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Challenge: Wooden (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Harwich Port, MA, USA
Date: Jul 23, 2005
Aperture: f/25
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 sec
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2005

 Another in my series of banal objects rendered literally. Probably won't do any better than the rest of them, but I like doing this, it's a good exercise in seeing, if unspectacular...

Bamboo Steamers, macro lens, north skylight.

Color image was essentially monochromatic, so I just toned down the chroma here, which has produced a more-or-less sepia effect, although it's still an RGB image.

Considerable cropping (too late to set the shot back up and it was till 2500 pixels wide LOL, gotta love 8.2 Mp cameras).

Converted from RAW to TIFF: contrast, sharpness, and intensity adjusted in RAW. No levels were killed to make this image.

Very minor cloning on some way tiny marks that were dark enough to distract a little.

Toning effect achieved through hue/sat and a kiss of selective color in the white range.

Feivel's General Interest Gothic Glow applied and faded to bring in a hint of soft luminosity.

A touch of USM after resizing, then borders and save for web.


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Place: 32 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.9719
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
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Votes: 178
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Canon EOS-1Ds
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 07/31/2005 12:13:01 PM
nice doutone
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Minolta DiMAGE EX 1500 Zoom
 07/28/2005 09:10:35 PM
If this was in color I'd probably be grumbling about too much white glare, however it works to your advantage in this shot. Would have liked to have seen the weave a bit sharpe. Other than that its a well done image. Congrats.
*me thinks many will pass it by due to subject matter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Raynox Pro Digital 0.66X Wide Angle Conversion
 07/28/2005 04:32:46 PM
Very nice. Like the composition A LOT!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Canon
 07/28/2005 04:14:55 PM
The shapes in the composition are plenty and it's a nice image. Soft looking and clean. Good luck.9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot G5
 07/28/2005 03:40:55 PM
nice intimate view
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 07/27/2005 02:07:22 PM
Interesting subject. Actually, I would like to see a bit more of them. I am not sure I like the color, though. Maybe a bit more yellow???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 07/25/2005 10:03:43 AM
Nicely composed. I like the contrast of texture and lines. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/25/2005 09:36:50 AM
Great macro and I love the coloration. This has enough, even being monochromatic, to interest the eye because of all of the different directions the bamboo is woven. I like this very much in its simplicity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/25/2005 12:51:18 AM
Excellent Work! Great color tones and detail. My only suggestion would be to drop the white border. The picture is perfect in every way. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
07/25/2005 12:30:39 AM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 2/2
Composition: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2

Nice photo. Lighting was excellent, and so was the composition. Good job on the color output also.
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