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Challenge: Technology II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: Home
Date: Oct 2, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Macro, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Oct 2, 2007

 Raw: Tonemap
PP: Spotheal, Vignette, smart sharpen, resize, smart sharpen, adjust exposure

Post Challenge(Now I'm a member I can edit!):

It's a 74LS14 Hex Schmidt Trigger Inverter sitting in a Banksia flower, lit overhead by a 430EX with a Stofen.

I really like how the flower petals look like they're inspecting this hi-tech foreign intruder. I also didn't notice the little green eyes on the IC until I uploaded the pictures.

Thank you all for your comments and votes!

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 156
Avg (all users): 6.7814
Avg (commenters): 8.0455
Avg (participants): 6.5574
Avg (non-participants): 6.8934
Views since voting: 10546
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 183
Comments: 42
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 11/24/2007 09:01:23 AM
This is technically brilliant, great idea done very well. That is why I am adding it to my favorites.....
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 10/15/2007 08:34:27 AM
wow, great colors and sharpness

congratz
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 10/15/2007 08:15:27 AM
Great personification. Congratulations!
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 10/12/2007 07:56:06 PM
This is ADORABLE personification, congrats on your ribbon
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 10/12/2007 12:12:38 PM
Very Funny!
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 10/11/2007 08:43:43 PM
Creative and fun idea...congratulations on winning the red ribbon!
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 10/11/2007 03:54:55 PM
Haha, pretty cool, congrats on the ribbon!
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 10/11/2007 12:00:11 PM
Great concept and execution. An unforgettable image.
Congrats!
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 10/10/2007 09:57:43 AM
very nicely controlled reds in a difficult situation with low contrast, high saturation color.

To my eye, I'm seeing a fair bit of oversharpening artifacts where the red meets the green.

My best guess is that these were introduced as a part of the resizing for web procedure. May I suggest using a bit of a mask on your sharpening layer, specifically on BG/bokeh areas and high contrast edges.
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 10/10/2007 09:05:11 AM
Well done!! Loved your first entry, and on your 2nd a ribbon. So glad you found DPC and that we will be able to see much more of your work. Congrats on a great shot and the Ribb!
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 10/10/2007 06:56:14 AM
Very creative and different. Super image. Big congrats on 2nd place.
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 10/10/2007 06:21:56 AM
It's a 74LS14 Hex Schmidt Trigger Inverter sitting in a Banksia flower, lit overhead by a 430EX with a Stofen.

You know, I spent hours agonising over this challenge. Drove all over the country side trying to find something worth shooting, with no luck. I had bought my wife a native flower bouquet earlier, and I stood there looking at it one night, and thought I might as well do a "bugshot" :)

I really like how the flower petals look like they're inspecting this hi-tech foreign intruder. I also didn't notice the little green eyes on the IC until I uploaded the pictures.

Thank you all for your comments and votes!
 10/10/2007 03:05:51 AM
really creative take on the challenge. congrats on your red ribbon in your second challenge, very impressive. :)
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 10/10/2007 03:00:10 AM
Congrats on your red, very creative image, well executed.
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 10/10/2007 02:55:47 AM
Creative idea. Congratulations!!
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 10/10/2007 02:47:04 AM
well done/congrats
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 10/10/2007 01:20:13 AM
Cute AND imaginative. Congratulations on a splendid image and great placement.
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 10/10/2007 12:53:46 AM
Congrats!!! Nice work!
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 10/10/2007 12:27:33 AM
Well, this is a very clever idea. Then I looked at the flower and thought it looks like a banksia or similar. Checked your profile - yep, it's something that could be in your backyard, or the Botanical Gardens.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/09/2007 10:36:41 PM
Great twist on the theme(don't like the title)
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 10/09/2007 05:14:40 PM
My pick for winner. Great idea and execution. 10.
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 10/09/2007 02:05:56 PM
top 5. maybe top 3.. 8

back again - bumping to a ten, should win the challenge.
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 10/09/2007 02:33:12 AM
Interesting and quite creative. I have used IC before, but din't thought of looking at it this way..
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 10/08/2007 07:01:28 PM
Haha. Very cute. Nice capture too.
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 10/08/2007 11:14:23 AM
EXCELLENT!!! It really should ribbon! 10
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 10/07/2007 01:16:40 AM
Great take on the challenge. Nicely done.
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 10/06/2007 02:47:45 PM
nice touch 8
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 10/06/2007 08:05:33 AM
What an idea. Just great. Give you 10 for this one and hope you win!
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 10/05/2007 08:59:49 PM
Clever.
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 10/05/2007 04:03:13 PM
Hilarious!
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 10/05/2007 02:19:10 PM
Love the contrast between organic and tech
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 10/04/2007 10:19:15 PM
Very funny...well executed. Nice colors.
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 10/03/2007 06:54:56 PM
Good execution on the idea, lovely DOF and sharpness...9
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 10/03/2007 06:00:24 PM
Interesting DOF.
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 10/03/2007 12:28:13 PM
hehe; I like his "legs", nice.
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 10/03/2007 12:26:59 PM
I love the image. Does it relate to the theme? I don't know... I'm new to this forum.
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 10/03/2007 12:10:02 PM
You get a lot of credit for Creativity! I always have thought that Eproms look like little bugs.
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 10/03/2007 07:42:36 AM
lol great idea
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 10/03/2007 05:14:51 AM
ain't this cute?
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 10/03/2007 04:54:50 AM
Very beautifully captured.
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 10/03/2007 04:27:47 AM
A very interesting take on the subject matter! Great dof!
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 10/03/2007 03:07:06 AM
lol, love it. 10!
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