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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Domat/Ems, Switzerland
Date: Nov 18, 2008
Aperture: f/32
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125s
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Nov 17, 2008

 Close shot of a Coco de Mer nut. It's a type of coconut growing only on the Seychelles and which has a female form (picture) and a male one (which is also very similar to the real thing)!

Main light from the right, fill from front/left.

PS: Contrast(RAW), Curves, darkened the left background (mask layer), stamped out 3 annoying spots, mask unsharp, resized, saved for web

It's a bit borderline for a macro, but I had to include these wonderful curves :)

Statistics
Place: 120 out of 262
Avg (all users): 5.3152
Avg (commenters): 6.0435
Avg (participants): 5.2639
Avg (non-participants): 5.3548
Views since voting: 1022
Views during voting: 357
Votes: 165
Comments: 26
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11/25/2008 02:58:17 PM
coconut
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 11/24/2008 11:38:17 AM
Snigger snigger snigger
Some sort of nut?
Your kighting is good on this.
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 11/23/2008 09:32:26 AM
I don't even want to guess what this is because I am sure my answer would be censored! Great lighting and texture -8-
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 11/22/2008 01:26:14 PM
umm... a horse's backside? lol
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 11/21/2008 08:02:45 PM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. But doesn't appeal to me, sorry.
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 11/21/2008 04:10:23 PM
The stem end of a ....??
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 11/21/2008 01:00:03 AM
Why i'm thinking about a horse?
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 11/20/2008 05:14:55 PM
very humorous
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 11/20/2008 01:14:15 PM
A nut or exotic fruit? Nice photo with good lighting and focus. Sort of looks like a tush.
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 11/20/2008 04:58:20 AM
I have no idea, all I can think of when I look at this is a hippo's rear :P
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 11/19/2008 09:40:15 PM
Textures are fabulous.
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 11/19/2008 04:56:39 PM
Birds nest... in a um, er, uhhh idk
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 11/19/2008 02:14:47 PM
ROFLMAO!!
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 11/19/2008 12:56:43 PM
Haha!
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 11/19/2008 11:30:43 AM
................... blink............
 11/19/2008 10:46:43 AM
bit sexey 6
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 11/19/2008 09:59:18 AM
My first thought was an ape taking a poo, but that can't be right...
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 11/19/2008 09:47:57 AM
The title did it for me.Nice shot. However, you got me on this one! No Idea
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 11/19/2008 07:57:10 AM
cocoa bean?
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 11/19/2008 06:56:02 AM
some sort of fruit?
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 11/19/2008 06:26:27 AM
LOL, interesting!! Is it a nut or fruit of some sort?
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 11/19/2008 02:26:54 AM
I think you want me to think I'm looking at one thing, but when I first looked at your photo it made me think I was looking at the other end with something coming out of it :(
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 11/18/2008 10:54:07 PM
Ha ha ! Nice idea !
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 11/18/2008 10:28:58 PM
LOL
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 11/18/2008 09:18:05 PM
No vote, just guessing...

can't tell
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 11/18/2008 07:25:01 PM
You truly have me stumped with this one!
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