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Grandpa's Hand Tools
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Challenge: Fill the Frame III (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: 2007 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Home
Date: Aug 25, 2007
Aperture: F36
ISO: 200
Shutter: 10 seconds
Galleries: Black and White, Textures
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2007

 First challenge with my new 60mm 2.8.

Two years ago today is the day my father passed away. In tribute to him, I took out his old tools and tried to take a photo that depicts what he loved - to work with his hands. I don't image it will do really well, probably in the mid 5s but you never know...

Shot in RAW, adjusted curves, levels, sharpness, noise ninja, cropped to size. Desaturated, USM at large radius, USM at smallradius. Colorized using hue/saturation, resized for web, slight dodge/burn and cloning to reduce blown out areas, added border, done!

Post Challenge: Thanks for the comments during voting - 13 is the most I have seen in a while. I am really happy that my tribute to my Dad came off well and scored in my top 5 images.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 285
Avg (all users): 6.2778
Avg (commenters): 7.0909
Avg (participants): 6.2159
Avg (non-participants): 6.3514
Views since voting: 1349
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 162
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/05/2007 04:50:51 AM
Peter

Great photo and good finish!! Have to say this shot struck a particular chord with me as my late grandfather used to be a carpenter (as in someone who worked with wood rather than a member of the pop duo) and I remember seeing him working with tools like this (which used to glide effortlessly under his control then transform themselves to lumpen objects if ever I picked them up). Your story about them being your late father's tools adds an extra layer of poigniancy

Great job
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 09/02/2007 08:15:43 PM
A nice photo that tells a story.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/02/2007 11:59:28 AM
Absolutely love photos like this, nice colors and lighting, good choice, 10.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/01/2007 03:30:49 PM
Awesome shot. Great texture.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/01/2007 01:42:58 PM
Grampa had a wood lathe.. Great comp and texture. Interesting subject and great tones.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/31/2007 10:27:33 PM
I love the texture of this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 08/31/2007 09:17:03 PM
Nice composition.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/31/2007 01:25:35 AM
great duotone
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Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Konica Minolta AF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5
 08/30/2007 12:48:29 PM
Grain adds to the historic appearance, but I think it's overdone here.
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Apple iPhone 5
 08/28/2007 09:41:09 PM
So nostalgic. I love the emotion that this brings up in me. My grandpa had much the same tools on his workbench.
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Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 08/27/2007 03:51:32 PM
A 10 in my book. Well done! This would be an eleven if I could! Just something about it.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/27/2007 11:57:14 AM
excellent details and beautifully lit.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 08/27/2007 03:51:39 AM
a bit oversharpened. like the crop and the sepia toning. nicely arranged, the diagonally lying tool makes the image
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/27/2007 02:19:35 AM
nice textures, excellent light
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