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May the implements of slavery rust to pieces!
May the implements of slavery rust to pieces!
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Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Home
Date: May 2, 2004
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10s
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2004

 This was shot using the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens with 48 millimeters of extension.

I lit the subject by moving a small LED headlamp around it during the ten second exposure.

Editing:
levels
saturation (very slight increase)
color variations (slight decrease of red to compensate for incorrect white balance)
unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 443
Avg (all users): 6.3665
Avg (commenters): 7.8077
Avg (participants): 6.1882
Avg (non-participants): 6.6396
Views since voting: 1010
Votes: 281
Comments: 30
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 05/19/2004 09:17:37 PM
Thank you all for your nice comments!
 05/18/2004 07:16:15 PM
Hi James,

Nice showing with your first entry -- welcome! (in case you don't know -- marking "helpful" the comments you received during the challenge that were helpful is a way of aknowledging those that took the time.)

I don't have much to add to the comments below -- I'll just highlight the ones that are true for me. The lighting, while harsh, gives the edge to the composition and let's it match your title (without this the title is contrived and without anchor in the frame)

The color and macro approach let me get close to the subject to study what you saw in it. The elements are complex enough to hold my interest and connected enough to paint a cohesive picture. I tried the shot in landscape format and wonder if it improves the composition?

All in all an excellent entry.

If you have any questions, feel free to pm me.

Regards,
Theresa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 10:00:52 PM
Superior detail and composition. Personally, I find the lighting a tad too harsh, but it is still a very nice capture.
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 05/11/2004 10:50:08 AM
Nice macro shot. Good DOF and detail
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 05/11/2004 09:42:43 AM
Excellent detail and quite sharp. 8
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 05/11/2004 09:40:55 AM
Great lighting, and very dramatic image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/10/2004 10:21:47 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 10
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 7
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 9.00 Dick
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 05/10/2004 08:32:02 PM
Great shot... lighting, composition, focus, colour all good.
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 05/09/2004 01:57:25 PM
Nice composition, nicely graphic use of line and tension (althouh I want to see the points, this is perhaps part of the tension), good lighting and contrast on the subject. The background color is bland and doesn't contribute or support the strength of the subject. I'd suggest a more saturated color, one that's opposite on the color wheel from the color you're trying to emphasize.
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 05/09/2004 10:13:27 AM
the lighting is a little too direct, good sharp image.
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 05/09/2004 07:48:08 AM
Nice! Excellent composition! Great choice of lighting and DOF!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2004 06:19:54 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 8
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 8
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 05/08/2004 07:20:15 AM
In my opinion you have the best rust macro shot. Very nice composition!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/08/2004 04:11:28 AM
Best macro in this challenge, excellent work here. 9
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 05/07/2004 06:25:20 PM
nice lighting and detail... interesting subject.. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/07/2004 01:49:26 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 7
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating 7
(scale borrowed from auool and being tried out by me)
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 05/07/2004 07:56:18 AM
well composed, good textures and color, light is nice
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 05/06/2004 11:05:35 PM
Excellent. Your photographic aesthetics match your ethics.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/06/2004 03:23:44 AM
Fantastic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 07:26:05 PM
Sweet light, good shootn'!
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 05/05/2004 07:01:51 PM
Very strong composition! Best barbed wire I've seen! It's hard to find fault with this in any way--so I won't. Good luck!
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 05/05/2004 06:42:52 PM
This is cool stuff, background is good too, Good shot :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 05:33:35 PM
cool picture
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 05/05/2004 04:22:56 PM
I would've liked it better if I could tell that it was barbed wire right away. But that's just me.
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 05/05/2004 01:56:05 PM
I might question whether barbed-wire is realy an instrument of slavery - but a very good picture none-the-less
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 01:27:34 PM
Seems like barbed wire was invented after slavery in the west to control ranges.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 11:28:03 AM
Vell shot,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 11:20:55 AM
Excellent focus and clarity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/05/2004 11:14:44 AM
Great close-up shot!
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 05/05/2004 01:07:18 AM
I like it.
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