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Specialized Rock Hopper
Specialized Rock Hopper
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Mechanical (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Dec 25, 2004
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Travel
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2004

 I've ridden around on this thing for something well over 5,000 miles.

Editing includes desaturation, adjustments of levels to enhance tonal range, and the use of lightly grained duplicate layers: "soft grain" at 27%, normal blending, and "horizontal grain" at 15%, multiply blending.

I can't say I'm thoroughly happy with this picture. The focus was not as good as I wanted it to be, so I applied the Sharpen filter. That helped, but I didn't fix it. I would have liked to take the picture with a smaller aperture, but I just didn't have the time for it I would have liked. Ideally, I would like to place better than I did in the last challenge in which I participated (Wind), which was the 65th percentile, but I'm not counting on it.

Statistics
Place: 114 out of 243
Avg (all users): 5.1530
Avg (commenters): 7.5714
Avg (participants): 4.9160
Avg (non-participants): 5.3272
Views since voting: 933
Views during voting: 370
Votes: 281
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 01/04/2005 05:16:41 AM
Strong image but seems out of focus without purpose.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/03/2005 11:13:27 AM
nice
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 12/30/2004 08:13:19 PM
Composition: 7, Well placed and cropped subject.
Technical: 9, Good use of B/W with just enough detail.
Appeal: 9, I like this as it has grown on me since I first looked at it.
Challenge: 10
Overall Calculated Average Score: 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/30/2004 02:29:41 AM
Lacking critical sharpness, lacking richness and detail in the dark areas. Still, a nice "brutalist" image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-720UZ
 12/29/2004 06:37:12 PM
great texture and contrast
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 12/29/2004 04:24:21 PM
Nice shot. I think this is the best of the bike bunch.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-10
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 12/29/2004 10:16:45 AM
well made and good composition - detail of the worn chain reveals a story about riding very hard.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D610
12/29/2004 12:16:12 AM
Really good shsot. Great in BW
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