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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pastels (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Sigma 28-135mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical IF for Minolta
Location: Sewell, NJ
Date: Sep 3, 2006
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1.3 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2006

 Just some thread taken in my home in a little portable studio box with diffused lighting.
Post processing: sharpened, unsharp mask, adjusted brightness/contrast, adjusted levels, adjusted hue/saturation, reduced noise, median

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Place: 108 out of 203
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Views during voting: 280
Votes: 192
Comments: 17
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 09/10/2006 04:05:53 PM
Excellent idea. Soft and light use of pastel. Great work!
Pentax K7
Tomioka 55mm f/1.4 in M42 Mount
 09/10/2006 02:04:11 PM
Not sure if this is an allowed filter, but I like the result.
Nikon Z9
Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S
 09/09/2006 03:32:57 PM
Nice Idea, but too soft of focus for me
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
09/08/2006 03:41:15 AM
Who knew spools could look so artful! Sweet.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 09/07/2006 10:12:39 AM
Now THIS is a beautiful pastel :) There are so many photos in this challenge that are lovely, but not pastels. This makes wonderful use of soft pretty pastel colors. Good luck!
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 09/07/2006 09:48:30 AM
I like the overall softness of this image and it fits the challenge to a T!
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/06/2006 09:45:04 PM
really like the soft focus on this and it meets the challenge well
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/06/2006 08:07:11 PM
To me this is a ribbon winner. Very soft and has the feel of pastelly ellegance. Very well done. 9
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/06/2006 07:18:46 PM
I like the soft focus, it works well as does the colors for this challenge.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Canon
 09/04/2006 08:59:46 PM
soft, very nice and fitting for the pastel challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/04/2006 07:49:38 PM
A little too soft?
Nikon D200
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 09/04/2006 01:23:02 PM
I like this photogragh, Nice choice of colors and subject, but I feel its focus is a little too soft.
Canon PowerShot SD200
 09/04/2006 12:30:13 PM
a little too soft for me...
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 IF EX DG HSM for Canon
 09/04/2006 11:31:04 AM
Nice composition wish the focus was just slightly sharper not much just slightly on maybe the top thread bobbin
Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
 09/04/2006 10:39:40 AM
soft and lovely
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/04/2006 07:15:54 AM
Stunning image here.....
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 09/04/2006 04:19:18 AM
a bit too soft
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