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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon MF 50mm f/1.4
Date: Nov 12, 2008
Aperture: Not sure!
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.3
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2008

 A small steel sink trap for a bathroom sink, placed on my laptop screen that was displaying a color wheel. I used my 50mm MF nikkor 1.4, inverted the lens on a inversion ring. Dang! That this sure has a narrow DOF!!!

Adjusted saturation, clarity, and vibrance prior to RAW conversion. Noise Ninja, hue/saturation, crop, minor clone to remove smudges on metal, minor dodge/burn to emphasize contrast, resize for web. Noise Ninja post resize, black border, USM.

Post Challenge: Thanks for all the comments and votes.

And one point on the depth of field - it is exactly as I wanted - wider DOF outtakes took away from the abstract feel I was attempting.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 262
Avg (all users): 6.2485
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 6.0735
Avg (non-participants): 6.3663
Views since voting: 2261
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 169
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/26/2008 10:53:41 AM
This is such a cool image, Peter! Congrats on top 20 (I though I would place mch higher, though)!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/26/2008 12:36:45 AM
Talk about seeing beauty in the every day. Great colors, and yes, that dof is very shallow, but it obviously works quite well here.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 11/26/2008 12:20:57 AM
i love the changes in color. lol who knew a sink trap could be so pretty?
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 11/26/2008 12:19:46 AM
i knew this one would come back up... I still think it it deserved a top 10 finish but I suppose we will have to settle for top 20, adding to faves
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
 11/25/2008 10:34:43 PM
your good
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/25/2008 05:20:11 PM
Nice colours and lighting.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/25/2008 03:50:12 PM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. Love it. The 3D feeling is very good and dof is brilliant.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/23/2008 08:04:16 PM
Looking through a collander? The colours are really beautiful.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 11/22/2008 06:19:24 PM
nice colors and focus.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/22/2008 07:40:06 AM
great colours
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 11/22/2008 03:04:47 AM
A grill of some sort
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 11/21/2008 01:11:56 PM
I like the blue :)
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Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 11/20/2008 09:24:09 PM
spatula
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 11/20/2008 04:36:21 PM
Great colors! I would like to see more focus though.
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/20/2008 12:15:06 PM
strainer with something color in side. Like the colors.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/20/2008 08:54:31 AM
a metal strainer?......cool effect the holes almost look like raised dots
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
 11/20/2008 12:14:47 AM
collender?
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Hasselblad Hasselblad H3D
Hasselblad HC 3.5-4.5/50-110 mm
 11/19/2008 07:23:50 PM
Great colours, focus an composition. No idea what it is though! Top marks from me.
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 11/19/2008 11:42:25 AM
Holes in something round/curved with excellent lighting.
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Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 11/19/2008 06:10:53 AM
cylindrical pen cover or similar?
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 11/19/2008 04:38:09 AM
Mmmm mouthpiece of an old type telephone...showerhead...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 11/19/2008 03:18:16 AM
good lighting, but DOF is too shallow
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Mamiya 645Pro TL
Mamiya 80mm f/2.8
 11/19/2008 01:42:36 AM
I suspect front page...

Bench? Some kind of kitchen tool thing? I feel like I know what it should be, I just can't think of the right word.
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Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 AL Limited AF
 11/19/2008 01:12:37 AM
No vote, just guessing...

Some type of metal speaker grill?
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Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 11/19/2008 01:03:36 AM
someone else did something similar......not quite sure what it is
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