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Challenge: Silverware (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: My Apartment, Osaka, Japan
Date: Mar 4, 2008
Aperture: f 2.2
ISO: 2000
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2008

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This was hard working on it alone. Took ages. Will explain how I did it if it does well and people are curious. I'm hoping for a mid 5.

The setup: In a dark room, one flash light point up, a fork over the light, then a piece of paper, then the spoon. The light produced the shadow of the fork, and nothing of the spoon. I held it with my left hand and took the shot with my other hand. Laziness got the better of me and I know I could've gotten a cleaner shot had I taken the time.

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Place: 86 out of 210
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Avg (commenters): 5.6667
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 03/12/2008 07:42:02 AM
Thanks for the explanation, good idea!
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM
03/12/2008 05:48:18 AM
Thanks for the explanation of how you did this. Looks nice, perhaps somewhat small sized. I agree with your own comment.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D3000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/11/2008 12:04:07 PM
Interesting trick. Would have been better if I could see the spoon more.
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 03/08/2008 01:16:48 PM
should be interesting to see the setup. The photo has been validated hence we are sure that there is an interesting setup here. 8
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/07/2008 11:57:47 AM
Impressive! Want to hear how you did this.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 03/06/2008 11:45:41 AM
Damn cool effort. 7
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Pentax K-R
Pentax DA L 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL
 03/05/2008 10:28:20 PM
Nice setup.
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Pentax *ist DL
Tamron AF 100-300mm f/5-6.3 for Pentax
 03/05/2008 03:34:20 PM
how the...?!
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 03/05/2008 11:14:26 AM
Very cool and creative image! Only complaint is that it feels a little too tightly cropped IMHO.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/05/2008 09:23:17 AM
ah, this is clever... did you light the fork from behind the paper?
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/05/2008 05:43:16 AM
Nice idea but needed a fill on the top to light the spoon. Also the crop is way too tight at the top
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