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Challenge: Something Old (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: West Valley City, Utah
Date: Aug 4, 2002
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: NA
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2002

 This is the lens assembly for a 5x7 view camera.

An "inscription" on the inside reads, "This machine was bought by Richard Walton 1550 Turk St. February 11th 1905. Cost $84.00 -- Sunset Bay.

Cropped from a larger image, some levels adjustment, unsharp mask.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Coolpix 990
 08/11/2002 03:18:00 PM
great curves and great colors. all you need is a larger depth of field.
Fujifilm FinePix 1300
 08/11/2002 06:57:00 AM
not very imaginative. what's the story?
Minolta DiMAGE 5
 08/10/2002 05:25:00 PM
What about 'this machine'? What is a 'planatograph' anyway?!?!
Canon EOS-60D
Tamron SP 24-70mm F/2.8 Di VC USD for Nikon
 08/10/2002 12:08:00 PM
Something old. Use your photographic technique to emphasize the age of your subject.
Composition - good, tube on lower left bothers me a little
Technical Aspects - good
Meets Challenge - yes
Visual Impact / Originality - good
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 08/09/2002 04:53:00 PM
Very nice! Excuse my ignorance - I don't know what it is. Nice focus and color. I like that the dust/particles on the glass is visible. The cropping and angle are great too. 9
Ruthann
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/09/2002 02:56:00 PM
Good photo. more depth of field would have helped.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/08/2002 07:12:00 AM
This strange engine... Nicely lit and photographed. Good focus and colour. Not at all sure what it is though :)
Olympus E-100RS
 08/08/2002 03:34:00 AM
idunno what it is, but it sure looks like computers relaced whatever it once did long before I was born
Nikon D70
 08/07/2002 11:27:00 PM
The irony!
Fujifilm FinePix 40i
 08/07/2002 04:09:00 PM
Good composition and texture.
Canon EOS-5D
08/07/2002 11:01:00 AM
This is a great photo – but I haven't a clue what the object is. It does feel old, and I really like the composition. (7)
Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/07/2002 06:31:00 AM
would like to see greater depth of field. Hard I know
Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 08/05/2002 12:49:00 PM
This is definitely a nice photograph of an old camera... I think you could have achieved the depth of field you wanted by backing up a little bit and working with the resolution of your camera to crop a section from a larger photo. Some cameras don't work as well at close range as others do... -jmsetzler
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon Power Shot SX10 IS
 08/05/2002 12:33:00 PM
Nice old lens-- the only problem is all the glaring highlights from the light source.
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