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Study in wood and tacks
Study in wood and tacks
bpickard


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Tacks! (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3000
Location: Edinburgh
Date: Apr 15, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2.3secs
Galleries: Interior, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2005

 Old chair in front of wooden shutters.
Overcast evening natural light only so used mini-bendy tripod thingy and 'night time moon' setting on camera.
Two layers: colour layer with standard curves etc tweaking blended at 84% (multiply) with contrasty duotone underlayer.
Usual resizing etc.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 137
Avg (all users): 6.3285
Avg (commenters): 8.0556
Avg (participants): 5.9000
Avg (non-participants): 6.5984
Views since voting: 1412
Views during voting: 320
Votes: 207
Comments: 20
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 04/23/2005 10:16:53 PM
Really like the processing and subtlety of this one as well as how nicely it fulfilled the theme.
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 04/23/2005 01:13:46 PM
LOvely and warm study with rich tones. Congratulations on your 11th finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/21/2005 11:26:11 PM
great clarity and color
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 04/18/2005 09:41:12 PM
Nice warm lighting, and appealing brown tone overall. Like the highlights on the heads.
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 04/18/2005 04:11:38 PM
I just love this picture...I'm not sure how it will do since it isn't "obvious" tacks, it's just so beautiful...the rich brown tones, the light, I could go on and on...I'm giving this a 10.
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 04/17/2005 08:55:37 PM
Finally - something different but still meeting the challenge!!! 10
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 04/17/2005 07:02:16 PM
Great shot, I loved the way you captured the distressed wood. did you use any filters?
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 04/17/2005 10:25:05 AM
Tones effective...composition interesting...I like this shot, well done.
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 04/16/2005 10:41:40 PM
This is very good, straight forward. Highlights on the tacks, Maybe a little on the deep sepia side which I think hides details, but I wasn't there, so I don't know but you get top marks from me
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 04/16/2005 07:56:15 PM
I was hoping someone would do furniture tacks. (i know, I'm weird!) nice shot.
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 04/16/2005 11:43:23 AM
This is a nicely composed shot, but I'm not sure that the things on the seat are tacks.
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 04/16/2005 11:17:20 AM
Very beautiful and serene. (and different)10
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 04/16/2005 10:45:36 AM
Wow. Wish more of the images were like this. If I could, I'd give it a 12. But I am limited here. 10 it is.
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 04/16/2005 10:38:25 AM
interesting shot
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 04/16/2005 09:31:54 AM
I like how you did not just use tacks as I did. But found them in use already. Very strong rustic looking image. One of my top 10's.
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 04/16/2005 08:24:04 AM
love the color & mood.
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 04/16/2005 03:25:41 AM
I'm quite taken by this low-key and totally sideways approach to the challenge. Virtually everyoen else is focusing on the "pointiness" of their tacks, here we see them as retainers or delimiters, not penetrators. I hope this does well.
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 04/16/2005 02:51:52 AM
Good old fashion take on the theme. I like the brown tone throughout the image.
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 04/16/2005 12:47:15 AM
There seems to be a lot of empty space here. Perhaps a tighter crop or a different angle would have helped.
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 04/16/2005 12:24:27 AM
Excellent textures in this shot. I like the colors just as they are as well. I would only say that the tacks do not stand out enough as the main focus of this photograph, yet well executed. 7
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