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Challenge: Abstract Black and White (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: our kitchen
Date: Aug 26, 2008
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2008

 Sitting at my desk wondering what to shoot for this challenge and I notice a fork on my desk. I start to wonder who left the fork there and why were they eating at my desk, which lead me to, what were they eating, which got me thinking about strawberries which in turn lead me to this shot. I know it's nutty how it works sometimes but at least I came up with something. IF this shot does well (HA,HA) I'll thank whom ever left the fork behind and if not I'll have to come up with a suitable punishment. :)

The Edit
Shot in RAW
Levels
Saturation
Contrast
USM
Converted to Black and White
Added black boarder
Re-sized for web

Statistics
Place: 251 out of 318
Avg (all users): 4.6452
Avg (commenters): 3.7500
Avg (participants): 4.3514
Avg (non-participants): 4.9136
Views since voting: 1017
Views during voting: 241
Votes: 155
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 09/02/2008 10:45:50 PM
Perhaps if the strawberry was dark red ripe and looked black in the b/w conversion but as such it doesn't work quite well converted to b/w. Perhaps a different b/w conversion method might have worked? if you'd like to PM me after the challenge ends I can try a few methods. Quite curious to see if this has more potential in b/w. (no vote)
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Sony Alpha a1
Sony FE 24-70mm f/2.8 GM
 08/30/2008 07:22:30 PM
Nice to have the strawberry sharply focused. Having the title "Fork" probably will work against you since that part of the image is mostly blurry background matter rather than where the eye easily lands. I suspect that completely black strawberry, existing as a nearly pure triangle with curved wide end, might have fit better in a challenge calling for "abstract" images.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/30/2008 10:54:19 AM
Nice, this one is beggin advance editing ith some color!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/29/2008 11:18:08 AM
This is a nice photo, but I think if you go in closer so that it was a little harder to tell at first glance that it's a strawberry with a fork through it, it might say abstract a little better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS75
 08/27/2008 08:10:01 PM
You killed it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 08/27/2008 12:03:24 PM
not abstract
Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
08/27/2008 12:36:16 AM
ouch
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