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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
Location: My back yard, Minneapolis, MN USA
Date: Nov 15, 2008
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2008

 This is the hub of a bike wheel from an old tricycle. I didn't have much time to shoot, which meant it was hand held at 1/10 with a 300mm lens... you can see some of the camera shake. Vibration reduction lens helped but still not all that sharp.

Post Processing:
Camera Raw - exposure, fill light, contrast, vibrance, clarity, sharpen

CS3 - curves, sharpen, vignette, dodge & burn, border, save for web

Statistics
Place: 100 out of 262
Avg (all users): 5.4970
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2568
Avg (non-participants): 5.6923
Views since voting: 874
Views during voting: 299
Votes: 165
Comments: 17
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/25/2008 06:40:06 PM
Some kind of old spoke wheel?
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/24/2008 11:55:31 PM
Part of a very ancient toy wheel? Beautiful colours and textures.
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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 11/24/2008 04:23:17 PM
What amazing colors and contrast! I love the DOF and composition as well.n One of my top few picks for this challenge.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 11/22/2008 06:12:20 PM
hmm... an old rusted umbrella?
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 11/22/2008 07:37:33 AM
very cool colour texture.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/22/2008 01:10:58 AM
Not exactly a stumper, but I like the distressed subject a lot. Colors and contrast are good. Perhaps over sharp.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 L IS USM
 11/21/2008 05:53:08 AM
An old rusty part of a wheel??
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/21/2008 03:50:00 AM
a rusty wheel, perhaps off an old bike?
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 11/20/2008 10:30:02 PM
An old bicycle wheel hub?
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 11/20/2008 09:27:04 PM
The hub and spokes of a bike wheel?
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Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 11/20/2008 10:32:11 AM
Rusty something?
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 11/19/2008 08:52:00 PM
valve of some sort...?
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Hasselblad Hasselblad H3D
Hasselblad HC 3.5-4.5/50-110 mm
 11/19/2008 06:39:27 PM
Nice shot. However, I have no idea what it is. Wonder if a tighter crop, losing the distracting blue/top right would improve the composition
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 11/19/2008 04:25:24 PM
cool shot
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 11/19/2008 08:40:55 AM
A rusty wheel. Very good detail and colours here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 11/19/2008 07:05:07 AM
spindle on an old pram wheel?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 AL Limited AF
 11/19/2008 02:09:08 AM
No vote, just guessing...

wheel spoke
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