Day 10: Coffee Bean
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by JMart:
mmmmm coffeeeee... The DOF is very narrow, but as far as matching up, it seems to me like the focal plane cuts through the bean at the same angle the camera must have been on for the shot. I think the trick on the eyes is just because it's harder to conceptualize that plane on a steep angle rather than perpendicular. Just thinking about the mystery aloud :)

Day 10: Coffee Bean
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Comment by Alicia:
Yes, what you said in your notes. It's like a trick for the eyes - where's the focus? In front? In back? However, I love the composition and the giant coffee bean - great idea.

Day 11: Bananas
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Comment by socalsteve:
Good idea for a shot but way too noisy.

Day 11: Bananas
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Comment by hajeka:
Not bad for an handheld shot at ISO 3200, although I prefer banana-yellow.

Two Heads are Better Than One
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Comment by cutout:
to much blur 6

Leaning Tower of San Francisco
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Comment by MG:
The colors appear washed out to me.

Day 10: Coffee Bean
by EstimatedEyes

Comment by hajeka:
I like it, it's so "just a coffee bean". Dof is strange indeed, perhaps too much coffee in the photo.

Zabriskie Point
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Comment by Melethia:
I had no problem discerning what it was and sharing your enjoyment of the stark contrast in colors. This could be very subjective (ha!) because I happen to really like rocks and formations and stuff. Your other commenters have provided potential reasons why it didn't score higher. It is a pretty cool shot, though.

Day 7
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Comment by carofo:
Just wonderful colors and the composition makes me feel as though I am peering in another world. Going into my favorites!

Day 9: Fleur de Sel
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Comment by carofo:
Never seen such a dark red salt. I have himalayan salt at home, which is pink and that's as close as I've come to see something similar. You must have been really close, above 1:1 IMO, to get such big crystals. I know Camargue is so tiny, it looks like flakes. Great macro.