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Challenge: Crayons & Colored Pencils (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Williamstown, MA
Date: Apr 12, 2009
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2009

 Processing: ACR - WB 3200 (temp of lights used), tint -6, exp. +75, recovery/fill 0, blacks 5, brightness 50, contrast 25, clarity 15, vibrance 13, sat 16, all other tabs at default, open as RAW in CS4
CS4 - crop, rotate 90 degrees clockwise, curves - black point set on black crayon, levels 8/1/230, merge layers, crop, resize, sfw

I tried a few different saves after sharpening using a few different methods, all looked funny to me somehow...not real or over processed. I shot a few times...I wanted the back half of the crayons more out of focus than they are. Just never seemed to get the right distance/focus combination.

Set-up: one 24 count box crayola crayons, one drill and smallest drill bit in set, drilled each crayon through the 'O' in Crayon, slide onto wooden skewer, clamp skewer in vice grips and place on table with background, spin crayons to position, light and shoot.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 110
Avg (all users): 6.3576
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 6.1633
Avg (non-participants): 6.4397
Views since voting: 2122
Views during voting: 373
Votes: 165
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/26/2009 09:22:11 PM
Chris, creative entry with a nice finish, congrats!
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 04/20/2009 08:50:35 AM
Really nice work Chris. Gotta love that you were able to incorporate power tools and crayons in the same challenge. Extra marks for that!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 04/20/2009 03:53:07 AM
Loved the shot- just checking in to see how you did- I thought for sure I'd be seeing you in the top 10- you deserved it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/19/2009 10:05:25 PM
A creative idea. Hope you left some notes on how you supported these in such a manner.
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Canon PowerShot SD1200 IS
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/19/2009 05:20:00 PM
just love this shot 10
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Canon PowerShot A520
 04/19/2009 01:47:35 PM
Nice!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/19/2009 02:44:04 AM
hahaha nice. Looks like a dna strand or something like audio waves. how exactly did you do this?
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Canon EOS R8
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/18/2009 12:22:10 PM
Excellent, the best so far in the geometric/graphic captures.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/17/2009 09:15:21 PM
sems a bit pale. a little too much light i think
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/17/2009 10:45:11 AM
I see you cracked the Crayola DNA code. :~P
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/17/2009 06:15:25 AM
Creative! Did you tried for DNA?
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Olympus SP-570 UZ
 04/16/2009 09:24:53 AM
Great idea!
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/15/2009 09:57:54 AM
LIke it - how'd you do it.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 04/15/2009 08:02:16 AM
Nicely done!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/14/2009 12:35:22 PM
ok...how did you connect them and make them "wave"...good colors, nice and sharp and not DULL!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/14/2009 10:34:27 AM
This is interesting. Must have taken a while to get that setup.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
04/13/2009 12:33:43 PM
nice
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Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 04/13/2009 11:45:06 AM
A very creative look at crayons - the image meets the subject matter and with flair and style. A terrific demonstration of the creative process in meeting the challenge. Should be a sure bet to win a ribbon or place high as a top twenty image. A couple of minor detail problems not worth mentioning because they don't appear until you really get a critical eye and examine the image closely. Well done.
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/13/2009 06:39:35 AM
ooooo - what a nice set up. Hope this does well!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 04/13/2009 12:34:31 AM
beautiful! original idea very well executed! 9! added to my favorites.
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