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Three Inch Blade
Three Inch Blade
ShaneBlake


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Challenge: Knife Fork Spoon (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: my kichen table
Date: Dec 4, 2005
Aperture: F/64
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2005

 I recently found my favorite pocket knife. I thought I'd lost it, but it's been in my golf bag for the last two years or so...

This should have been titled Two Inch Blade, but I wasn't looking at it when I submitted the photo... Duh...

Nikkor 50mm 1.8 reverse mounted
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Statistics
Place: 102 out of 163
Avg (all users): 5.2347
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 4.8864
Avg (non-participants): 5.5185
Views since voting: 1058
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 196
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/12/2005 09:55:49 PM
Hmm, I don't think it's bad at all. It looks like the voters didn't love it or hate it (as evidenced by the ton of 5 votes). Technically it is quite sound. Good lighting, nice background (although it looks noisy, I guess from the ISO 1000), and sharp subject. In the end, I think it has only limited potential as an abstract. We grasp it quickly and move on. It is neither mysterious (we know what it is), nor does it captivate with pattern or design (it's too simple). This is probably what limited your score in the end.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/11/2005 07:56:42 AM
I would like to see more of the blade in focus.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 12/08/2005 08:29:03 PM
Like the simplicity and the line. Neat composition.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Olympus 9-18mm f/4.0-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital ED
 12/07/2005 06:57:48 AM
Less is more. However, I think it needs something to make it really interesting.
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Canon EOS-D30
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 12/05/2005 02:38:44 PM
Great image. In my top 10 for this challenge.
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Fujifilm FinePix 3800
 12/05/2005 12:48:47 PM
Very nice macro. Excellent focus and composition. Good Luck,
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 12/05/2005 09:21:33 AM
Very nice, love the background, really brings out the subject and adds to the sharpness.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 12/05/2005 09:09:15 AM
I guess I'm looking at a knife point, but so much of the picture is out of focus, that it's hard to tell. What, exactly, am I looking at?
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 12/05/2005 08:52:11 AM
Great macro study ! (10)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/05/2005 06:59:33 AM
image doesn'e do the idea justice
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Sony Alpha a7
 12/05/2005 01:39:29 AM
more to the point
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