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One Hot Pixel !
One Hot Pixel !
scooter97


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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Kitchen
Date: Nov 18, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3.2 sec
Galleries: Macro, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Nov 18, 2008

 The 'ball' part of my track ball mouse.

One JPEG image. PS Elements 5
Canon 40D 100mm f/2.8 macro lens with 3 stacked extension tubes.

Open
Adj. levels
rotate 90 degrees right
high pass filter (set to 73.5 pixels)
crop
adj. hue/sat
adj. color variations
adj. levels
save for web


Here is the original. I wasn't able to capture the ruby red that the track ball actually reflects. If i was able to get the true color I would have submitted it that way. So seeing the original you can tell why I was not satisfied with my result. I PS'ed and rotated 90 left.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/30/2008 08:00:27 PM
lol it looks like a telephone mouth peice to me
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 11/26/2008 10:14:14 AM
He He ..I also didn't know Quote"Bad case of German measles"Unquote
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/25/2008 02:52:44 PM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. Attention grabbing. Processing feels a bit hot but it seems to work with your subject and it creates a lot of drama.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/22/2008 07:38:17 AM
or maybe all pixels are hot? too much contrast stretching
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/20/2008 12:16:59 PM
paperweight wih a light behind it.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/20/2008 11:44:32 AM
Golf ball?
Hard to tell with the heavy processing, which is quite nice and creative. Would maybe nice to have some more colour tones.
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Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 11/20/2008 09:44:40 AM
Absolutely no idea, this is certainly a puzzle!
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/19/2008 05:24:00 PM
No idea.
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Hasselblad Hasselblad H3D
Hasselblad HC 3.5-4.5/50-110 mm
 11/19/2008 03:52:02 PM
Nice shot. However, you got me on this one! No Idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 02:46:28 PM
Psychedelic! Maybe a ball?
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/19/2008 02:27:15 PM
A computer air vent?
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Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 11/19/2008 02:02:11 PM
I'll guess you made little dots on paper or glass?
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 11/19/2008 01:25:54 PM
A bit too abstract for my taste. No idea what it is either
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Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 11/19/2008 05:12:18 AM
Bad case of german measles
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 AL Limited AF
 11/19/2008 02:05:25 AM
No vote, just guessing...

can't tell
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