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jeremya


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Challenge: Pencil (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: My Office
Date: Aug 18, 2002
Aperture: 9.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5sec
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2002

I wish I had a light box!
Not what I intended.. but hopefully interesting enough. Trying to go for the whole mechanical exposure type thang..
Crop, curves and sharpen, sharpen, sharpen!

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Votes: 273
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/25/2002 06:24:00 PM
Very nice idea! I like the simple composition and the lighting. Focus is good, too. I wonder how it would look in b&w because it does not have much colour and I think it would look better when completely desaturated.
-stephan
08/25/2002 04:49:00 PM
So what? Some of these pencils work this way. No excitement in this picture.
08/22/2002 04:40:00 PM
Works for me.
08/21/2002 11:00:00 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background3,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing4,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3,
Total Averaged Rating5. Autool
08/21/2002 12:59:00 PM
It's a pencil Jim, but no as we know it :o) It's a great shot; it has a clinically clean feel, it’s sharp, well composed and well lit. The only thing missing – a matter for debate since there is actually led in the picture, and technically, I suppose, a plastic pen with led in it could be construed as a pencil – is the pencil itself. I’m sure lots of others have, or will, point this out… But, it’s still a great shot. (8) Hope that’s fair, personally, I think it IS a great shot, but I can’t see a proper pencil.
08/21/2002 11:48:00 AM
very nice detail in this photo. I also like the diagonal view. Working on white backgrounds is not easy :) There is a very minor amount of image deterioration in the lower right corner that may be a result of level adjustments and uneven subject lighting. The caliper looks very good, but the pencil and it's elements seem a little oversharpened possibly. I'm not meaning to be picky here :) I am just pointing out some things that I see on a very well executed photo... = 9 - jmsetzler
08/21/2002 10:18:00 AM
Nice shot. Appears to have some post processing. Hope not.
08/20/2002 05:36:00 PM
Nice and crisp, but don't like the way that the right is within the frame but the left bleeds out of it (can't think of the word I want, bleed isn't quite it really). Like the monotone colour scheme. Is it colour and then desaturated or are the items all black white and grey really?
5, Kavey
08/20/2002 04:11:00 PM
Composition - quite good
Technical Aspects - quite good
Meets Challenge - yes
Visual Impact / Originality – high/good
Other suggestions – I'd also like to see this with a background that is not so harsh

Jim msp
08/20/2002 03:31:00 PM
I may have liked this better with a colored background, but the concept is good and clarity is wonderful.
08/20/2002 02:24:00 PM
Very simple and elegantly done. Nice contrast, composition and interesting idea. Great use of different tones. 9
Ruthann
08/19/2002 09:53:00 PM
cleanly done shot, other than the upper right corner. Very technical, not very emotionally interesting
08/19/2002 04:28:00 PM
Interesting. At first, I thought this was a black and white. Further study though, proves me wrong. There is a gold piece in the middle of the inside part of the pen. Was the ALMOST black and white intentional? The little gold piece makes me like this even better I think. Excelent lighting and the angle is perfect. No distracting shadows or bright spots. Congrats on a great shot. Good luck with the challenge.
08/19/2002 02:30:00 PM
i love the contrast between the black and white. (8)
08/19/2002 01:46:00 PM
Interesting. Excellent lighting. Focus looks good. Edges are a bit ragged. 7
08/19/2002 12:13:00 PM
the micrometer is a nice touch.
08/19/2002 09:29:00 AM
Interesting concept here! At a glance this stuff all looks like medical supplies! I was expecting at least one submission to go above and beyond the wood pencil and here it is! Well done!
08/19/2002 03:05:00 AM
Interesting deviation from the norm. Good to see some creativity. well lit. 7


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