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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Spare room
Date: Sep 19, 2006
Aperture: F/18
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 19, 2006

 Basically just converted from RAW, rotated, some curves and levels, shadow/highlight, dodging/burning and, of course Neatimage :)

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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 10/03/2006 07:27:17 AM
Greetings from the Criti....

Whoops! ;o) Hi Andi :o)

For what its worth here's my opinion on your pencils..

Nice choice of colours and the position of the pencils in the frame is good. I'd like to see what the shot looks like in 'landscape' format rather than portrait as for some reason I keep tilting my head to look at this! A good use of selective focus and the DOF helps with your attempt to make the subject 'abstract'. The lighting on the underside of the bottom pencil doesn't seem quite right to me and is a little distracting as it doesnt 'match' that of the topside.

Of course, all these things are just MHO ;o)

- T :o)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/01/2006 07:51:05 PM
Not quite the hard impact but certainly a most ingenious entry with great use of selective focus and dof to achieve this wonderful effect. 8
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 10/01/2006 03:04:18 PM
excellent focus on the points
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 09/30/2006 08:12:27 PM
i like the dof.
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 09/29/2006 02:57:28 PM
The use of DOF in this is excellent and probably couldn't of placed the point of max focus any better. The colors used really makes this very eye fetching. Great job!
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/28/2006 10:21:47 PM
Nice detail and DOF.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/26/2006 07:20:00 PM
Cool, I love the shapes
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Sony DSC-R1
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 09/26/2006 03:25:17 PM
good idea would have liked to see more shades in this it was to obvious at a glace.
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 09/26/2006 03:20:31 PM
Can easily be identified at first glance therefore does not meet challenge.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/25/2006 07:15:36 PM
simply beautifully executed... nice minimalism. 8
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 09/25/2006 02:13:39 PM
Glad this isn't what I thought it was at first ;-)) Super image.
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