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Decay of 1927
Decay of 1927
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Challenge: Time III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Outside, full shade
Date: Aug 16, 2011
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 16, 2011

 I have no idea when the watch was made, but those hands were made in 1927.

Shortly after I took this image, I figured out how to change the time on the watch. I set it to various times, mostly ones that correlate with important dates, but those images didn't turn out as well as this one did.

One of my WPL team members already mentioned that the thumb is a bit OOF, and I'd bet that I'll get more comments on it. The only excuse I have is that I think I'm allergic to apertures smaller than 2.8.

Editing:
- Curves: Dragged the low point up to darken the background completely. This also emphasized the wrinkles, skin marks, and shadows.
- Crop: Cropped the tiniest bit from the left to center it more and a bit from the bottom.
- USM
- Black and White conversion: Darkened the reds a lot and lightened the yellows a little.
- Curves: Just a touch to lighten the brighter tones on the watch face and hands.
- Resize

[Aug. 21st, 2011 08:41:26 PM]

I've gotten a few comments about the watch's face being a bit too bright. I did that on purpose because I've become a bit particular about making sure that the tones cover the whole spectrum from the blackest blacks to the whitest whites in every image. I guess I went overboard here! I'll keep that in mind in the future.

As for being predictable, I think it worked in my favor in this instance, judging by the score. When working to please people (either the public or clients), it's usually best to go a bit on the conservative side in terms of ideas because not everyone can stretch their minds quick enough to grasp "out-there" concepts. That's ok. I just choose to keep that in mind when shooting, for better or worse.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 130
Avg (all users): 6.1420
Avg (commenters): 8.2000
Avg (participants): 5.7742
Avg (non-participants): 6.3700
Views since voting: 943
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 162
Comments: 11
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Google Pixel 2
 08/24/2011 03:34:09 AM
Know this would do well! Congrats. So float to top ten! We'll get there next time!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 08/23/2011 10:18:57 AM
Great shot of the meaning and effect of time.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-T30
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 08/21/2011 06:40:56 PM
Beautiful (and predictable)
8
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Google Pixel 2
 08/21/2011 06:29:07 PM
I like this a lot. I do think the face of the watch is a bit over-bright and we lose some details on the blacks. Also I migth have suggested a narrower DOF to keep the entire hand in focus (were I awake). But what an evocative photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/21/2011 12:08:46 AM
Shows the effects of time very well and makes the viewer wonder about the years of hard work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 08/19/2011 06:42:59 PM
Litterally "holding time"..well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/19/2011 05:15:32 PM
10!! nice job! love the feel-- gave an 8 came back upped to 10!
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Nikon D800
Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
 08/19/2011 01:49:13 AM
Relevant in current times. Where'd you get the old hands: both of them! Well executed yet pocket watch face a bit OE.
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Sony SLT-A33
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED
 08/18/2011 09:09:05 PM
Lovely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 08/18/2011 08:44:10 AM
The photo is very well processed and emotive. The title detracts from the emotion felt. But I am voting on the picture and not the title in this case because the title is not being used to shoehorn the photo into fitting the challenge.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/17/2011 07:42:50 AM
these hands sensed a lo of life. really nice variation of the theme
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