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Challenge: Still Life III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Jul 22, 2007
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 5.0s
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2007

 Just arranged these for purposes of the still life challenge. No one should worry about my mental health, although I can understand the implications of the photo. Sorry about the gun, but it does add emotion to the still life. The watch and pocket knife are family heirlooms.

Captured in RAW format. Processed in Apple's Aperture. Exposure +.071, Saturation 1.22, contrast +0.05, highlights 20.7, shadows 27.6, levels adjusted, cropped and rotated. Opened as TIFF file in PSE4. Converted to 8 bit and sRGB. Noise Ninja to reduce noise. Hot pixels and sensor dust removed. USM filter passes. Resized to 640 pixels on the longest dimension, proportions constrained. Save for web... to jpg file at 150 kb optimized.

Statistics
Place: 105 out of 233
Avg (all users): 5.3889
Avg (commenters): 5.1429
Avg (participants): 5.1129
Avg (non-participants): 5.5600
Views since voting: 826
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 162
Comments: 8
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 07/31/2007 05:13:50 PM
I think a more subtle lighting would have added mood to the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 04:40:11 PM
alcohol and guns dont mix however put a bullet hole through that watch and a old guy drinking then
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 07/29/2007 09:37:12 AM
interesting composition...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 07/27/2007 03:22:10 AM
This shot appears to be a little too closely cropped. Apart from the watch and rounds everything else is leaving shot and is not complete. It may have improved the shot to have a complete glass for instance.

Focus and lighting in good but the composition of some of the objects lets the shot down.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM Autofocus Lens
07/25/2007 07:40:23 PM
disturbing and unexpected - good job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM
 07/25/2007 06:04:42 AM
I live in spain iam not used to see things like this for personal defense.

Really do not like the idea that personal defence can go together with Blended scotch Whiskey. Scary photograph / idea for a person from europe.

The sharpness of this photograph/ is great also the combination of the bullits and the scotch .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/25/2007 12:57:41 AM
great lighting. the gold pops out like it should. and the scotch of course
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 07/25/2007 12:18:11 AM
Very powerful and thought provoking image! At first I didn't realize what it was..then I said..WOW!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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