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Cast Iron & French Roast
Cast Iron & French Roast
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Challenge: Black on Black (Classic Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jun 14, 2003
Aperture: 4.4
ISO: 318
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 14, 2003

 The flaking bottom of my old skillet, with a few coffee grounds scattered to provide some additional texture and a curving edge to the subject, essentially creating a somewhat abstract landscape. Background is a cheap nylon portfolio with a mesh pocket on the outside.

Macro mode, timer and tripod used. Indirect sunlight plus incandescent. Used a couple of tone Curves to adjust contrast range, Channel Mixer to convert to monochrome, one light pass with Unsharp Mask. Used a tiny bit of burn tool, mainly to tone down a few tiny glaring spots.

0.3 degree rotation, cropped out a little from the top and bottom.

Also tried as a duotone, but it really didn't look any better than this one.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 92
Avg (all users): 4.2149
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.0000
Avg (non-participants): 4.5098
Views since voting: 1051
Votes: 121
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2003 10:06:32 PM
this is an interesting shot, but it's very flat in tone. the texture of the landscape is interesting, but i think it needs more contrast to be appealing as a photograph. 5.
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 06/26/2003 05:44:00 PM
I am not sure what to make of this. Maybe a touch more light to be able to make out what it actually is. To me it looks like a small bit of light through a very dirty window onto a floor with dirt on it
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 06/25/2003 10:09:34 PM
This makes a unique abstract, but enough is in detail that I want to know exactly what's going on. I'm not sure how I should feel about burnt food bits left in a pan. To me, it's not quite interesting in and of itself, yet no real story is suggested by either the photo or its title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/25/2003 08:57:57 PM
Unbelievable depth of field for this low key shot.
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 06/24/2003 03:16:09 PM
Unusual! Lovely tones. [6]
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 06/21/2003 02:37:35 AM
I like the grit and texture here. Great image.
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