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Silver Glitter
Silver Glitter
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Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A620
Location: Home
Date: Jul 24, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 0.6
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006

 I hope I don't get a DQ coz I wonder if those aluminium specks and the silver rings are considered as grayscale subjects!

At first I took this for the other challenge (Color on Color) ... it somehow gave me the idea of "camouflage". But as I read the descriptions over and over again, somehow I felt this would go better here in this theme ... I hope I'm not wrong!! *cross fingers*

I actually took more time tearing those aluminium foils into tiny specks for the background than to actually photograph this! Shot this with the Hoya Macro +7 filters attached. White balance was set to incandescent. Lighted with a torchlight diffused with a crystal to get spreaded light spots.

(GIMP) Levels, curves, burn highlights, apply saturation brush on CA areas, USM.

Statistics
Place: 160 out of 263
Avg (all users): 4.9465
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 4.9882
Avg (non-participants): 4.9241
Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 340
Votes: 243
Comments: 6
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/02/2006 01:09:20 AM
The photo is well composed but there is too much going on for me. It is a little hard to look and take in.
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/02/2006 01:06:02 AM
I haven't looked at the comments, but I bet a large part of your problem was meeting the challenge. For a picture that is supposed to be B&W, there is an awful lot of yellow in those rings.

The idea is creative and I like that. The picture is very centered which leads to a static feel. Also, the DOF doesn't help us. I would have increased it enough to make the whole ring in focus rather than having the back portion OOF. Or, if you wanted a shallow DOF, I would have focused on the back portion rather than the front because it stands out more than the front which gets a bit lost in the foil.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
07/31/2006 09:50:59 AM
Nice clarity....good shot...9
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Fujifilm FinePix S3100
 07/30/2006 09:45:17 PM
not seeing any black and white, just silver. dnmc imo
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
 07/30/2006 04:34:22 AM
i like the foil's reflection on the rings...adding texture and glitter. wow!
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Canon PowerShot S50
 07/26/2006 02:01:10 AM
Great Job!
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