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 A Golf Ball?
A Golf Ball?
ScooterMcNutty


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Date: Mar 10, 2009
Aperture: 5.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Snapshot, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

sharpened, adjusted levels, used render--lighting affects, then used the black and white, cropped and that's pretty much it. :P

Statistics
Place: 1061 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 4.4263
Avg (commenters): 5.1364
Avg (participants): 4.3797
Avg (non-participants): 4.6795
Views since voting: 724
Views during voting: 659
Votes: 502
Comments: 49
Favorites: 0


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08/17/2009 02:54:49 PM
very nice photo you have here, i love the blueish tone!
the lighting and comp are well set. the photo has a little bit of noise but thats minor, i feel the dark edges draw you into the photo and adds a nice touch, nice work!

Message edited by author 2009-08-17 18:55:58.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 07:49:47 PM
Not the most exciting subject but it does have nice dimples!
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03/17/2009 07:24:51 PM
what else could it be? hmm
03/17/2009 06:08:02 PM
Great teal color. Takes a real individual to submit this - congrats.
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03/17/2009 10:27:56 AM
This is so simple but I love the lighting and colors. Reminds me of the demonstration of the moon phases we used to do in classrooms.
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03/17/2009 07:55:41 AM
Yep, you're definitely spot on. That is a golf ball.
03/16/2009 06:56:02 PM
Decent lighting on the shot... I would have preferred to have seen the brand name in the light side of the ball.
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03/16/2009 08:48:31 AM
Sheer genius.

As genius as you can get for a 15 year old girl with a serious attitude,who thinks she knows everything about life and cheats at Pictionary.
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03/15/2009 11:14:05 AM
nice product shot,
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03/15/2009 04:24:42 AM
If the lighting had been better and less noise I would have scored this higher
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03/15/2009 02:25:44 AM
the quality is not so good, I give 4 sorry ;)
brano
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03/14/2009 02:22:19 PM
I'm not sure I like the lighting used here. Seems quite dark and blue-ish.
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03/14/2009 01:29:09 PM
Yep, but a golf ball with cool lighting.
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03/14/2009 04:46:35 AM
Ah, golf ball as moon? And moon -> cheese. Cheese is mold, from which penicillin comes (if my non-scientific education isn't failing me). Peniccilin comes in a shot, so ... tada, it's a golf shot!
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03/14/2009 04:21:45 AM
Simple but nice. I like the light going from light to dark on the ball.
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03/13/2009 08:05:44 PM
So it would seem. Your light levels are great.
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03/13/2009 05:19:00 PM
Nice study in tones, maybe slightly sharper.....
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03/13/2009 03:43:05 PM
Nice shot/lighting.
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03/13/2009 01:59:13 PM
an interesting choice as a hidden gem. It is a good study in directional lighting, but nothing else draws me in.
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03/13/2009 11:46:04 AM
Is this golf ball setting on a tee...if so I wish I could see the top of the tee
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03/13/2009 10:18:28 AM
Looks like one to me. I like your use of blues in this. Very simplistic. Nice sense of dark and light.
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03/13/2009 10:07:22 AM
For some, the entire world :-) Like the planetary lighting for the ball, and how just a few of the craters have highlights.
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03/13/2009 08:46:32 AM
Good lighting to bring out the texture on the golf ball.
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03/13/2009 07:29:03 AM
I wish the brand was even less visible than it is. Good lighting. The image is a bit noisy which I don't think helps this image.
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03/13/2009 05:42:23 AM
Boring, sorry
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03/12/2009 04:02:15 PM
nice image like the comp
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03/12/2009 08:19:30 AM
I love golf and will be shooting some golf pics soon. I like the pic but needs a better exposure. Too much grain in the background.
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03/12/2009 05:59:10 AM
nice job on the lighting.
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03/12/2009 05:45:10 AM
Lovely lighting, good focus, overall noisy but not in a disagreeable sort of way.
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03/12/2009 03:23:16 AM
Makes an interesting abstract
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03/11/2009 08:45:48 PM
nice light, and simple product shot, but just a tiny bit too tight on the bottom....
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03/11/2009 08:18:42 PM
Just a golf ball? I think not! It is really an evil plot to take men away from the loving embrace of their spouses on the weekends. Almost as insidious a plot as that "hobby" of photography.
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03/11/2009 05:21:31 PM
Looks like it to me. Interesting use of light / shadow & shallow DOF.
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03/11/2009 05:04:17 PM
Simple and fun.

Not voting yet.
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03/11/2009 04:26:08 PM
to ordinary...
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03/11/2009 03:24:50 PM
yep u right - nice idea
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03/11/2009 03:23:59 PM
Like the "dark side of the moon" effect!
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03/11/2009 01:35:07 PM
good stock photo
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03/11/2009 12:03:47 PM
Technically a very nice shot. Lovely patterns and good composition.
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03/11/2009 11:39:52 AM
I suspect it is indeed a golf ball. Or perhaps an alien life form disguised as one, as there appears to be a face forming there on the left....
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03/11/2009 10:10:00 AM
Nice use of light. I wish the bottom wasn't cropped so tightly.
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03/11/2009 09:48:32 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
03/11/2009 07:54:00 AM
That white spot in the dimple is really distracting.
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03/11/2009 07:26:24 AM
obviously. but why?
03/11/2009 05:54:20 AM
The dot on the golf ball is distracting.
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03/11/2009 04:30:39 AM
Not liking this one. Its noisy and shadowy and the subject is a little boring. Sorry.
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03/11/2009 03:28:05 AM
Good shot, although maybe a little plain for this challenge.
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03/10/2009 09:45:51 PM
well.. yes it is.. and a question for you.. is this your best image? It's sort of "stockish" but there is a spot on the ball (this is advanced so it could be removed) and it has some grain. I like the idea of it - set up, lighting, tone but I think it could be a stronger image.
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03/10/2009 08:29:22 PM
Love the lighting here and especially your shadows. The blue works well for me and I like the placement of the ball. A little noisy, but it doesn't bother me. I think if it had been run through Neat Image, you would have lost some detail. Nicely done!
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