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Looking out the window
Looking out the window
geofffox


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Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Hamden, CT
Date: Nov 9, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/50
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2004

 This was a last minute thing. I had been trying all week to find something that looked good but was disappointed by the ability of my two lenses (Sigmas 70-300 and 18-125) to get me close enough to the action. I had previously owned a Fuji S602Z that just about focused right at the edge of the glass! Finally, I asked my wife who was working on the laptop if I could take a few pictures of her eye. This was my first shot, naturally lit, handheld. I was surprised to see the reflection of our bedroom window in her eye. It was sharpened and desaturated in Photoshop.

Statistics
Place: 472 out of 528
Avg (all users): 4.0970
Avg (commenters): 4.6250
Avg (participants): 3.9163
Avg (non-participants): 4.3858
Views since voting: 608
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 330
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 05/12/2005 12:43:35 PM
What lens did you use with this shot?
 11/16/2004 08:00:52 PM
Call me crazy, and you probably will, I thought the grain was something that made this shot special - and I still do. I'm sorry it rated so poorly, but glad I took and submitted it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2004 05:39:01 PM
way way too grainy
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 11/16/2004 07:48:16 AM
I am asuming you wanted all the grain, and though I'm not a fan of the grain I give 6 based on meeting and execution of the challenge idea.
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 11/15/2004 04:00:31 AM
An eye with impact - works well in mono and with the noise - well done
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 11/13/2004 09:28:50 PM
i love this shot, people might complain about the grain, but i think it works great. good job getting the reflection in the window.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/13/2004 01:58:02 AM
I like this shot, though I can't tell whether I like the extreme (but artsy) grain, or a much sharper image. Certainly sets it apart from the other entries with this popular idea. Good reflection of the window in the eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2004 06:10:42 AM
Sometimes grain works, sometimes it doesn't. Unfortunately here it doesn't in my opinion.
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 11/10/2004 08:42:03 AM
Dramatic. I can see the reflection of the window in the pupil. Overall, the image seems a bit grainy/noisy and not as well focused as it could be. Nice effort.
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 11/10/2004 08:33:46 AM
Hehe, you can't beat oversharpening. :-D Good composition and nice choice of B&W. Slightly more interesting than other eye shots I've seen so far, well done.
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 11/10/2004 03:13:20 AM
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to grainy and also looks out of focus. Not trying to offend you but this is just plainly an "ugly" photograph IMO. Only thing I like about it is the composition but that is it. 1
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 11/09/2004 09:27:38 PM
Um, I just cant take the noise. 4
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