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Challenge: Abstract Macro II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8800
Location: Federal Way, WA (Seattle)
Date: Sep 23, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60sec
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 24, 2006

Shot in my lightbox (lit by 3 100W reflectors & flash).
My wife & I found a ton of feathers down at a local lake, and picked this one for it's uniformity.

I don't have a macro lens for my 30D yet, so pulled out the old Nikon (with close-up lens adapters).

Came out looking chromed, so enhanced the feel a bit in post-processing:

Crop
shadows/highlights
saturation
selective color
cloned out some specs
smart sharpen
resize
add border
usm
sfw

First try at macro... wish it was a bit sharper, but i guess that adds to the abstract feel.


Statistics
Place: 180 out of 285
Avg (all users): 5.2938
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.0909
Avg (non-participants): 5.5417
Views since voting: 735
Views during voting: 224
Votes: 160
Comments: 5
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10/08/2006 10:50:01 AM
Critique Club Review:

The image does come across as a bit soft. It makes it hard for the eye to stay at one spot in the image. (Which may have generated the moving comment.)

I really don't see a subject per-se. Don't mean there has to be one in an abstract challenge. Just a mention.

I think you did pick an interesting item to photograph, I do like the clean lines. I like the contrast too. In the areas where you can see through the feather, the background is a nice deep black. (Very nice)

About the only other thing I see is the border. It is a bit heavy in comparison with the lines of the feather. I would have liked either a thinner border, or better yet, a thin line in the middle of the border that was about the color and brightness of the feather.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/29/2006 11:38:59 PM
Very well done, and one of my top picks in this challenge.....
Definately a "10" from me, and I have just bumped this one up.....
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09/26/2006 03:14:08 PM
I like the subtle colors refelected in the gray of the feather..
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09/26/2006 12:25:49 AM
nice composition
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09/25/2006 12:36:50 PM
so cool! the lines appear to be moving.
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