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Into the void (vacuum)
Into the void (vacuum)
redpanda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Entrance (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Home
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2007

 Vacuum cleaner hose sucking in gritz. Desktop setup using on-board flash (with diffuser) and the SB800 as a strobe with a reflective umbrella (not positioned very effectively). Circular polarizer used. Digital processing: sharpening, noise reduction, WB in Capture NX. In PS-CS2 cropped, levels, highlights reduced, saturation increased.

Statistics
Place: 162 out of 200
Avg (all users): 4.7536
Avg (commenters): 4.9412
Avg (participants): 4.2909
Avg (non-participants): 4.9167
Views since voting: 806
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 211
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2007 11:23:26 PM
This is a good concept but not a real nice photo. Maybe some color would be interesting?
 01/30/2007 10:05:20 PM
Clever action shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2007 05:54:04 PM
I have scored this higher having gone back to it. I didn't get it at first, even with the title until I came back to it. I think it would look a little better if the stones(?) at the very bottom were more in focus showing the movement of the rest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2007 12:41:02 PM
very different, and very creative.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/29/2007 04:52:50 PM
It reminds me of popcorn
 01/27/2007 09:30:39 AM
Cool concept and pretty good execution.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/27/2007 12:47:21 AM
Faster shutter speed
 01/26/2007 05:03:12 PM
I didn't get this at first, even with the title (I'm thick, though, so don't worry about that); but the loss of focus on all of the stones (?) did bother me, though, and overall the image just didn't reach me. Still bumped you up a bit after I realized what it was!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2007 07:44:23 PM
Definitely out-of-the-box thinking here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2007 04:37:21 PM
Nice idea - but it looks as though the rice (?) is coming out, not entering the vacuum. Much of the photo is not sharp enough either. This would have looked better if the substance had been in sharp focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 11:47:47 PM
Creative twist on the theme.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 01:01:28 PM
nothing is in focus....suggest the fixed pile should be sharp and the moving stuff blurred, would be a better effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 11:56:44 AM
Novel!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 10:02:33 AM
Looks like fishtank gravel. :) Fun concept. Color-wise it's a bit bland. Nothing personal, just an observation. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 05:27:42 AM
out of focus
 01/24/2007 03:41:52 AM
Great idea - but I find the photo unappealing visually.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 01:35:40 AM
Looks like the bits are pouring out not going in?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2007 01:04:15 AM
cool capture!


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