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Bloomuzzle
Bloomuzzle
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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Location: India
Date: Nov 13, 2008
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Macro, Photo-Impressionism
Date Uploaded: Nov 13, 2008

 Ok, :-). Here is the answer for Bloomuzzle:

It is a lit CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp), with a reflector.

Setup:

* Macro taken with an effective wide angle of 28mm.

* Rest is postprocessing: Slight Crop, Hues, Contrasts, Levels, Gaussian Blur, Sharpening, , Minor Stamping, Selective Blur, Noise removal(Just to get an effect), Saturation, Border.

I had great fun devising this puzzle; in the hunt for finding a subject with a lamp in my hand, I ended up shooting the lamp itself. Hope you have equal fun deciphering it. :-).

Love
Vikram


Statistics
Place: 42 out of 262
Avg (all users): 5.8239
Avg (commenters): 6.0714
Avg (participants): 5.4875
Avg (non-participants): 6.1042
Views since voting: 923
Views during voting: 306
Votes: 176
Comments: 17
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/26/2008 12:35:36 AM
Well, I was really, really close on this guess. I was only off on the scale of the light. Good one, I gave it a 7.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a7 V
Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM OSS II
 11/25/2008 10:52:39 PM
No idea. Like the colors and textures. Frame within a frame did not work for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/25/2008 07:05:07 AM
No Idea.
But I like the colours
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/24/2008 11:55:22 PM
Is it some sort of seed pod?
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 11/24/2008 10:06:15 PM
Looking down the business end of a flashlight?
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 11/23/2008 10:02:28 PM
It reminds me of a flower but i know that that's not what it is. Nice colors and composition.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 SWD Zuiko Lens ED
 11/22/2008 12:17:53 PM
A spray tip ?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/22/2008 07:19:33 AM
hmmm, i think it's not alive. great color!
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/22/2008 12:47:38 AM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. Border may be its strongest feature and I'm not usually a border fan.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 11/21/2008 01:03:42 PM
Pretty puzzling!
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/20/2008 04:05:32 PM
Well you are either looking down into a flower or you have something laying on a mirror and you have rotated the photo. Nice colors.
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Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 11/20/2008 12:23:44 PM
nice button
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 11/19/2008 04:32:28 PM
A button?
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Hasselblad Hasselblad H3D
Hasselblad HC 3.5-4.5/50-110 mm
 11/19/2008 03:25:33 PM
I love the colours and symmetry of this one. I have no idea what it is though. Gets a good score from me
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Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 11/19/2008 01:08:58 PM
am stuck with this one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 10:25:00 AM
I like it! Bold colours to grab your attention. Looking down into a glass vase maybe? Or something photographed through a kaleidoscope or with mirrors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K-5
Pentax FA 31mm f/1.8 AL Limited AF
 11/19/2008 01:07:34 AM
No vote, just guessing...

It looks like a button in the middle, but I'm not sure what the rest is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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