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Autumnal Openings
Autumnal Openings
jonfrommk


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Challenge: Opening (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Stony Stratford
Date: Sep 10, 2007
Aperture: f2.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 11, 2007

 When I was a kid conkers used to be something that everyone played but we hardly had any horse chestnut trees around and so getting your hands on some was a real job. Nowadays there seem to be millions of conker trees but no one plays with them anymore (tsssh kids today!!!)

The idea for this shot came to me out of nowhere (I had been thinking about Daisy opening a can of shaken up coke before) and I knew it was what I was going to do. There is something strangely magical about the prickly shells which hide these lustrous brown treasures, because its also (somewhat sadly) a sure sign that autumn and winter will soon be on us and we are in for dark dreary days it is almost like nature giving us a final beautiful treasure before she shuts down till the Spring

Anyhooooo I have maundered on too much so all I will add is that I love this shot, possibly one of my faves, therefore I fully expect it to score 4.8314 or something similar

Statistics
Place: 51 out of 143
Avg (all users): 5.6417
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.4792
Avg (non-participants): 5.6978
Views since voting: 664
Views during voting: 282
Votes: 187
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 09/19/2007 11:12:24 PM
The colors and detail are beautifully captured. For some reason I look at this and think "harvest". I don't think the photo is too busy but I would have preferred that the nut in the foreground be a little less prominent. (i.e., next time, pick up that one and move it away lol). Thanks for the conkers lesson, now I'd like to hear how you are supposed to play with them. Congrats on beating your expected score!
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 09/19/2007 10:46:11 PM
Wow Jon, you beat your estimated score by a long shot. Way to go dude. Thanks for telling us about these guys. I never heard of conkers before. Interesting.
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 09/19/2007 09:36:58 AM
Oh, great job, Jon!! And a great story of reminiscing about childhood. Must be a regional thing because I've never heard of conkers, but you're right about kids today. I think the only thing they are playing are computer games. . .no sandlot baseball anymore. no conkers. What is the world coming to.

Anyway this is a really cool photo, and I love it too!
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 09/19/2007 05:32:10 AM
I love conkers. Their lustre is beautiful. Unfortunately it doesn't last long.

Ahh, takes me back to baking them in the oven to cheat at school - and the inevitable bruised knuckles. :-)

Message edited by author 2007-09-19 05:32:29.
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 09/19/2007 12:53:16 AM
Absolutely wonderful. And Autumn is my favorite season, so I welcome this opening. Lovely idea, and well executed!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2007 05:13:19 PM
Original and different. Nice complimentary colors.
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 09/18/2007 12:35:35 AM
i feel it is a bit too tightly cropped on the top.would have added more strength to picture
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 09/14/2007 11:26:07 AM
nice
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 09/13/2007 12:58:09 PM
hmm, what are those? interesting. Definitely a good definition of opening!
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 09/13/2007 04:54:48 AM
Meets challenge: 5
Interesting subject, composition: +1
Colour, lighting: +1
Detail, textures: +1
Score: 8
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 09/12/2007 05:45:14 PM
Very busy...
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 09/12/2007 08:53:10 AM
Love the detail in this picture.
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