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Challenge: Glass II (with a twist) (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jun 27, 2006
Aperture: 2.7
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/1.3 sec (0.77s )
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 27, 2006

 Macro shot into the interior of a glass doorknob. At this angle, part of the pattern was refracted back in a modified mirror-image, which reminded me of an object reflected in water.

This would also have benefitted from a little spot-editing (not allowed in this challenge).

-"Super-Macro" mode, tripod, timer.
-Auto WB, auto-focus
-Cropped to Square
-Noise-reduction with PictureCooler
-RGB Curve
-Blue Channel Curve
-Green Channel Curve
-Resize for DPC
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 7
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 7 (second application)
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 7 (third application)
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 8/10 = 145kb

Statistics
Place: 255 out of 258
Avg (all users): 3.7464
Avg (commenters): 4.3750
Avg (participants): 3.5714
Avg (non-participants): 3.8407
Views since voting: 1042
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 280
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/11/2006 04:17:51 PM
Greetings from the CC, well this gets points I guess for experimental and creative. And knowing that you have been around here a long time, I suspect you knew this would not score high on dpc. I actually think this image is interesting, I think it may have worked much better tho as a vertical crop, partly cuz it is such a busy image it would of helped to focus the eye, in at least my opinion on the more interesting 'middle' part.
I suspect not possible but had you been able to get this a bit sharper, it would of looked IMHO like a jewel.
I also would like to see the 'white version'.

Hope that helps1
Lynn
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 11:00:28 AM
I like the purple hue in your entry, but there doesn't seem to be a sharp point somewhere. Looks like you've moved the camera while shooting, probably with a long shutterspeed?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2006 02:05:03 PM
Hmmm, a bit too abstract for the DPC masses. Curious what I'm seeing here :P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2006 07:05:23 PM
I feel an uncomfortable sense of motion.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2006 05:59:28 PM
I can see what you were going for (clever title, too) but it's not clearly enough in focus for my taste.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2006 03:00:07 AM
nice, but not as sharp as it could be
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2006 02:16:15 PM
Nice abstract. The blur intentional?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2006 06:08:11 AM
looks sort of cloudy some nicer clarity would really help this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2006 04:31:21 AM
Love your title.
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 06/27/2006 09:47:24 PM
Shame it seems so out of focus. Nice colour.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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