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Copper, Cu, 29
Copper, Cu, 29
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Challenge: Periodic Table (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Nov 9, 2008
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2008

 "Chore Boy Copper Scrubbers: Perfect for Pots & Pans: Won't Rust or Splinter: Designed to Make Cleaning Easier: Quickly Removes Cooked on Food & Grease: 2 Copper Scrubbers" I bought them at the hardware store around the corner earlier this year for something I was going to do for another site that I never got around to. Not that I didn't have the time, I just didn't do it. Time is a commodity that I have plenty of and yet, I did not shoot the image until about an hour or so ago. Yeesh. Guess I'm gonna have to get a job again, I was much more productive.

Along with the copper pot scrubbers I bought some copper tacks that I tried to photograph along with the scrubbers, but I did not like how those turned out.

Placed the pot scrubber on my light box. Shot with camera on tripod and cable remote using only the ambient light of the light box.

Post: Camera Raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Lots of crops. Curves adjustment. Adjust sharpness. Resize. USM.

Totally forgot to change the time on my camera from last weekend. Fortunately it is still within the time frame of this challenge. Whew! Lemme go change that now! Arrrgh!

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 102
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Avg (commenters): 5.3000
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Views since voting: 932
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 157
Comments: 12
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AuthorThread
 11/18/2008 01:15:17 AM
A complex and interesting weave in the detail of this everyday and mundane object. Enjoy the overall pattern.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/15/2008 10:08:06 PM
Cool! The uneven background throws this off a bit, but it's a great texture and pattern shot.
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 11/14/2008 09:04:59 PM
cool pattern!
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 11/14/2008 07:39:44 PM
Cool image. Would make a nice macro shot too.
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 11/13/2008 03:43:46 PM
interesting copper mesh
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 11/13/2008 12:06:29 AM
This is a very interesting capture and one of my favorites of the challenge. Best of luck.
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 11/11/2008 07:32:34 PM
Neat image, is that a copper scouring pad?
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 11/11/2008 06:06:39 PM
Too messy. No photographic value...
 11/11/2008 04:43:12 PM
Really interesting patterns!
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 11/11/2008 12:52:56 PM
make a puzzle of this:) maybe a bit of contrast would have helped, but its pretty cool as it is
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 11/11/2008 08:19:52 AM
Cool idea, what is it a kitchen cleaner pad? I think a black background with front or side lighting might have been better. On my monitor the image is a little flat.....maybe more contrast?
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 11/11/2008 12:17:26 AM
Neat looking macro. I would guess this is a copper pot scrubber. Great DOF for something shot so close up.
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