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Danish Flying Saucer
Danish Flying Saucer
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Challenge: Lamp (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
Location: Freehold NJ
Date: Jan 13, 2011
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2011

 This is a photo of the innermost shades of the classic PH-5 lamp, a lamp designed 1958 by the Danish architect Poul Henningsen. The image has been rotated 180 degrees to create the impression of an otherworldly spacecraft making a touchdown on spindly legs. I chose black and white to emphasize geometry, contours, and zones of varying luminance. I used Unsharp mask in "Darken" mode to darken elliptical contours, making them stand out. All processing (including raw conversion) was done in Nikon Capture NX2.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 90
Avg (all users): 5.6047
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.2653
Avg (non-participants): 5.7398
Views since voting: 859
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 172
Comments: 3
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/23/2011 10:49:54 AM
Very modern indeed. Great idea. Very effective in black and white.
 01/22/2011 04:59:41 PM
wow... nice shot..looks very interesting
 01/19/2011 11:19:22 AM
That's a cool lamp and the photo works well in B&W. I think for this sort of subject a perfectly centered composition would work better. It feels off balance to me as it is.
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