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Point to Point by Techo
Point to Point by Techo
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Deja Vu III (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: A room at 8PM
Date: Sep 16, 2007
Aperture: between f/5.6 an f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2007

My poor attempt at the Symmetry II red ribbon by Techo.


Taken with the reversed 50mm f/1.8. This shot is insanely tricky to set up and this is as close as I could get.

Lit with a single flash above the paper and pen, bounced off a white umbrella. I had my flash stand (an old tripod) balancing on top of my monitor, umbrella sticking into the air, a disaster waiting to happen...

Performed the B&W conversion in ACR. Crop to the same aspect ratio as the original. Noise Reduction. Resize, Luko sharpening, border and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 111
Avg (all users): 6.6581
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.3774
Avg (non-participants): 6.8039
Views since voting: 1440
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 155
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)


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09/24/2007 02:01:40 PM
I like this one better than the original one.
Techo's one was better regarding symmetry, but to me the DOF and contrast are better in your one.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2007 11:49:08 AM
Very good attempt...I bet getting the pages "just right" was a nightmare!
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09/23/2007 02:38:45 AM
Very good attempt...but watch the focal length/aperture to keep some definition in the pen.
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09/21/2007 10:07:31 AM
Great tones and contrast. Excellent rendition. 9
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09/20/2007 08:55:35 PM
Simple and fantastic!
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09/20/2007 10:20:23 AM
Wow, great job in emulating the original. Tis a great rendition but it could be spectacular if just a few things were done. First, I think it would increase visual impact if you increase the DOF in the shot. It would show more details along the length of this pen. As it stands now the only portion in sharp detail is the point of the pen. If you notice the photo info on Techo's version he used an aperture of 8 and a low shutter speed of 1/15. By doing so, he increased his Depth of Field so that not only the foreground is in sharp detail but the background is too. Next I think that spreading the pages out more so they are not clumped in bunches adds more clean lines to the photo that will make it more visually appealing.
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09/19/2007 12:34:09 AM
Like the original. Very compelling. 8
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09/18/2007 11:44:41 PM
I like these shots for the clean crisp symmetry, and strong contrast. Nicely done.
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09/18/2007 06:34:12 AM
Good rendition of Techo's shot. good lighting, good b/w conversion. Your POV is slightly lower, overall it seems you didn't put as much effort in the shot, the spreading of pages is less elegant and symmetric, your DOF is too shallow, the tip of the pen hasn't got the graphic quality Techo's has.
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09/17/2007 10:17:24 PM
I was going to do this one to but then I remembered I didn't have a good Macro Lens hehe. Great work
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09/17/2007 08:06:27 PM
Nice try -- very close. The light/contrast on the original was softer and more pleasing, and the pen was more visible. Still this is an interesting image.
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09/17/2007 01:13:01 PM
I was going to try this one, but never got around to it. Glad I didn't, as you would have completely embarrassed me.

Very nicely done.
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09/17/2007 05:02:55 AM
needs more of the pen.
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