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Challenge: Unusual Objects II (ARCHIVAL) (Standard Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Lens: Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
Location: San Mateo, California, USA
Date: Oct 29, 2011
Aperture: 3.625
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2026

 File: Samovar_IMG_5003c-DPC9

FL: 75.6mm (35mm EQ)

This is how poor people in Eastern Europe keep warm in the Winter (Wikipedia article) -- it is a more efficient use of fuel than trying to heat a whole house.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 20
Avg (all users): 5.2571
Avg (participants): 5.1875
Avg (non-participants): 5.3158
Views since voting: 8
Views during voting: 51
Votes: 35
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/29/2026 10:53:21 PM
Just call me Sam
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/29/2026 06:04:58 PM
Composition: 5 [w:1]
Technical: 4 - A bit grainy/noisy [w:1]
Creativity: 5 [w:2]
Appeal: 4 [w:3]
Challenge: 6 [w:1]
Overall Weighted Average Score: 5

As in "Samovar photos are grainier than others." 😉
I'll show myself out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
10/29/2026 01:53:03 PM
a history of tea, no doubt
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