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Challenge: Work II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Jan 11, 2011
Aperture: F4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100second
Galleries: Black and White, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2011

 The Image: Got my trusty rusty old hammer out with a few humungous nails and rubbed some oil on my hands to look like I really do work. The spiderwebs tell a bit of the story.

The Edit: B and W with a tint, Topaz Adjust for detail across the whole image, contrasta and levels adjustments.

The Prediction: High 5's??? Not much hope these days. Mojo is gone

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 75
Avg (all users): 6.3846
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.9744
Avg (non-participants): 6.4965
Views since voting: 2549
Views during voting: 305
Votes: 182
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/19/2011 02:54:02 AM
Congrats, Enzo, on your HM (Mojo gone? Never!). Looks like the spider web helped a we bit :)
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 01/19/2011 01:06:03 AM
Mojo is back.

IF it ever left! Congrats, Enzo!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/16/2011 10:00:22 AM
nice conversion
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 01/14/2011 10:14:20 AM
Work must be scarce.
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 01/13/2011 08:16:11 PM
Good job, good tones.
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 01/13/2011 07:22:29 PM
Not my only 10 but overall my favorite. Very well done. True expression of challange , nice lighting effects and and use of props.
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 01/13/2011 09:20:18 AM
Nice shot,not sure cobweb on tool says work?
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 01/12/2011 12:32:17 PM
Nice "work". Excellent light, tones, and comp and should finish in the top five, but maybe too polished. Personally I'm conflicted by the artificial border and cobwebs on the hammer. The hand vividly says "active hard work", but the cobwebs say, "not with this neglected tool and not recently". The elegent border is a drag on the gritty impact. So, while first visual impression is an easy 7; the lingering impression of an artificial setup is a 5 or less; and net effect is only a mid 5 - 6. I'll nudge it a bit to a 6 because I like the tones and lighting - better than I could have done.
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