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Challenge: Puzzle Macro II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix L5
Date: Nov 18, 2008
Aperture: F/ 2.9
ISO: 79
Shutter: 1/35
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 18, 2008

 I'm hopping it's not as obvious for everyone else as it is for me that I took a picture of the back of a dvd-r... I still like it because it's colorful, and I haven't done anything so "in your face color" in DPChallenge so far. That makes it a personal achievement. Other than that, today I thought my camera has no longer going to allow me to use it... A sad moment. So color was definitely needed to cheer up!

Taken under a fluorescent light tube. The dvd was tilted to get the color effect.
Captured in jpeg format. then the image was manipulated in Adobe Lightroom. Cropped and rotated the image to get the "bow" area, then adjusted the blacks, made it less contrasty and less saturated, and made the shadows darker to cover up the letters the dvd has close to it's center. Put in a bit more detail and luminance.
Resized and saved for web in Adobe CS3.

Statistics
Place: 222 out of 262
Avg (all users): 4.5973
Avg (commenters): 4.8000
Avg (participants): 4.4426
Avg (non-participants): 4.7045
Views since voting: 585
Views during voting: 254
Votes: 149
Comments: 14
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/25/2008 05:29:14 PM
CD?
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 11/23/2008 09:47:03 AM
A night light?
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 11/22/2008 02:53:28 AM
cd?
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 11/21/2008 07:04:41 PM
A stumper, so meets the challenge. The scratches and flaws are interesting. But otherwise I'm not resonating with this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2008 04:47:16 AM
Refraction! From a... CD? Or a glow stick?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2008 04:08:21 AM
I no idea what it is. Nice composition and bright colors. I just wish it was a little more crisper. I think that would make it pop even more. Just my opinion.
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 11/20/2008 12:00:12 AM
CD?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 09:34:27 AM
CD? I know cds make pretty colors, and this one appears to have some scratches.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 09:31:15 AM
You got me on this one! No Idea
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 09:06:44 AM
I'll guess glare on a cd?
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 11/19/2008 08:22:14 AM
Is that light reflecting off a cd? Since this is advanced editing you could have cloned out all the specks and imperfections and made this a lot better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 04:32:48 AM
Nice photo. But with this being an advanced editing challenge, why leave all of the speckles and imperfections?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2008 09:28:27 PM
No vote, just guessing...

not sure
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 11/18/2008 07:34:53 PM
CD ROM? Nice hues!
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