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Challenge: Puzzle Macro V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7100
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: Home, Oklahoma, Kitchen Counter
Date: Jun 23, 2015
Aperture: 36.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2015

 This is a 216 piece set of the now hard to find "Buckyballs" that I shaped into a cone with no point. It used to be an all black set, but a friend ordered a smaller (125 piece) set of orange, and we thought it would be cool to mix 'em up a bit. I traded him for 1/2 of his set, and love the mix it created, especially when I see the touch of color it created in this shot!

All I had to do from that point was create the in house white/infinity wall (curved piece of printer paper propped by two cups), shove the lens right up close into the large end and fire away, catching the light that came in through the small gaps between magnets and the light reflecting off of the paper back into the smaller opening. I was really enjoying the shots until I tried the solarization look in CEFPro4, at which point it switch to "LOVE IT" mode.

Outtakes... 1 before the tweaks and solarization filter, and 1 of my son's set of all chrome buckyballs in B&W.





18-55 + Raynox DCR-250
On-camera SB700 with lightsphere
LR bump to whites/blacks and slight crop (to straighten)
PS for some random dust speck and flare removal
OnOne Perfect Effects 9.5 for some sharpening
Color Efex Pro 4 for a touch of "Solarization"

Statistics
Place: 35 out of 173
Avg (all users): 5.8659
Avg (commenters): 5.6250
Avg (participants): 5.7895
Avg (non-participants): 6.0400
Views since voting: 494
Views during voting: 182
Votes: 82
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 07/07/2015 10:07:10 PM
Congrats on a respectable finish. I also think this was underrated. In a challenge outside of DPL, I think it would have done better.
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 07/07/2015 11:30:39 AM
Hello from the critique club...

Interesting shot. Works perfectly for this challenge. I had no idea what it was until I read your description. I like the multiple colors illustrated here. Also you have nice leading lines that lead the eyes through the shot. Also I think the lighting turned out nice. Overall I think you did a good job with this capture. Happy shooting
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 07/06/2015 07:37:33 PM
One if my favorites. Seriously underrated.
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 07/06/2015 12:12:12 AM
Underrated. Thought this would finish much higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2015 10:49:27 AM
Vulcan's fingertrap
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 07/04/2015 02:37:43 AM
I would've like to see some more focus on at least some part of the image
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 07/03/2015 05:40:47 PM
Tubular abacus.
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 07/02/2015 02:22:08 PM
this likkes like myyyyyyyyyyyyyyy nope way off hahah
 07/01/2015 12:39:05 AM
Inside of a cable wrap?

Great composition & good processing. Maybe could've used a little bit more spot cleanup.
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 06/30/2015 11:36:27 AM
...or the inside of a spring?
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 06/29/2015 12:07:01 PM
Beautiful but a tough call. i love the lines aligned.
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 06/29/2015 11:59:58 AM
I like this a lot. The leading lines and the dark work well.
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