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Bit of a Nip
Bit of a Nip
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Challenge: Bits & Pieces II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Glen Mills, PA
Date: Dec 31, 2010
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 640
Shutter: 0.625
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2010

 Monday morning blues, sometimes you need a bit of a nip to start your day... also known as 'Irishing' your coffee. tea, hot chocolate, water, etc. Play on words, the Bit of the Nip is the Nip that pulls our pieces together in the morning.

Took the original RAW formate, adjusted slightly for clarity. Converted to B&W. Increased sharpness, auto contrast. Cropped, adjusted mid-tones. Auto contrast. Added 2 pixels for white border, increased 20 pixels for black border.

Something I love about this shot is the hands. I feel that hands tell amazing stories. I thought the mug just added a little bit of irony to the whole concept. That flask has been in my family for a few generations now, oh the stories it could tell.

Statistics
Place: 68 out of 107
Avg (all users): 5.2586
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 4.9808
Avg (non-participants): 5.4844
Views since voting: 1051
Views during voting: 199
Votes: 116
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/09/2011 09:27:16 PM
7 for making me laugh
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Sigma DP1x
01/09/2011 09:18:50 PM
Full of irony and caustic wit. To think I almost dismissed it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 01/09/2011 06:34:58 PM
Ha! This is just lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 01/09/2011 11:56:32 AM
beautifull B/W, great compo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2011 09:49:35 AM
Awesome picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot A590 IS
 01/06/2011 01:20:09 AM
like
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5
Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH
 01/05/2011 11:01:04 AM
That's a different kind of "bit" then the "bits" that the challenge asks for. "Bits and pieces" Although I guess you could say that when he has a few bits of nips too many he will go to pieces. he he he :)
(not voting)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/04/2011 12:55:05 AM
LOL! I'll view this as the glass is half-full. :)
Came back to bump up for the sacrilege/genius factor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 01/03/2011 10:23:35 AM
Very nicely shot and edited, not sure it fits the challenge well though. Loose interpretation IMHO.
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