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Challenge: Abstract Black and White (Basic Editing)
Collection: Macro
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Home office
Date: Aug 23, 2008
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 6s
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2008

Used 32mm of extension tubes on my 50/1.8.

This is a tomato with some water sprayed on it. The white thing is the scar where the tomato was attached to the plant.

I tried many variations in editing, but ended up with just some noise reduction, contrast enhancement, and sharpening.

It turns out the "noise" in some of the dark areas is actually the mottled skin pattern. The tomatoes we've grown turn out not to be pure, smooth red at this kind of magnification.

Lit by a window with the shade drawn.

With this entry, I survived week 5 of the Better than Average side tourney, where we have to beat our own overall average score. My target this week was 5.6990.

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 318
Avg (all users): 5.7963
Avg (commenters): 7.6000
Avg (participants): 5.8611
Avg (non-participants): 5.7444
Views since voting: 980
Views during voting: 254
Votes: 162
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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10/08/2008 01:10:13 AM
Very cool abstract. Love the angle you took this act and the variety of textures/surfaces.
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09/09/2008 10:55:24 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: N/A image is monochrome

Brightness and Contrast: The darkest areas are nice and inky black. Very nicely done. The brightest areas lose detail, and that would bring it down a bit for me.

Focus and depth of field: Focus is excellent. Depth of field is very good. I have some qualms around the "scar" area. I can't quite tell if the apparent softness is due to processing, depth of field, or just an optical illusion. I'll go with the latter, since I seem to be the only one who sees it.

I'm a little put off by the white area. Compared to the rest of the image it looks almost like a fungus. There are angular bits, but then the whole thing seems a bit soft. The angles are, to me, a bit of a jarring contrast to the drops; to the point where they compete with each other.

I really like the texture of the drops and the surface of the tomato. If the white part were more muted, or not even there, I might even like it a bit better.

As is, a nice creative take on the challenge, and I think it should have finished a bit higher in the voting.
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09/08/2008 12:45:25 AM
Gotta say this is underrated. Really nice clarity, tones, and composition. Pretty darn cool photo!
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09/03/2008 11:24:30 AM
Wow...this is a very cool effect! Well done, Jeffrey!
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09/03/2008 08:03:35 AM
I neglected to comment on this but I did give it a 7. Well done.
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09/03/2008 01:34:30 AM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
superb abstraction, technical excellence
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2008 12:06:42 PM
My hatred for water-drops takes a back seat to the gorgeous use of the splatter. However, without the water-drops, I'd have been inclined to bump you up 2 or more points.
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09/02/2008 10:57:37 AM
kind of looks like a galaxy! I'm guessing by the title that's what you were going for. very cool and nice composition.
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09/01/2008 09:33:51 PM
Strong entry - excellent use of high contrast - the discordant shapes, the spray of light in the lower right, the deep rich blacks - it all creates a wonderful abstract - 7
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08/29/2008 10:35:16 AM
Really nicely done! You've done well in creating an abstract WITH something to draw the eye to. The very sharp focus you managed really helps create a clean look to your image.
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08/27/2008 05:43:59 PM
The title brings this shot to life.
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08/27/2008 10:54:13 AM
cool.. like an explosion in space.. really like this
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