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Smallest Clock on a Needle
Smallest Clock on a Needle
danielcheong1974


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Macro Without Bugs or Flowers II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Canon
Location: Study Room
Date: Apr 20, 2008
Aperture: F00
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Abstract, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2008

 Adjust Brightness and Contrast
Saturation,
Slight Sharpening.
Crop.

Aperture is F00 due to the fact that I used a extension tube that ha no electrical connections.

Wow! Not bad for this entry.
How I did this,

This is actually a needle with a stringe.
The water droplet is actually hanging on the needle and I place the clock right behind the water droplets.

Rotate 180degrees and that is how I got this picture!

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 258
Avg (all users): 6.2579
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.1605
Avg (non-participants): 6.3590
Views since voting: 5010
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 159
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/06/2008 11:01:54 PM
I'm surprised this didn't score higher. For some reason, voters prefer the water drop reflections that show the reflected image/object in the background. I find those shots ruin the "trick" by showing the image/object in the background not to mention it doesn't make the shot better by including it (rather the opposite). Anyway, good job here.
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 04/28/2008 09:51:40 PM
Brilliant idea and execution !!
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 04/28/2008 07:33:02 PM
I still love this photo. I am still a bit confused how you managed to keep the drop spherical. It seems the gravity would have pulled it to be ... hum ... drop shaped. I will have to try this.

Great shot!

Originally posted by wehrmacher:
I don't have a clue how you made this photo, but it is amazing. I look forward to the end of this challenge so I can learn a little about how you created this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2008 03:38:21 AM
Please tell us some more about this VERY cool clock. I'm eager to know.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2008 08:25:31 PM
see I told you this would do well. congrats !!
Only 0.15 away from my prediction not too bad.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2008 07:41:08 PM
This is so awesome. I love how the focus is solely on the clock. Hope this ribbons!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2008 10:16:58 AM
Very well done, may have cropped tighter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2008 07:53:06 PM
Wow, looks challenging...and great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2008 05:49:41 PM
I don't have a clue how you made this photo, but it is amazing. I look forward to the end of this challenge so I can learn a little about how you created this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2008 03:12:42 PM
impressive. even the 180 rotation works really well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2008 09:33:47 PM
Stunning. I only wish (and this is a very small nitpick) that the pink color next to the "9" had the edge smoothed out a little bit instead of dipping in like that. Otherwise this is perfect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2008 06:27:31 AM
Great idea and capture! Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2008 01:08:21 PM
Is that for when you're short of time? ;-)

Great idea, done amazingly. Is that a water drop?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2008 05:47:40 AM
that's brilliant! well executed...hope you do well with this 9
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 04/21/2008 04:38:01 AM
Excellent shot IMO. Improvement suggestions
- would have gone for tighter crop
- need to get the sharp point of the needle sharper (I think this is where you will get dinged for)

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