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Pastel 1
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Challenge: Pastels (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Sigma 28-135mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical IF for Minolta
Location: Sewell, NJ
Date: Sep 3, 2006
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1.3 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2006

 Just some thread taken in my home in a little portable studio box with diffused lighting.
Post processing: sharpened, unsharp mask, adjusted brightness/contrast, adjusted levels, adjusted hue/saturation, reduced noise, median

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 203
Avg (all users): 5.5312
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.3134
Avg (non-participants): 5.6480
Views since voting: 734
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 192
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/10/2006 12:05:53 PM
Excellent idea. Soft and light use of pastel. Great work!
 09/10/2006 10:04:11 AM
Not sure if this is an allowed filter, but I like the result.
 09/09/2006 11:32:57 AM
Nice Idea, but too soft of focus for me
 09/07/2006 11:41:15 PM
Who knew spools could look so artful! Sweet.
 09/07/2006 06:12:39 AM
Now THIS is a beautiful pastel :) There are so many photos in this challenge that are lovely, but not pastels. This makes wonderful use of soft pretty pastel colors. Good luck!
 09/07/2006 05:48:30 AM
I like the overall softness of this image and it fits the challenge to a T!
 09/06/2006 05:45:04 PM
really like the soft focus on this and it meets the challenge well
 09/06/2006 04:07:11 PM
To me this is a ribbon winner. Very soft and has the feel of pastelly ellegance. Very well done. 9
 09/06/2006 03:18:46 PM
I like the soft focus, it works well as does the colors for this challenge.
 09/04/2006 04:59:46 PM
soft, very nice and fitting for the pastel challenge
 09/04/2006 03:49:38 PM
A little too soft?
 09/04/2006 09:23:02 AM
I like this photogragh, Nice choice of colors and subject, but I feel its focus is a little too soft.
 09/04/2006 08:30:13 AM
a little too soft for me...
 09/04/2006 07:31:04 AM
Nice composition wish the focus was just slightly sharper not much just slightly on maybe the top thread bobbin
 09/04/2006 06:39:40 AM
soft and lovely
 09/04/2006 03:15:54 AM
Stunning image here.....
 09/04/2006 12:19:18 AM
a bit too soft


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