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Challenge: Oxymoron ll (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: New York, NY
Date: Aug 15, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Macro, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2010

 My first submission : )

I put a star ice cube in a black plate, lit from the side with a desk lamp. I tried different lenses, angles, settings... This one is my favorite out of 56 shots.

Photoshop :
- rotate
- crop
- levels
- unsharp mask
- gray blue filter
- curves
- frame

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 87
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Avg (commenters): 4.5000
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Votes: 165
Comments: 8
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 08/25/2010 04:19:47 PM
Thank you for your comments !
I wanted to show an original oxymoron, but I had no idea it was difficult to get the contradiction between cube and star-shaped...
Let's hope my next submission will have better results !
Canon PowerShot S95
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 08/25/2010 03:50:41 PM
Love the pp'ing AND getting the title :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/19/2010 09:04:29 PM
I like the way you toned this
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/18/2010 06:27:03 PM
Nice idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K7
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Pentax
 08/18/2010 11:33:27 AM
a really good oxymoron :-) there is somthing missing in the photo, maybe some kind of blue or cold color would have given more an icy look to the star...
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 08/18/2010 10:54:55 AM
Love the pp'ing. Not getting the title.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 08/18/2010 08:47:52 AM
Not seeing that as an oxymoron.

Cold Heat
Hot Ice

Might have been better. :)
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Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 08/18/2010 12:33:23 AM
i dont get the oxymoron here
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