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Challenge: Puzzle Macro (Basic Editing)
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Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: London, UK
Date: Jun 19, 2007
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125th sec
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2007

 Canon 100/2.8 with reversed 50/1.8 on an adapter ring to get that lovely 2:1 macro :D

In case you can't guess what it is, the macro ratio should give a clue as to the small scale... it's a comb!

Edit: Convert from RAW using auto settings (I'm lazy), resize to 640, convert to mono using the green channel, mess with the levels to deep the shadow and midtones, sharpen lots, save as JPEG.

----- POST CHALLENGE -----

Only one successful guess (congrats to robinssong!), out of 20 attempts? Looks like my puzzle was just too tricky for most of you :o) For the curious, here's a zoomed-out view of what I shot:


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Nikon D200
 06/27/2007 05:06:27 AM
This was equal top for me - very interesting, unusual and creative. I'm out of step here!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2007 10:34:26 PM
Not a clue, but it's kind of a cool looking abstract.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 06/26/2007 01:40:45 PM
the blown highlights make it too hard to guess...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 06/26/2007 11:53:08 AM
nice texture and light on this foldy mystery object!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/26/2007 07:52:23 AM
Part of a comb?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/26/2007 03:12:21 AM
Wow, eerily beautiful. This is capturing!!! Curtains? Love this one! It's one of my favorites so far!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/23/2007 03:54:19 PM
can't tell
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
 06/23/2007 01:54:51 PM
very interesting. I think there is too much noise for my taste, but I love the lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2007 11:46:58 AM
This sort of looks like glass but then again it looks like it has fibers in it. It's a bit grainy and not very sharp so it's hard to tell.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 06/23/2007 12:21:40 AM
looks like leather, accordian?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/22/2007 11:01:06 PM
Is this your furnace filter?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon
 06/22/2007 07:51:40 PM
This is lovely, I'd guess something polystyrene but it doesn't matter. It's a lovely restful shot, the subtle colour is beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
06/21/2007 09:57:41 PM
cloth?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 06/21/2007 05:21:49 PM
Nice shot of a peice of cloth with a hair dog under it?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
06/21/2007 03:34:56 PM
Has skin-like textures. ??? I'm stumped!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/21/2007 01:56:37 PM
really don't know but there are parts that look like hair so I wanted to guess hand but the lines are to angular for that so I'm not sure.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 06/21/2007 08:46:12 AM
no idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 06/20/2007 09:56:43 PM
no idea, good one, i like the focal length too
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 06/20/2007 07:32:15 PM
I dont know what this is and dont find it very interesting. A bit soft.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 06/20/2007 07:48:51 AM
oo, i'll have to come back to this. no idea. lovely pic, though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/20/2007 01:31:30 AM
looks kinda like a fish' fin
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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