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Challenge: Office Art (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: My Living Room
Date: Jun 6, 2003
Aperture: f/2.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/400sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2003

I'm very pleased with how this shot turned out. 3 paperclips taped on a pole with castor oil on them forming the drips. 4 highlighters in the near background making the images in the drops. Took 120 or so of these. I like the ones where the clips are silhouetted. Also used one 120W halogen cliplight and a black cloth for background. I can't wait until this challenge starts. This is sure to be in the top 100!

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 86
Avg (all users): 7.7273
Avg (commenters): 9.1250
Avg (participants): 7.4737
Avg (non-participants): 8.0000
Views since voting: 11559
Votes: 110
Comments: 61
Favorites: 44 (view)


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06/17/2005 12:20:55 PM
What imagination! Superb coloring and focusing. Terrific all the way around.
10/30/2003 09:58:17 AM
Bravo !!!!!!!
Chapeau! Great work. Congratulations.
06/22/2003 05:51:05 AM
Well.. It certainly made the top100 ;)
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06/19/2003 11:28:44 PM
Incredible shot. Perfect! congrats!
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06/18/2003 11:53:44 PM
Great idea, great execution, great photo. Many congrats here... very nicely done.
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06/18/2003 06:58:11 AM
Oups thought it's glass, since i'm in love with glass... i knew u'll hit and ur prdictions were right... u got the top 1 of the top 100 mate. nice job
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06/17/2003 10:00:03 AM
Fun image, inspzil. Very creative. Like the silhouette of the paperclips and the colors are indeed scab-labby. Bet lots of us are running out now to buy Castor oil :) Congrats on ribbon.
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06/17/2003 05:11:27 AM
Wow!
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06/16/2003 07:46:48 PM
very creative!
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06/16/2003 11:14:27 AM
I knew this was a winner as soon as I saw it. What a wonderful creative image ... congrats :)
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06/16/2003 10:24:46 AM
Well deserved winner - congratulations!
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06/16/2003 09:56:59 AM
What a score pattern! Great job on the top 100 finish. :) 10 again, Mav
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06/16/2003 07:13:05 AM
yay you did it!! and a nice nice shot, too! :-D
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06/16/2003 05:57:37 AM
Good one Bob, congrats on your first blue!
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06/16/2003 05:41:15 AM
Stunning picture...you didn't need my 10!...congratulations.
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06/16/2003 04:22:30 AM
Go 5050!
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06/16/2003 04:18:27 AM
Way to go Bob!
Woo Hoo!
This is a beautiful image and a well deserved ribbon!!!
:-D
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06/16/2003 03:35:02 AM
congrats,sir you won!! i am very happy for you. i know how hard you work to get certain shots.you have raised the bar now. i will expect this all the time. enjoy this win you earned it.
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06/16/2003 02:40:39 AM
Congrats on the top 100 bob!
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06/16/2003 01:21:35 AM
I'am New to this site and to rating photos but I knew I saw a winner..Good Job
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06/16/2003 12:20:32 AM
Congrats, Bob ;)

Message edited by author 2003-06-16 08:25:17.
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06/16/2003 12:09:55 AM
wowee, what a sexy shot! well done
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06/16/2003 12:07:54 AM
Nice photo, one of my favorites this week... Way to go Bob. Congratulations on the ribbon!!!

Bob
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06/16/2003 12:07:35 AM
Congrats, Bob! You deserve this. What an excellent shot!
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06/16/2003 12:06:33 AM
Firstly, special thanks go out to my wife for giving me the castor oil tip for the drops. I really like this picture and I'm glad you guys liked it too. Thanks for all the nice comments!
06/16/2003 12:06:07 AM
"...Top 100."???? Try again. Great job.
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06/16/2003 12:04:12 AM
congratulations! great work!
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06/16/2003 12:02:51 AM
congrats on first place!
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06/16/2003 12:02:42 AM
Wow! Nice job! Congrats!
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06/16/2003 12:02:08 AM
Congratulations! A fine shot as I mentioned below!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/15/2003 11:46:22 PM
Now, I get it. Very colorful and imaginative shot.
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06/15/2003 10:25:26 PM
Very intriquing photograph! Colors and shapes add up to an interesting and engaging abstract.
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06/15/2003 09:59:17 PM
Ok, I'm guessing another winner here! The idea has been done, but this does look sensational. Leaves you guessing for a while as to what it all is, but you get it in the end :)
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06/15/2003 12:35:19 PM
Beautiful. The colors are very vivid and highlight the paperclips even more. The refraction in the four perfectly formed water drops is awesome. This is a top class photo which will surely earn you a ribbon - 10.
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06/14/2003 01:50:01 PM
This is a REALLY cool abstract photo. Very unique idea and that scores points for me. The paperclips and drops are nice. I like the colors. They are brilliant Good job 8
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06/14/2003 11:00:30 AM
Fabulous intensity of colour.....just one tiny thing....that little streak of pink in top right corner distracts the eye from the central image diluting the impact....cropping so that the image was dead center would sort it.....if I had voting rights it would be a 10.....it's 'art'
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06/13/2003 05:26:07 PM
very nice this may be your best photo yet. i like the way you use your imagination.
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06/13/2003 02:35:23 PM
I love this photo. This photo makes me think of office in a colorful way, instead of a drab, dull way. This is one of my favorites this week. I also love the fuzziness of the highlighters in the background, but then in the water drops, you can see them clearer. And the dark outlines of the paper clips! Wonderful idea. Great job!
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06/13/2003 02:26:45 PM
Wow. A 10. Gorgeous focus (both the sharps and the blurs - those markers in the background look like neon tubes!), and lovely high-contrast lighting.
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06/13/2003 12:14:27 AM
I love the colors, beautiful...not to mention the reflecting drops...
JB
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06/12/2003 03:38:02 PM
Nice colors, and good idea for the challenge. I like the refractions in the water. 9 -danny
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06/12/2003 03:03:42 AM
what a picture.... the winner I think.... 10/10
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06/12/2003 12:54:01 AM
This is certainly the best "Office Art" photo I've seen here. Your caption is perfect.
Congratulations on a winner!
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06/11/2003 06:20:03 PM
This is only photo I realy like,10 from me!
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06/11/2003 05:47:25 PM
Interesting idea. Well done.
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06/11/2003 03:36:03 AM
The concept of the glass and the backgroud have been applied alot here, but u did a great job, because i have never seen such a beautifull color combination. :)
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06/10/2003 09:51:52 PM
Cool.... Nicely done! Very bright & soft colors with excellent sharpness on the drops. (A little over-sight on third drop?)
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06/10/2003 09:11:59 PM
Very nice use of many elements in this shot. Good use of silhouette. I wonder how this would look with some diagonal composition. 8
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06/10/2003 09:02:23 PM
By George, I think you've found it and handled it well.
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06/10/2003 11:47:16 AM
this is good, nice colo and good reflection ..maby scab-lab manufacture 9
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06/10/2003 11:05:16 AM
Good entry! One of my favourites. One tiny nitpick: the small reddish shadow to the top right, it would be great if it weren't there.
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06/10/2003 12:10:08 AM
Yeah, nice shot. This is a very cool alternate idea to the reflecting drops on glass pics we have seen. Excellent, and must have taken a while to get the drops right. 9.
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06/09/2003 07:17:13 PM
Very cool, colorful shot! Love the droplet reflections, very nice! 10 Swash
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06/09/2003 06:55:50 PM
Absolutely great! Fantastic colors. Excellent use of water drops. great composition. Nice crop and frame. 10.
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06/09/2003 06:47:10 PM
interesting, took a minute to figure out what it was!
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06/09/2003 01:03:50 PM
very nice manipulation. great "vision".
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06/09/2003 12:32:34 PM
Extremely well done. Creative, good graphic image with eye-catching saturated colors. Very "officey", as well as interesting to look at. 9
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06/09/2003 12:24:08 PM
Certainly nothing I can write here in order to suggest improvements, great job. Good luck with it.
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06/09/2003 11:12:43 AM
best of the week for me. One of the few that tried to do something more creative (10)
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06/09/2003 06:31:32 AM
Excellent. My pick of the week. Good luck. The style looks familiar to me. 10 Morgan
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06/09/2003 01:14:03 AM
Excellent!!! Rich, vibrant, and beautifully composed. Nice abstract.
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