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Bits and itty bitty Pieces
Melethia


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Challenge: Bits & Pieces (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Garage
Date: Aug 1, 2006
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2006

 Shot in my garage after work, with a piece of wood I picked up out of one of the lots where they're building new houses. I took just a small, discarded piece near the curb, hoping that any self-respecting builder would realize I wasn't "stealing lumber". In broad daylight, too. I was not arrested, nor detained, nor even questioned, which is good.

And it was over 100 degrees in my garage. Wonder if dripping sweat on the camera is good for it?

Post: Crop and resize, NI (trial version), hue/sat (desat a bit), smart sharpen, color balance (midtones -12, 1, 18), curves, more of that trial NI stuff, brightness and contrast, resize to DPC size, USM a bit more, save.

Shot with the Rebel because I don't have a remote for the 30D yet and had the puppy on a tripod so I could operate the drill. Drill was running, but this was one of the fast shutter speed ones so you really can't tell. Didn't really look all that great with the slower shutter speed.

Not expecting ribbons - of any color. :-)

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 235
Avg (all users): 5.5833
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.3026
Avg (non-participants): 5.7237
Views since voting: 943
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 228
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 09/04/2006 06:05:32 PM
This photo is all about DoF...and this is one of the best I've seen lately. I love the blur in the foreground to go with the short DoF in back. Well done.
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/11/2006 06:55:23 PM
Trading post...
Excellent DOF! Colors are nice. If you're doing stock, this would work well there too. For the challenge I think the score should have been much higher. You definitely nailed the bits part (pun intended).
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/09/2006 07:48:32 AM
Well, I love this one for this challenge. I missed this one in voting. It's one of the ones that are very well done, appealing and interesting to look at. I think deserving of a much higher score than 5.5
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/09/2006 04:31:52 AM
Up In the ranks again,well done.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 08/09/2006 01:30:11 AM
Deb, well done you perfected the DOF to focus exactly where it was needed, great idea and perfect follow-through
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/08/2006 11:15:56 AM
More drill bits. (I know it's not fair. But it's a subjective response.)
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/07/2006 08:27:53 PM
You've used DOF to your advantage. I'd have put the upright bit in sharp focus rather than just in front of the bit. The horizontal bits have some nice leading lines.
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Sony DSC-P100
 08/07/2006 06:08:41 PM
I like compozition, colors and focus but because there are (sorry) plenty of drills in chalenge it lacks originality. But image apart quite nice.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/07/2006 01:09:24 AM
nice DOF - good composition.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 08/06/2006 06:00:45 PM
Very creative, I like the background blur
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/04/2006 08:48:07 AM
Nice idea, though literal. Fairly good focus on the subject. 7.
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Canon EOS-80D
Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Canon
 08/03/2006 05:17:54 AM
Good interpretation, I particularily like the shallow Depth Of Field
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/02/2006 11:26:12 AM
Clever. DOF may be a bit too tight IMHO.
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Fujifilm FinePix S5700
08/02/2006 08:30:57 AM
i like this
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Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 08/02/2006 12:47:53 AM
took this same shot but didn't enter it. This one looks better than mine.
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