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Authentic Hands - Basket Weaver
Authentic Hands - Basket Weaver
JRalston


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Textures IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
Location: Gef Pa'go- Inarajan, Guam
Date: Apr 5, 2006
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125th
Galleries: Emotive, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2006

 In Inarajan, Guam, is a native Chamoran who is an AMAZING basket weaver. She does everything from scratch, including pulling & prepping the leaves from the pandanus tree. Her work is so intricate and beautiful, and I was taken by her spirit.

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Editing Steps:
Crop
Noise Ninja
USM
Draganizer Action
Add Frame
SFW

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 311
Avg (all users): 6.6176
Avg (commenters): 7.7143
Avg (participants): 6.5682
Avg (non-participants): 6.7083
Views since voting: 2318
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 136
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 04/18/2006 09:34:37 AM
Congrats Jen! It's a beautiful image.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/16/2006 11:40:39 PM
Great hands, great memories. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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Canon EOS-10D
 04/14/2006 03:20:39 PM
I ama amazed it did not score higher. Great image.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8-4 Compact High Speed Zoom for Nikon
 04/14/2006 10:43:25 AM
What a great image :) I like everything about it.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/14/2006 07:05:37 AM
Simply Beautiful!
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Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 04/14/2006 06:13:21 AM
Way to go Jen. Nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/13/2006 10:10:33 PM
Beautiful Photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/10/2006 03:53:45 AM
excellent detail and sharpness in the hands...well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-S85
 04/09/2006 11:06:05 PM
beautiful
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/08/2006 01:11:14 PM
Beautifully done. IMHO, I would have liked to see it cropped even tighter to focus more on the hands a palm. BOL
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 04/07/2006 02:52:35 PM
Well captured detail and texture in the hands. Nice lighting as well. Well done!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/07/2006 11:14:45 AM
I'm not sure what it is about a great photo of working hands that I always have to give a 10. Maybe it's that it fits the challenge perfect, and it shows something valuable at the same time. Excellent work. From the detail to the dof to the composition, everything about this images is perfect in my eyes.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/07/2006 09:31:05 AM
Wonderful detailing. I like the veins. That blurred area at the top doesn't add anything. I think I'd crop it just agove the blurred part of her right hand and make it more square. Great detail and I love the lighting. 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/07/2006 09:06:43 AM
great hands!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 04/07/2006 03:09:48 AM
Excellent tones & detail.
Very good choice for this challenge.
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