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Challenge: Fill the Frame III (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Kitchen
Date: Aug 23, 2007
Aperture: f10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 25 seconds
Galleries: Vintage, History
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2007

 This bakelite telephone was made sometime between 1934 and 1957. It belongs to a friend who was using it up until the late 1980s.

Convert from RAW
Selective levels and on background
Selective hue/saturation on the dial
Curves for contrast
Hue saturation for greater colour on the body
Cloned out a few specks of dust.
Crop and Resize

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 285
Avg (all users): 5.8012
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.7128
Avg (non-participants): 5.9167
Views since voting: 1093
Views during voting: 245
Votes: 166
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
 09/01/2007 03:54:52 PM
Love the colors and processing, what a great looking phone!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/01/2007 01:50:43 PM
Museum piece!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/31/2007 12:21:01 AM
i love old phones, this is great
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 08/27/2007 10:26:54 PM
Nice look back at nostalgia technology. I like the dial. Phone itself seems a little on the blue side, rather than black.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-1
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 08/27/2007 03:53:29 PM
Well done! High marks! Nothing beats a dial phone! Classic specimen too!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 08/27/2007 01:28:07 AM
great shot .. love the process ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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