluence challenge; however, I am useless with motion blur shots, so it was either enter this one or let my team down for the week.
I stuck a bit of toothpick into a blob of blutac and stuck each coin to the toothpick with more blutac, to keep them standing. The black background is a pillowcase. The light was my overhead kitchen light and a lamp. I know there's a bit of glare on the £2 coin but I did the best I could in basic to tone it down. I also was annoyed at how beat up the 50p looks but it is 11 years old after all.

Edit: Crop, resize, adjusted brightness/contrast using levels, lowered the yellow and red channels slightly, sharpened and added the border.

Post Challenge

Yay! Top 10 finish and my first ever 6 score. Not a single 1 vote too! Thanks so much everyone. :)

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 119
Avg (all users): 6.3085
Avg (commenters): 7.8182
Avg (participants): 6.4390
Avg (non-participants): 6.2721
Views since voting: 2445
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 188
Comments: 28
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/23/2008 10:21:09 PM
Definitely your best shot to date - congrats on your first top 10...
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 11/19/2008 10:13:35 PM
I really like this. Congrats on the 9th placing & the new personal best. Is it my imagination or is the queens face on the front coin frowning at all the others? I like your set up. Just goes to prove you don't need all the sofisticated studio gear to achieve a great shot. Well done.

Edit; for spelling

Message edited by author 2008-11-19 22:14:58.
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 11/08/2008 03:30:30 PM
Beautiful photograph, congrats on your high finish!
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 11/05/2008 10:07:53 PM
Wonderful shot, Laura. Congrats on the new pb and top 10!
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 11/05/2008 09:50:58 PM
Hey! Congratulations on top 10 (again)!!! and an awesome score!!!
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 11/05/2008 08:44:41 PM
Congratulations on a great finish and a new PB! Very much deserved :)
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 11/05/2008 10:19:58 AM
I love the perfect geometry on this shot - it must have taken an age to get it right! Great depth of field adds to the impact and the border is a great touch to square up the aspect ratio.

Congrats on the PB and top 10 finish - well deserved.
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 11/05/2008 08:38:55 AM
congrats on a great shot and a top score.
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 11/05/2008 08:08:30 AM
Congrats on the PB and the top ten finish!
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 11/05/2008 06:21:12 AM
WOOOOOOOO Look at you go girl, SMASHED! your PB many congrats.
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 11/05/2008 06:06:45 AM
Congrats on the top 10, the high score and PB!!!!! Very nicely done. Really like how you set this one up. WTG!
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 11/05/2008 03:48:13 AM
excellent finish,, welldone x
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 11/05/2008 02:31:15 AM
Congratz on a great finish LadyT

Really nice work on this one
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 11/05/2008 12:36:08 AM
Love the lighting, love the title. Excellent work, Laura. Big congrats on top 10.
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 11/05/2008 12:04:04 AM
Fantastic work Laura! PB by FARRRR!
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 11/05/2008 12:04:04 AM
Fantastic work Laura! PB by FARRRR!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/04/2008 11:41:32 PM
I like the lighting, clarity, and range of colors.
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 11/04/2008 06:10:00 PM
hah Love it.
good choice on the composition.
9
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 11/04/2008 09:54:24 AM
Very nice - love the layout, colors and overall looks. The border is perfect - 9 from me!
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 11/02/2008 01:55:26 AM
Nicely done!
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 10/31/2008 09:40:04 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Creativity:
TOTAL: 6
 10/30/2008 06:02:20 PM
cood composition
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 10/30/2008 02:39:24 PM
I love the concept, with the shallow DOF - well done.
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 10/29/2008 10:17:44 PM
i like
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 10/29/2008 02:14:49 PM
Great idea done well
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 10/29/2008 11:19:17 AM
Very creative
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 10/29/2008 11:00:45 AM
Ah, very cool shot, Nice emphasis fo the gold colors.
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 10/29/2008 05:05:13 AM
very nice,, i like this
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