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"Look deep into nature … you will understand everything" Albert Einstein
tate


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Challenge: Dirt (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Successful Challenge Entries
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: my basement
Date: Dec 7, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 320
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 8, 2006

 the lighting setup on this is pretty stupid. I really have no idea what I am doing and I expect there might be voters who recognize that. 1 fish-tank light -- that's the blue cast to the background - behind a frosted glass plate used in about 20% of my challenges. 1 flexible desk lamp, 1 Ikea flourescent desk lamp and my wife's vanity mirror/light. A piece of cardboard and a piece of foamboard make the base (with a hole). It's my hand and I used the remote to trigger the shutter (not easy and it wasn't as great as I had imagined but I wasted too much time already). I did, however, use a title that i like for once.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 144
Avg (all users): 6.8250
Avg (commenters): 8.1200
Avg (participants): 6.6667
Avg (non-participants): 6.9084
Views since voting: 4347
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 200
Comments: 41
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 12/18/2006 06:26:08 AM
Wow Tate! This is deep! Another superb image from your creative brain. I love this and think it should have ribboned. Congratulations in the top 5!
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 12/18/2006 02:54:34 AM
I really liked this one. Congrats on the top 5 finish. Go TEAM!
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 12/18/2006 02:40:57 AM
Awesome photo! Executed to perfection. . .and I think the lighting is great. See? If you'd have said you did it in your professional home studio, no one would ever know with a 6.8 score and a 4th place finish :)

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 12/18/2006 01:24:05 AM
I thought this would ribbon Tate...you just missed out...Manny beat you, but this is equally great...well done on 4th
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 12/17/2006 11:14:09 PM
So this was yours :) I'm pleased to see that, as it was one of the pictures I scored the highest. Like it a lot...
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 12/17/2006 09:56:03 PM
Nice shot, congrats on your top5-finish!
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 12/17/2006 08:28:16 PM
Neat shot! Congrats on HM.
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 12/17/2006 08:17:23 PM
Tate. You do yourself proud, and the Team as well. I voted this high, and wondered how on earth it was done. Super, and a very,very nice finish.
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 12/17/2006 07:26:26 PM
Lovely surreal rendition. Congratulations on your 4th place.
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 12/17/2006 07:17:50 PM
This is a really fun, creative shot. Well done!
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 12/17/2006 07:17:32 PM
Your "stupid" lighting didn't keep this idea from getting an honorable mention. Congrats.
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 12/17/2006 07:15:21 PM
Congrats on top 5! Very amusing juxtaposition of concept, title, and image.
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 12/17/2006 07:11:34 PM
Excellent work Tate. Congrats on 4th!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/17/2006 01:49:37 PM
this is an excellent, sharp, graphic and interesting shot ..... great composition too!!
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 12/17/2006 10:13:20 AM
amazing ... albert
i like it
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 12/17/2006 08:53:43 AM
Nicely done. Clarity, composition and lighting are all good.
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 12/17/2006 07:25:20 AM
Good photo
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 12/17/2006 06:42:44 AM
Lovely combination of elements, title and surrealism. Love it.
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 12/15/2006 03:27:51 AM
well done.
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 12/14/2006 03:49:14 PM
It's too pretty for a dirt pic....Love it...I didn't know thing was a gardener.
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 12/13/2006 09:17:47 PM
Neat conept! Something seems a little off to me technically... blue glow around the can and plant?
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 12/13/2006 07:11:51 PM
This is a really cool picture. I wanted to do something with a hand like this, but this is much, much better than what I even had in my mind.
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 12/13/2006 06:31:31 PM
great concept and title, things do grow from the earth's-dirt. more emphasis on oodles of Brown-dirt, but I like the sharpness and composition. -
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 12/13/2006 08:39:17 AM
Hmmm... the scalvert approach... nice!!! - 6
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 12/12/2006 07:37:40 PM
Nice concept!
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 12/12/2006 02:18:07 PM
very clever. Good luck with this one and i expect it to be front page at rollover.
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 12/12/2006 11:55:31 AM
cool idea
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 12/12/2006 11:45:29 AM
DPC Dirt. nice clean hand, nice clean background. a bit of zen. I actually like this one out of the "clean" shots, but I'm saving my highest scores for true grime. 7
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 12/11/2006 11:00:21 PM
Very clever.....very very clever indeed...
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 12/11/2006 09:14:18 PM
Great idea!
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 12/11/2006 04:22:10 PM
Hmmmm. This is a funny picture. Such a clean hand coming out of the dirt, and the water is not running off the leaf. Very curious. ~7
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 12/11/2006 03:55:50 PM
Very well done. Great composition.
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 12/11/2006 02:26:56 PM
Great concept and well executed!
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 12/11/2006 02:12:31 PM
Awesome!
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 12/11/2006 01:43:40 PM
Nice concept.
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 12/11/2006 10:47:28 AM
Oh, I don't know why yet, but I love this. 10
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 12/11/2006 03:57:36 AM
Very clever. I think I know who did this too. (;~p) 9
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 12/11/2006 12:31:56 AM
I like this shot, the only problem I see is the back of the thumb is a little too dark. If it had been an inch or so back further it would have evened the shadow out more.
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 12/10/2006 07:56:06 PM
very creative, excellent set up!
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 12/10/2006 07:54:06 PM
Incredibly creative. Well done.
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 12/10/2006 07:30:30 PM
this should ribbon...good luck...well executed and a creative idea 10
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