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Yellow kitchen sponge
Yellow kitchen sponge
johst582


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Göteborg, Sweden
Date: Jan 14, 2008
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30 s
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 13, 2008

 Shot with Nikon 50mm f/1.8 reversed on the front of a Nikon 55-200mm VR lens @66mm thus creating a magnification of slightly more than 1x. Add to that a little cropping and the magnification from DX sensor to screen, and you're looking at a kitchen sponge at perhaps 20x magnification!

The subject was lit using an off-camera SB-600 speedlight diffused with some tissue paper.

Post-processing: tuning in Adobe camera raw, open into photoshop at 2x final size, halve down once more, expand canvas to add border, levels + color balance, a little unsharp mask sharpening and finally save to web.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 273
Avg (all users): 5.5681
Avg (commenters): 6.8462
Avg (participants): 5.4444
Avg (non-participants): 5.6347
Views since voting: 866
Views during voting: 374
Votes: 257
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/23/2008 02:27:41 AM
Well, well, I hoped for a personal best, but the votes were just too spread out this time. Three ones?? But, on the bright side: One fav, four tens, six nines and fifteen comments!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/22/2008 11:54:52 PM
Very interesting texture.
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 01/21/2008 01:09:48 PM
Wonderful abstract and a joy to vote on in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2008 06:18:07 AM
They look like crystals XD.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2008 11:06:28 PM
Wow, intriging.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/19/2008 12:24:06 AM
Very cool.... perhaps a tad too much saturation?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/18/2008 10:30:10 AM
interesting take on a prosaic subject! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2008 09:40:00 PM
Very cool. A nine for you.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2008 08:44:21 PM
Very cool and different, from the thumbnail I thought it was going to be boring. It's not.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/17/2008 05:27:54 PM
I don't think I would have ever guessed kitchen sponge on this shot. Very cool abstract shot of an everyday item. Great lighting and focus, one of my favs of this challenge, well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2008 10:49:42 PM
Even with the title I can't visualize what this is so I see it just as abstract shapes. That said, it holds up well with no title. The irregular shapes, shiny surfaces and depth catch my eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2008 01:24:19 PM
interesting, I thought it was a honey comb.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2008 09:05:32 AM
Techincally ok but not appealing to me. :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2008 08:27:19 AM
wow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/16/2008 08:06:44 AM
Nice, little more dof would be even nicer though
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 01/16/2008 12:22:50 AM
wow...excellent macro/abstract! hope this does well for you 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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