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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
Location: Bletchley Park UK
Date: Nov 16, 2008
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Macro, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2008

This is a close up of a typwriter, in fact a typwriter used at Bletchley Park in the UK during the second World War by the people who were involved in breaking the enigma code.
Shot using a sigma 70-300 lens in Macro mode.
Only a few adjustments made to this single shot.


Statistics
Place: 201 out of 262
Avg (all users): 4.8137
Avg (commenters): 5.7419
Avg (participants): 4.9028
Avg (non-participants): 4.7416
Views since voting: 1037
Views during voting: 284
Votes: 161
Comments: 37
Favorites: 0


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12/20/2008 08:25:22 AM
LOL Bletchley Park used to be a school before it was taken over by Air Command. I know this cause my maternal Grandpa used to run the school!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/25/2008 05:28:47 PM
Old typewriter
11/25/2008 03:11:19 PM
Not exactly a stumper. I have made similar shots before and know the degree of difficulty is high. Good detail. Precise focus. Appealing DOF. Well done.
11/25/2008 09:11:05 AM
Typewriter.
11/24/2008 11:26:34 AM
typewriter
11/23/2008 09:46:47 PM
Typewriter hammers?
11/23/2008 08:28:18 PM
a typewriter.
11/22/2008 06:21:29 PM
typewriter. Yes, you are old.
11/22/2008 07:39:30 AM
Full stop? Nice idea for the challenge.
11/22/2008 02:01:26 AM
Typewriter keys?
11/21/2008 07:59:53 PM
keys on an old typewriter
11/21/2008 05:31:24 PM
Yes, I'm old. I recognized the typewriter right away, lol.
11/20/2008 11:49:03 PM
Typewriter keys?
11/20/2008 10:24:21 PM
typewriter hammers.
11/20/2008 09:50:09 PM
LOL great title. Typewriter
11/20/2008 09:49:39 PM
Guess I'm a geezer... Obviously with the red/black ribbon. At one time I had one with no numeral 1, and with a level to raise/lower the keys for use/storage. Nicely done.
11/20/2008 05:20:48 PM
type writer keys.....sure don't see those very much
11/20/2008 04:05:41 PM
Old fashioned typewriter, awesome!
11/20/2008 12:26:23 PM
typewriter
11/20/2008 11:18:14 AM
Typewriter
11/19/2008 09:53:07 PM
Absolutly no idea. Its metal! hehe
11/19/2008 09:02:42 PM
Old typewriter? Nice subject! Well done!
11/19/2008 08:19:09 PM
type writer keys
11/19/2008 07:43:03 PM
OMG, those are typewriter keys aren't they? I am *so* OLD!!!
11/19/2008 05:45:58 PM
Typewriter heads. And I'm not 30 yet!
11/19/2008 05:39:59 PM
I wonder how many people at DPC might be too young to recognize a typewriter when they see it. Great detail on the near piece. A fair amount of noise in the background, but I'm guessing that's from cropping in a fair amount.

A good way to mitigate that noise without losing detail (in advanced editing) is to duplicate the image into a new layer, use the 'reduce noise' filter so the background looks smooth, then just use the eraser on the noise reduced layer to let areas of detail come through clearly (experiment with opacity for best results- 100% for main focal plane objects and then down from there). Hope you don't mind the unsolicited advice, and for the record, I am not an expert. Good luck.
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11/19/2008 05:17:19 PM
Typewriter. Your processing conveys nicely the archaic feeling.
11/19/2008 04:00:16 PM
Your not old enough to know what one of these is. I'll send you a typed answer in the post! Nice shot. Good focus and composition. Would like to see a square crop with the red dot key at 4o degree angle.
11/19/2008 03:12:14 PM
typewriter?
11/19/2008 01:35:19 PM
Typewriter keys?
11/19/2008 01:12:59 PM
I miss typewriters ;-(
11/19/2008 12:00:57 PM
A typewriter
11/19/2008 09:53:32 AM
typewriter! :)
11/19/2008 04:42:26 AM
Nice shot of an old typwriter....
11/19/2008 02:15:37 AM
This so nearly sharp that it makes hanker for a touch more clarity - are they hammers on some form of typewriter?
11/19/2008 01:21:32 AM
No vote, just guessing...

typewriter
11/19/2008 12:58:49 AM
Inside a typewriter


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