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Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A300
Lens: Konica Minolta AF D 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Los Angeles
Date: Nov 18, 2008
Aperture: ƒ/14
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 18, 2008

This is a Shure 55SH II microphone - the purple color comes from light reflected off of shiny purple wrapping paper. The blue was added with Photoshop as I couldn't figure out a way to do it during the shoot. A last minute entry taken an hour before deadline so I was in a hurry. It's sitting in a lightbox, but I let a little bit of direct light leak through the opening because I liked the hotspot. Now I'm not so sure, because it's blown out a little bit. Live and learn!

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 262
Avg (all users): 5.7784
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
Avg (participants): 5.8378
Avg (non-participants): 5.7312
Views since voting: 1147
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 167
Comments: 39
Favorites: 0


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12/02/2008 07:43:31 PM
Hello from critique club :)

Nice. I believe if you did have everything sharp instead of out of focus area on the right, it would look better.

I like the colors. Very cool colors. crop is ok but I think I would either crop it more on top, or give more space to even top with bottom.

I would give around 7 if I did vote, and I believe 5.7 is about right for overall score. Vignette border and a bit more image processing (not whole a lot) could get you bit more score... then again, it's my personal opinion :P

Keep up the good work, you do have the talent, need some more practice :)

Leo
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/25/2008 04:59:55 PM
Microphone?
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11/25/2008 10:41:13 AM
a mike
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11/24/2008 10:42:59 PM
A microphone? Great colors, nice off center composition. One of my favorites.
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11/24/2008 03:34:23 PM
wow, this is pretty cool. Its pretty obvious what it is, but not so much that it ruins it. Awesome image!
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11/23/2008 08:11:53 PM
It looks like an old style microphone. Great comp and song too;)
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11/23/2008 02:53:36 PM
cool colors!
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11/23/2008 12:14:37 AM
Microphone?
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11/22/2008 06:48:28 AM
microphono? i like the off center composition
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11/22/2008 06:23:51 AM
Old style microphone?
I like the colors reflected on the metal.
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11/22/2008 01:15:28 AM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. I like the subject and the composition. Other technicals are good, too.
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11/21/2008 09:25:19 PM
This looks like an old 50's style mic. The fingerprint helped in that it scaled down the subject. Great tonal values and gorgeous colours.
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11/21/2008 08:50:39 PM
Looks like a microphone. Very nice presentation.
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11/21/2008 08:14:53 PM
section of a microphone, the kind that singers use
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11/21/2008 09:00:05 AM
a radio mike?
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11/20/2008 10:22:38 PM
Looks like a microphone. Nice purple reflection.
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11/20/2008 05:28:20 PM
a micro phone? cool colors
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11/20/2008 04:17:29 PM
And thank you very much, a lovely microphone picture maybe... Nice purple colour
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11/20/2008 02:03:06 PM
a microphone...
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11/20/2008 05:01:46 AM
Microphone
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11/20/2008 02:01:12 AM
Your title gives it away!
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11/19/2008 10:41:44 PM
Looks like a microphone to mee. Cool blue and purple tones.
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11/19/2008 07:51:14 PM
Styx in their weirdest phase. I like the purple light, and am pretty much clueless on what this is, though it looks like a filter of some kind. Awfully nice and clean housing for it.
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11/19/2008 06:08:20 PM
Microphone?
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11/19/2008 05:59:36 PM
A microphone.
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11/19/2008 03:51:47 PM
I REALLY like this one. Maybe because I'm into retro looking stuff and maybe because of the awesome color scale going across the whole thing. Probably both..
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11/19/2008 03:09:53 PM
Microphone
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11/19/2008 02:29:11 PM
A microphone? Very crisp image!
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11/19/2008 01:22:37 PM
Looks like a microphone. Really neat colours reflecting off it and a very good composition.
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11/19/2008 01:04:01 PM
No, No...No, No

Sennheiser microphone?
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11/19/2008 10:15:49 AM
Microphone? Speaker?
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11/19/2008 07:00:14 AM
microphone?
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11/19/2008 06:09:24 AM
Microphone?
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11/19/2008 05:08:51 AM
Microphone
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11/19/2008 04:37:22 AM
A microphone?
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11/19/2008 04:15:21 AM
I don't know what it is. But I like it.....Mmmmm shiny polished metal. Great shot
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11/19/2008 02:08:03 AM
Great image, precisely composed.
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11/19/2008 01:31:28 AM
No vote, just guessing...

Microphone?
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11/19/2008 12:39:16 AM
Microphone? Nicely photographed. Like the purple lighting.
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