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Broken & discarded foot-powered sewing machine
Broken & discarded foot-powered sewing machine
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Obsolete (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Illinois
Date: Jun 26, 2005
Galleries: Vintage, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2005

 I snuck on someone's property who had a bunch of obsolete things against the house and barn in the county. Quick click! Auto levels and contrast.

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Place: 185 out of 453
Avg (all users): 5.1015
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
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Views during voting: 319
Votes: 266
Comments: 5
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Nikon Z6
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 07/04/2005 11:39:51 AM
I have just received a sewing machine like this one (Singer), but still in perfect working condition. Nice photo
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
 07/03/2005 12:21:23 PM
It might have been more effective to underexpose slightly to bring out the saturation in the backgrounds the main subject could be profiled without loss ... I think that would have made the picture much more effective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/02/2005 04:47:55 AM
Nice and sharp, but perhaps a bit too bright for my liking - perhaps it's because the background is brighter than the subject? I don't know. I can't quite put my finger on it. I also find the shadow-play a bit distracting, making it hard to see the lovely patterns in the iron.

I do like the way you have composed the shot, concentrating on only part of the sewing machine. It makes the viewer think a bit to work out what it is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/29/2005 09:05:05 PM
what a shame - those are worth something!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 06/29/2005 09:12:19 AM
I think this would be a stronger entry if more of the actual machine was in the shot and the title was different.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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