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dickwilhelm


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Quantaray AF Macro 50mm f/2.8 for Canon EOS
Location: Dining room table
Date: Aug 9, 2005
Aperture: f16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30 sec
Galleries: Photojournalism, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2005

My slide rule made obsolete in 1972 by the HP 35 Scientific Calculator.

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Place: 210 out of 298
Avg (all users): 4.7805
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
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Avg (non-participants): 4.7679
Views since voting: 886
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 287
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/15/2005 07:37:21 AM
I like everything about this but one thing. That particular pencil was not manufactured until 1978. No, not really, I have no idea about that, but could not resist. Try USM 35%, radius 60. The image lacks 'pop', so try the USM or up the contrast in curves a bit and see if that gives it more life.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/13/2005 08:24:01 PM
1972 with a plastic pencil??? Would have been better with a wood one. Otherwise a good picture. (little ding for the plastic)
08/13/2005 06:44:00 PM
This would depend on your age, they still use these today in school
08/13/2005 11:41:06 AM
Thank you for meeting the challenge rules - 8
08/12/2005 05:25:03 AM
Excellent take on this challenge. I remember the slide rule all too well! 7
08/10/2005 07:52:47 PM
I dunno, I had my first electronic calculator in 1971...
08/10/2005 02:15:11 PM
What is this? Never seen them before....... boring subject probably hurts you but technically it is a good photo.
08/10/2005 09:51:49 AM
I don't think that mechanical pencil is circa 1972. It also might have been nice to have soemthing on the graph paper, a bunch of calculations that would show the purpose of the slide-rule.
08/10/2005 07:05:59 AM
nice composition in this reminder that computation was alot more complicated before computers
08/10/2005 06:53:41 AM
I like the background. Nice composition.


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