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Nail Biter
Nail Biter
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Challenge: Habits (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Location: Office in Hollywood, CA
Date: May 17, 2004
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Black and White, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2004

 That's me. I really do bite my nails.

I did this capture at the office because we have wonderful indirect light and huge windows and white walls - which seemed the perfect exposure for this type of shot.

I tried to frame it to capture the texture of the fingertips and I really wanted my chipped teeth to show up to highlight the "raggedy-ness" of this sort of bad habit.

Post Processing: Tight Crop, convert to B&W, unsharp mask.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 256
Avg (all users): 5.3333
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 5.1651
Avg (non-participants): 5.4494
Views since voting: 935
Votes: 267
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus E-10
 05/25/2004 09:40:58 AM
Nice closee-up. Good cropping. Slanted mouth does well. I would love to see the color version as well. High score!
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Olympus C-750UZ
 05/24/2004 03:19:23 PM
Looks like my daughter's fingers. Good close-up. It could use a bit more contrast in IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Casio Exilim EX-S20
 05/23/2004 12:51:56 PM
good one
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 05/22/2004 03:45:03 PM
The best of the nail bitter shots for sure....I wonder what the color ver. is like
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/22/2004 01:27:54 AM
Quite a crowded feild, who will have the best of these shots? quite a nail biter!
you win. Strong lighting, well composed with nothing extraneous.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 05/21/2004 01:50:29 PM
Very good shot. I like the detail that you have captured here. Pretty good crop and great use of b/w. Good Job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 05/21/2004 10:09:40 AM
The best nail-biter in this contest..great focus, tones and done without the grossness, a nice capture of a horrible habit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
 05/21/2004 09:41:38 AM
I think black-and-white was a poor choice for this shot. Grey skin looks dead. Either sepia tone or full color would have been more appealing. I am impressed by the clear focus and dynamic composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/19/2004 08:06:28 AM
Nice macro shot. Think I might have prefered color for once though. Nice sharpness, contrast and DOF though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-1
 05/19/2004 01:03:52 AM
Good contrast and composition. Makes solution interesting to look at.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 05/19/2004 12:24:42 AM
Best of the nail biting bunch...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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