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Bored Pencil
Bored Pencil
gmarblestone


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Challenge: What is this Pencil? (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Houston, Texas
Date: Oct 15, 2007
Aperture: 1.4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Abstract, Blur
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2007

Well this is my first try. I JUST found this site yesterday and decided to work the challenge into my schedule which included going to a bar.

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 112
Avg (all users): 4.9003
Avg (commenters): 4.3846
Avg (participants): 4.1940
Avg (non-participants): 5.1116
Views since voting: 764
Views during voting: 497
Votes: 291
Comments: 28
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/23/2007 02:29:02 PM
its nice but i think its just too blurry. maybe thats just me. kinda hurts my eyes.
10/23/2007 11:12:39 AM
I like the soft tones of this shot a lot, but I feel like I'd like to see a little more of the pencil in better focus. Overall, I like the shallow DOF, but this shot would have some serious POP to it if the eraser was solidly in crisp detail.
10/23/2007 09:43:12 AM
this gets a 10 from me
i love the depth of field.
This shot would do very well on one of the stock sites
I love it
10/22/2007 09:53:20 AM
Way too out of focus, but the idea works.
10/21/2007 06:53:58 PM
Maybe sharper focus on the tip of the eraser
10/21/2007 04:42:09 PM
not sure about the title...I think of a dart
10/20/2007 07:42:41 PM
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Nothing in this photo is actually in focus, but I love this fill frame idea! If the end of that pencil was in more focus then I may have given this I 9. Great idea!
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10/20/2007 10:58:53 AM
Hi! Where's your focus?
10/20/2007 10:57:50 AM
The dof is kinda off... would have definitely liked more focus on the point of contact..
10/20/2007 07:37:21 AM
This could of been pretty good, however, there is no focus anywhere in the shot. pity really. 5
10/18/2007 11:30:40 PM
Nice idea - but I wish something was in focus
10/18/2007 01:38:51 PM
Shallow depth of field still needs a focal point
10/18/2007 10:19:30 AM
Color looks to be off a bit. I would like to see at least part of the pencil in foucs. It looks like the entire photo is just "out of focus".
10/18/2007 08:49:23 AM
The focusing is way way too shallow...
10/18/2007 07:16:35 AM
Unfortunately, nothing in the photo is in focus.
10/18/2007 06:21:24 AM
Nice concept, just a bit too blurred for my liking.
10/18/2007 03:11:42 AM
This seems overexposed to me.
10/17/2007 09:42:20 PM
Just too blurry...nothing looks sharp. Not a bad idea though (just like mine;)
10/17/2007 09:08:31 PM
Duh, I don't get it. focus sucks. a good photo grabs you. this one loses me. 2.
10/17/2007 05:24:16 PM
I like your idea. For me, if there was more focus on the pencil or having "feathers" on the "dart", I would have scored it higher.
10/17/2007 12:52:00 PM
nice DOF, although I think you've oversoftened it a bit
10/17/2007 05:13:41 AM
Most of this shot is out of focus
10/17/2007 04:54:46 AM
Focus fault
10/17/2007 01:33:12 AM
Not enough in focus IMHO. 5
10/17/2007 12:38:45 AM
Ahhh...groovy comes to mind! Love your totally, cool image. The colors and DOF work so well with this wild image! Love it.
10/16/2007 10:04:08 PM
For me everything is way to out of focus, in fact, at least at this resolution, it doesn't look like anything is in focus. I like the shot, but I would like to see more of the board the pencil is stuck in.
10/16/2007 08:40:29 PM
Nice... kinda like an abstract but also very recognizable too.
10/16/2007 08:22:52 PM
Great idea, just a little "too" out of focus for the "impact" though IMO


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