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Challenge: Pencil (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7
Location: My Home
Date: Aug 18, 2002
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/45 sec
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2002

I didn't much care for this challenge topic because I don't like photographs that have to be staged. I almost didn't enter and decided in the eleventh hour that I could grow more as a photographer to have my staged (albeit unwillingly) attempt available for comments.

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Place: 132 out of 185
Avg (all users): 4.9273
Avg (commenters): 5.8889
Avg (participants): 4.8849
Avg (non-participants): 4.9706
Views since voting: 1040
Votes: 275
Comments: 19
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08/23/2002 10:02:00 PM
Can't find 1 thing I don't like. I'm giving it a 10. Briefly, what stands out to me: slight angle, cropping, coloring, softness, simple, detail, slight graniness. All these things, for me, make this a great photo. Great Work!!
Ruthann
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08/23/2002 06:58:00 AM
Lovely close up of a detail. Wonderful burnished feel to the metal. Seems too red overall for me.
7, Kavey
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08/22/2002 03:52:00 PM
Great Macro nice and sharp---andrewm
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08/22/2002 09:10:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background4,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing5,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?10,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3,
Total Averaged Rating6. Autool
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08/21/2002 09:48:00 PM
Nice close up
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08/21/2002 04:48:00 PM
I like the idea, just wish the color was more natural, it makes the focus seem softer than it probably is
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08/21/2002 11:26:00 AM
This is a nice macro view, but I don't care for the lighting tint here... If your camera has white balance capabilities, you may want to investiage them. The white balance would allow this shot to 'glow' very nicely in the indoor lighting :) - jmsetzler
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08/20/2002 04:50:00 PM
I really like this idea and it's a great macro shot with good shadows and not a lot of glare (glare on the ferrules was the biggest problem in my photo!).

This would be better, I think, if the colors were more pronounced so that it's not so washed out. Or grayscaled? That might make for an interesting shot as well. muckpond
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08/20/2002 03:35:00 PM
Great macro shot.
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08/20/2002 11:57:00 AM
i'm sorry, this photo, while meeting the challenge, doesn't excite me very much. i think you probably went for those muted, similar colors (no bright yellow or red) deliberately, but personally, i feel they are missing, and the background has a color that's too similar. picture also doesn't seem quite sharp. -- gr8photos (3)
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08/19/2002 09:36:00 PM
suffers from a colour cast/ orange tint from the light used
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08/19/2002 07:09:00 PM
Nice close-up, light and shadow is also fine!
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08/19/2002 03:33:00 PM
This is a great idea. It needed better focus and better light. Good try and creative.
Score 6 ~Kee
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08/19/2002 02:37:00 PM
Nicely done macro.
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08/19/2002 02:08:00 PM
too dark in the FG also the color balance is way off.
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08/19/2002 01:40:00 PM
very nice
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08/19/2002 10:23:00 AM
Very interesting perspective ! Love the color and the composition - nice work! lhall
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08/19/2002 05:31:00 AM
I like this idea, but I think it would be more effective with a backround color that was more of a contrast.
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08/19/2002 03:04:00 AM
FERULE : A rod or stick used for punishing children.
FERRULE: A metal ring or cap strengthening the end of a stick or tube.

Which one were you refering to?? LMAO. Guess it could be either one. We got a really good laugh out of this, seeing as that my mom is a teacher. Pencils do in a way punish children, and this is definately a metal ring or cap.
No pun intended. Or was it?? Great photo. A bit dark, but probably nessasary to keep from having a really distracting bright spot. Great job and good luck in the challenge.
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