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Challenge: Proportion (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Sony DSC-S85
Location: Impromptu studio (a hallway in my home)
Date: Apr 27, 2004
Aperture: F/2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2004

 I had more ambitious intentions for this concept, comparing my iPod's dimensions with those of the amount of CDs its capacity represents, but ran into a few snags:

1) I ran out of CDs (only about 50 are pictured, versus the 200 or so my 20 gig iPod can hold)

2) Logistics, in that I didn't possess the equipment necessary to light the originally intended shot(s) as I would have liked to.

Because of this, I changed my submission at the last minute to a significantly less technically demanding one, but I hope it conveys the same intent, even if it's not quite as pretty to look at.

Post processing included some curves adjustment, a little brightness/contrast, and some color balance. Lighting was only daylight through the room's windows on an overcast day.

This marks my first submission to DPChallenge so constructive criticism is very much welcome and appreciated. (I already noticed the slightly misaligned CDs at the top. It would have been nice if the "background" CDs were perfectly aligned. Sigh.)

Statistics
Place: 194 out of 290
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Avg (commenters): 6.2667
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Votes: 273
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/04/2004 03:30:10 PM
the white reads as blown out on my monitor and that really hurts the shot
Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 05/04/2004 01:17:23 PM
hmmm ... good idea, but kind of boring execution
Canon PowerShot S50
 05/04/2004 03:08:37 AM
humm .... took a moment to see the depth of this snap ..
Neat .. so is this a 40Gb iPOD ?? ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 05/03/2004 10:02:07 PM
Is this an advertisement?
Nikon Coolpix 3100
 05/02/2004 05:15:29 PM
Not bad, but can't read the controls. You mean to say you didn't want the new mini ipod?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
 05/01/2004 10:38:54 AM
I definitely like and comprehend the concept.
 04/30/2004 04:10:27 PM
The stark symmetry of this shot is interesting, but I'd also like the focus to be just as crisp. I'd like a bit more interesting lighting on it too - it took me a while to figure out what the background was, but I like the abstract nature of it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot A80
 04/30/2004 10:46:51 AM
I like the concept.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 04/29/2004 10:44:42 PM
NICE!
Sony DSC-S75
 04/29/2004 12:30:59 PM
nice - great texture and compostion too
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 04/28/2004 11:35:45 PM
If I knew what this object was, I might have a better idea what the picture was about.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE F200
 04/28/2004 07:51:01 PM
Is this an MP3 player? I can't tell because the details are completey washed out from overexposure. Are you comparing differently sized music formats? This meaning is obscure without the title to explain it. The title should not be doing the work of the photo. It fails as an abstract composition.
Nikon D70
 04/28/2004 11:55:08 AM
great idea
Sony Mavica FD-95
 04/28/2004 09:28:11 AM
I like the idea, but not the photograph. Maybe if the I-Pod were on
showing you list. Or if it were nestled in a pile of cd's.
Just thinking out loud.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 885
 04/28/2004 08:22:48 AM
Amen. 7
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 04/28/2004 01:17:37 AM
very creative here :D - high rate!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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