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Knife and Mirrors
Knife and Mirrors
rjkstesch


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Challenge: Knife Fork Spoon (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6D
Location: Basement Studio
Date: Dec 4, 2005
Aperture: f4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2005

 This knife scabbard was made and beaded by my father, George Knowlden (Two Hawk.) The knife is a replica Hudson Bay knife. I created a mirror "box" out of mirror tiles. The knife and scabbard are hung by fishing line with the tip in the junction of the three mirrors. It was nearly impossible to photograph without including myself in the shot, but I used a narrow depth of field to blur myself out. The round shape in the lower left hand corner is my head.

I don't know if the voters will be liberal enough to figure the knife and scabbard fit under the knife category. I'll just have to see.

Post processing included, Levels, Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Sat, Cropped and rotated to straighten, Backround selected and brightness reduced, Some mirror lines cloned out, USM, Selective blurring and sharpening, Gradiant mask applied in left corner, Sized, canvas increased and saved for web.

Nikon D70
2005/12/04 18:38:37.9
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 70-210mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 92mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/20 sec - F/4.2
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Portrait
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode Ia (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Medium low
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off

Statistics
Place: 100 out of 163
Avg (all users): 5.2563
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0435
Avg (non-participants): 5.4393
Views since voting: 1144
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 199
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/12/2005 03:44:05 PM
"I don't know if the voters will be liberal enough to figure the knife and scabbard fit under the knife category. I'll just have to see. "

I guess we saw. I have to admit I gave this a 5. Why? Perhaps it was that the scabbard was more prominent than the knife, but I am usually fairly liberal with my DNMC deductions. There's a chance the pretty colors were denied a bit of "wow" as you used a similar pattern of colors so recently in triptych. (I thought of that shot immediately when I voted on this one. Looks like I was on to something as you did them both.)

Visually, I think the blurred foreground knife is a bit of a drawback. Not only does it command a fair sized portion of the frame, it is not colorful like the others. Of course it would be impossible to do the shot without, but it might be a "doomed concept" in this regard.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED
 12/11/2005 04:52:15 PM
I'm not so sure about the background, the light area in bottom left corner is a bit distracting.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 12/05/2005 11:17:59 PM
like the reflections and colors...but something's just not right....
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 12/05/2005 09:06:09 AM
Cool (9)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/05/2005 02:44:25 AM
great composition and a great photo but the knife is hidden in it pouch, a little to much for the challenge
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