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Over-sharpening can create...
Over-sharpening can create...
sekarmalathy


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Challenge: What is this Pencil? (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
Location: Bloomingon, IL
Date: Oct 12, 2007
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/3200s
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Oct 15, 2007

 I took several shot with two different texts - "Over-sharpening can create..." and "Smart Sharpen". The second one was with a good pencil with sharp and un-broken lead. Finally decided to go with this one. (Let me wait and see if my decision is right or not).

And yes, I picked up this text up from a photoshop article in a book.

PP Steps:
- Adjusted levels
- USM
- NI
- Resized for DPC
- Saved for web

Thanks
Raj

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 112
Avg (all users): 5.8932
Avg (commenters): 5.7857
Avg (participants): 5.3030
Avg (non-participants): 6.0744
Views since voting: 1413
Views during voting: 493
Votes: 281
Comments: 29
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/23/2007 01:54:15 PM
great shot.
top 5 at least
good luck
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 10/22/2007 08:46:44 PM
Nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/22/2007 07:32:06 PM
DNMC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/22/2007 02:24:05 PM
Great idea and execution. Love the colors and that razor-sharp focus is, well, very sharp. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A100
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED
 10/22/2007 08:50:46 AM
Not sure how this meets the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 10/21/2007 08:43:26 PM
awesome work...I love the clearity
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Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 10/21/2007 08:42:47 PM
Excellent pov and dof, no doubt, but still a pencil being communicated as a pencil.
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Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
10/20/2007 12:09:51 PM
Like the dof..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 10/19/2007 05:43:57 PM
this isn't really used in a way thats not normal for a pencil but its a cool picture!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/19/2007 05:11:00 PM
nice control of DOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a77
Sony DT 16-80mm f/3.5-4.5 ZA
 10/19/2007 10:55:07 AM
creative and nice use of selective focus. dof is nice and creamy and colors work well on the BW
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 10/19/2007 05:56:52 AM
Great pic. Doesn't meet the challenge for me though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 10/18/2007 11:29:37 PM
very good use of DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DS
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 10/18/2007 08:29:43 PM
Nicely done...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR
 10/18/2007 03:25:03 PM
Great use of shallow dof.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/18/2007 02:26:09 PM
Very nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 10/18/2007 12:57:26 PM
Neat shot, but it remains a pencil
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/18/2007 06:39:37 AM
Very nicely done. I think this image could be a little more effective if it were more tightly cropped.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K110D
Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF
 10/18/2007 12:51:43 AM
The pencil is still a pencil...so a low score for that. But if I didn't have to judge on topic I really like the DOF highlighting the words over-sharpened.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 10/17/2007 09:31:38 PM
Hmmm, for me, while I like your image, the pencil isn't representative of something other than a pencil.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/17/2007 05:06:34 PM
"However, the pencil must be used or communicated as something other than a pencil in the photo". But I like the sharpening anyway.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 10/17/2007 04:56:00 PM
This is really well done. One of my favorites in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon FC-E8 Fisheye Adapter
 10/17/2007 03:27:37 PM
I love the concept of this photo, great depth of fiel and great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 10/17/2007 01:33:57 PM
It's still a pencil...doesn't really meet the challenge which requires some use other than a pencil.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
 10/17/2007 08:48:27 AM
De-connection sorrow
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 10/17/2007 07:46:14 AM
Good double entendre here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A300
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Sony Alpha/Konica Minolta
 10/17/2007 04:41:40 AM
Nice idea. But I'd preferred the DOF is wider, at least on the tip of the pencil.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/17/2007 01:47:20 AM
i'm afraid this pencil is still a pencil in my eyes wich was not the intention of the challange. however, it is now a fav of mine! =)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 10/17/2007 12:50:07 AM
What's the pencil functioning as? It's still just a pencil to me. In any case, I love the composition and the contrast, and I like the dual "over-sharpening" meaning - you executed that nicely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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