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Radial Symmetry
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pattern III (Basic Editing)
Collection: 5.5 - 5.9
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM for Canon
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: Mar 22, 2008
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2008

 Taken in open shade using warming filter on a black cloth. Opened in RAW, adjusted shadows waaaaaay up to get rid of little imperfections in the cloth, though a couple little white specs are still left behind - hopefully not too noticeable. Otherwise just cropped and USM. Nothing too exciting, but good study in attempt to evenly light a curved object. Not easy, and not entirely a success.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 290
Avg (all users): 5.9689
Avg (commenters): 6.4444
Avg (participants): 5.8171
Avg (non-participants): 6.0811
Views since voting: 5793
Views during voting: 271
Votes: 193
Comments: 14
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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 04/04/2008 12:44:07 PM
Amazing macro with tremendous detail. Just missed out on the 6, eh.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/04/2008 12:25:26 PM
what a great photo.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 04/02/2008 10:19:53 AM
Beautiful details and lighting to emphasize the symmetry of this cool shell.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 04/02/2008 12:44:23 AM
Still a nice image, Catherine, and it seems like you learned while shooting it. That's always a good thing! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 04/01/2008 12:16:40 AM
Sea Urchin
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea

Haha, I had an exam on this yesterday.

Nice Shot! There is few ways to surpass the intricacy of patterns in nature.
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Canon PowerShot A630
 03/31/2008 10:28:52 AM
The black background looks very nice. This does do a good job of showing pattern
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/30/2008 03:53:07 PM
urchin shell, innit? Looks like a top 10. 9
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ5
 03/30/2008 02:47:11 PM
Good shot focused well
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 03/29/2008 07:35:21 PM
Lovely lighting, wonderful subject. nice details too 8
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/27/2008 04:12:15 PM
This would make a good stock image for a textbook, but it lacks some of the intensity of other entries in this challenge.
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Sony DSLR-A350
Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
 03/27/2008 02:13:21 PM
Cropping out the black would have made this a winner
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 03/27/2008 12:52:04 PM
You might think I'm crazy here, but the symmetry of the shell almost dictates a symmetry of shot. You've got the cropping right, but the shell is placed asymmetrically within it. A slight twist to the right and you've got a perfect star, a perfect shell, perfect coloring and perfect cropping.
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Sony DSC-H3
 03/26/2008 09:34:53 AM
i like that you used radial symmetry here, which is usually hard to portray.
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Nikon D40
 03/26/2008 09:20:44 AM
I like the clearness and the expression of the pattern, but the black background just isn't right to me.
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