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Challenge: Missing Link (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Jul 14, 2007
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2007

This is a picture of a piece of a windchime hanging on a chain from the ceiling. I took a link out of the chain and replaced it with fishing line. Natural light from the window.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance/exposure

PS:
Crop
Rotate
Curves
Selective Color
Channel Mixer to make it b/w
Cloned out the fishing line, gaps in links and the little loop on the bottom of the thingamajigger
Resize
Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 119
Avg (all users): 5.6557
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.1111
Avg (non-participants): 5.9740
Views since voting: 750
Views during voting: 216
Votes: 122
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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07/27/2007 02:45:47 AM
Greetings from the critique club :)

I didn´t vote in this challenge but would probably have given it a 6 or maybe a 7, I like this shot.

As for meeting the challenge, it obviously does but maybe not as obviously as you may think. The gap you created is prett small and I am sure at least a couple of voters didn´t really notice the gap or had to search for it, I would have reccomended you lose one or two chain links more or remove one that was flat on you so that the chain looked more like this instead of how it looks now.

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That would just lead to the missing link being more visible, I think you get what I mean.

Lighting is pretty good, I know it´s not easy to take photos of silver objects on a black backround so well done. Composition is also pretty good and simple wich is also good for DPC. All in all I am surprised it didn´t do better in the challenge, think it deserves at least a 6+ score but I can also well understand why it didn´t score a top 10 placing since shot´s like this were done quite a bit in the challenge and if you compare this one to the red and yellow ribbon photos, those just look much more difficult and thought out than your entry.

Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2007 07:31:35 PM
Nice and sharp, I guess suspending disbelief is necessary sometimes when looking for the missing link.
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07/18/2007 04:30:23 PM
0 = Poor, 0.5 = Fair, 1= Good, 1.5 = Great, 2= Perfection
Creativity = 1
Composition = 1.5
Lighting = 1.5
Contrast = 1
Focus = 1

Total = 6
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07/18/2007 01:52:23 PM
Nice photo but not 'Great'. I feel it is lacking a more dynamic feeling. However, the sharpness is good, the concept is good and the overall photo quality is good. I guess what I'm trying to say is- Good shot
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07/17/2007 08:39:27 AM
Nice twin light setup. It might help if the metal was a little less contrasty. To help this, you can setup white reflectors (paper is always good) all around the front of the shoot, so that you can see the texture of the medallion a little better.
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07/16/2007 12:33:06 PM
One of my faves in this challenge. Good shot.
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07/16/2007 05:57:20 AM
another beautifully executed missing link in a chain photo....it seems a bit dark to me but besides that it is a beuatiful photo, but its just so obvious...
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