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Date Nail - circa 1951
Date Nail - circa 1951
cpurser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Slidell, LA
Date: Nov 14, 2004
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Black and White, Rural
Date Uploaded: Nov 16, 2004

 Date nails were used in the early 1900s to date railroad ties and utility poles. I found this railroad cross-tie near my home. I like it better in color :-)

Lens: EF 50mm f/1.4

crop, levels, USM

Statistics
Place: 191 out of 636
Avg (all users): 5.4712
Avg (commenters): 5.7143
Avg (participants): 5.3488
Avg (non-participants): 5.7423
Views since voting: 801
Views during voting: 376
Votes: 312
Comments: 10
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 11/25/2004 09:01:39 AM
One of moust artistic captures... I like color version pretty much aswell.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2004 03:09:38 AM
This nail is most likely not marked 1951 but number 51. These type of nails were often used to mark old wooden storm windows and screens to match up with the proper window. One would be nailed into the window frame and the duplicate number nailed into the storm window frame. The old wooden ones were taken down in the summer and put back up in the fall.
I still have a cardboard package that contains such matching number nails.

Petrer
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 11/22/2004 04:33:31 AM
This image has too much mass on top, feels for me like it's falling real soon now. Detail is exquisite, but feels like it's under utilized.
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 11/20/2004 08:19:04 PM
When I first saw the image I thought 'cool' and then I scrolled down and saw the portrait orientation and found the nail quickly losing the dynamic impact that I originally saw. I like the diagonal of the wood, the tonal range looks good, the wood also has a good texture to it, and the nail adds interest. I think it would likely have more impact in a landscape orientation.
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 11/20/2004 01:54:05 PM
Nice subject. With something like this, I almost want the picture to be more macro, though. Really make the nail impressive and imposing. Maybe I'm young, but 1951 should carry a little weight. :-) Still, nice picture.
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 11/19/2004 02:12:27 PM
You need more negative space, and more contrast
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 11/19/2004 11:25:21 AM
Railroad tie right, cool sort of abstract thing
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 11/19/2004 07:28:01 AM
Love the textures - this would have looked even better with some acute lighting
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 11/18/2004 08:26:59 PM
I like the use of line and texture in this. Good composition.
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 11/17/2004 09:37:41 AM
Excellent use of high contrast to really show the texture of the worn wood and accretions. Love that nail with the number on the head. How intriguing. An excellent image.
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