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Little Branches Everywhere
Little Branches Everywhere
noraneko


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Challenge: Puzzle Macro (Basic Editing)
Collection: 6 + entries
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 180mm f/3.5 EX APO Macro IF HSM for Canon
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: Jun 16, 2007
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Macro, Textures
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2007

 This is the backside of a sand dollar I found in Baja Mexico. The dollars on this particular beach were all purplish-black instead of white, which I found interesting. This is the only one that made it back intact, am glad to find a use for it :-) I photographed it in my light tent with only ambient window light. Post included levels, curves, increased saturation to red and yellow channels in hue/sat, and selective color to increase intensity of blacks and whites.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 300
Avg (all users): 6.7446
Avg (commenters): 6.9667
Avg (participants): 6.5000
Avg (non-participants): 6.9500
Views since voting: 3027
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 184
Comments: 49
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/01/2007 06:49:45 AM
Ouch, yours is so much better than mine(bows head)LOL. I am humbled, but also happy for you.
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 06/29/2007 06:12:58 PM
A wonderful, dramatic, off center radial.
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 06/28/2007 11:41:55 AM
You're just kickin' butt and taking names these days, woman! Very impressive. Congrats on the new #2. Everything on your top row (I show seven across) is recent. Really a tribute to the effort you've put forth.
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 06/28/2007 06:30:36 AM
Catherine, this is fabulous! Congratulations on having such an amazing photo -- and a front page finish :)
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 06/28/2007 06:21:57 AM
Congrats on top 10!!! Beautiful image. And now that I've met you, I know you have a beautiful face as well. :0)
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 06/27/2007 02:08:40 PM
Just amazing How beautiful
Congrats on your 6th placing
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 06/27/2007 02:03:29 PM
I love sand dollars but I never knew they were so beautiful up close! Very nice!!
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 06/27/2007 12:21:51 PM
Catherine, beautiful job on this shot. I thought it was excellent.
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 06/27/2007 09:52:35 AM
Fabulous image Catherine. I am away on vacation and did not vote, but this is just SWEET!
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 06/27/2007 05:11:13 AM
Catherine, well done again! the voters really responded to your excellent composition , technical execution, and interest in the entire frame. Another fantastic score and placement! Congrats!
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 06/27/2007 12:38:37 AM
Cool Catherine, well deserved !!
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 06/26/2007 08:59:53 PM
Boy, this is a beautiful image. Looks jewel-encrusted. Lovely lines. Congratulations on making the top ten. You are really sky-rocketing in the score department. Must be all that DPL competition. And while I'm on that subject, your team had an amazing finish in the first DPL season. Imagine coming in second to the Ribbon Hogs.
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 06/26/2007 08:35:44 PM
Ohhhhh bayyybbbeeee! Once again Critical Mass calls the great shots when we see 'em. Congrats on top 10 and your new second-best! :)
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 06/26/2007 08:20:50 PM
Wow Catherine, great shot, great score, great placement!

Congratulations on 6th place and this remarkable shot!
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 06/26/2007 08:15:50 PM
Totally splendid shot. The pattern is mesmerizing! Huge congrats.
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 06/26/2007 08:14:08 PM
omg, again? Sheesh, I'm just gonna put a sticker on yer forehead. congrats on top 10 again :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2007 07:27:48 PM
cool. looks like a shot through a microscope
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 06/26/2007 07:07:04 PM
leaf texture? very good abstract
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 06/26/2007 06:41:15 PM
Neat.
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 06/26/2007 01:31:00 PM
Starfish or sea anemone?
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 06/26/2007 12:32:02 PM
some kind of coral?
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 06/25/2007 11:31:56 PM
Sea Shell, or the next thing to it.... it's round and live in the ocean??? Nice detail.
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 06/25/2007 07:58:53 PM
... this is cool, I like it, but I have no idea what it is... 7.
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 06/25/2007 07:48:23 PM
Is this a navel orange with a lot of PP.
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 06/25/2007 04:36:21 PM
The shell of a sea creature? Nice lines and patterns.
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 06/25/2007 03:54:25 PM
flower?
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 06/25/2007 02:43:17 PM
Sea urchin? Excellent detail!
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 06/24/2007 01:44:25 AM
sea urchin? great! bumping up...
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 06/23/2007 01:13:37 PM
no idea!
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 06/23/2007 12:10:29 PM
Sea Urchin?
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 06/23/2007 05:08:40 AM
The top of a sea urchin shell? Interesting photo.
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 06/22/2007 07:53:37 PM
Nice depth of field. Not a clue what it is.
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 06/21/2007 10:46:49 PM
is this a sanddollar? very lovely
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 06/21/2007 06:26:41 PM
sea urchin? who cares--it's fabulous! 10!
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 06/21/2007 05:08:51 PM
cool, looks like a sand dollar, or a sea urchin or a starfish? Very nicely done!
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 06/21/2007 03:35:58 PM
Very cool :)
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 06/21/2007 11:49:12 AM
A shell? Great shot and composition! Eye-catching.
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 06/21/2007 10:57:04 AM
Ooooooh, nice!!! Is it a leaf? I've never seen a leaf like that before though. The bumps make me think it's a sea urchin but sea urchins don't have those "branches" running through it. Maybe it's a shell? This is really good.
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 06/21/2007 10:20:07 AM
A leaf or patterns drawn in soap bubbles on water. Interesting, like it!
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 06/21/2007 09:50:41 AM
an orange treated with neon edges?
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 06/21/2007 02:54:14 AM
have no idea
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 06/21/2007 01:53:14 AM
is it the bottom of a sand dollar?
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 06/20/2007 06:06:56 PM
hmm some kind of sea creature!? nice!
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 06/20/2007 04:26:10 PM
looks like a sand dollar with the colors inverted or something. It looks cool!
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 06/20/2007 02:49:12 PM
beautiful
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 06/20/2007 12:35:04 PM
Looks like the bottom of a sea urchin?? Nice composition!
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 06/20/2007 10:37:41 AM
Looks like a sand dollar
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 06/20/2007 02:19:25 AM
Really interesting. Loks like a sea urchin.
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 06/19/2007 11:13:19 PM
makes for a cool abstract. my guess is one of those sea life, coral, shell thingies...hehehe
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