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Needles And Thread
Needles And Thread
carsten


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Challenge: Free Study II (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: Home
Date: Dec 7, 2002
Aperture: 7.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2002

The needles are taken in front of a strong light. Macro

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 67
Avg (all users): 6.7778
Avg (commenters): 7.2667
Avg (participants): 6.6066
Avg (non-participants): 7.1379
Views since voting: 16420
Votes: 90
Comments: 31
Favorites: 3 (view)


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04/28/2003 10:16:10 AM
wonderful idea!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/15/2002 06:11:20 PM
Nice macro. I can see the tiny hairs of the thread. Good clarity and nice composition.
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12/15/2002 05:21:26 PM
Very abstract and cool. I really like this, and especially the different sized eyes. Wonderful!
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12/15/2002 04:44:08 PM
I like the concept, but it's too backlit. It woulda been nice if we could have gotten just a bit of detail in the thread and needles.
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12/15/2002 09:32:39 AM
Clever idea! The idea of sihouette was right on.
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12/13/2002 11:10:57 PM
wow, awesome macro! and silhouette, yes? made even more wonderful by it's simplicity. very nice work!
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12/13/2002 07:42:52 AM
This is a very cool effect! Makes for a very bold and dramatic shot of ordinary objects. 7
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12/12/2002 06:34:18 PM
Cool idea. Reminds me a bit of one of Man Ray's "rayograph" style photos, where he just place objects on the photographic paper under the enlarger (although, yours is what you would get if you toook a negative of that). Compsitionally, the thread works really well in providing a path for your eyes to take around the needles. It's a great idea! Very experimental.
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12/12/2002 02:26:31 PM
Very interesting. Well shot! Having a hard time saying much more. Even though I do find this visually interesting, I guess it's just not enough to hold my attention.
7 Swash
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12/12/2002 01:41:59 PM
nice composition, interesting idea
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12/12/2002 01:06:34 PM
I think this is an excellent photo. Could have been even better IMO if you used a brightly colored thread.
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12/12/2002 07:10:47 AM
This is an excellent black and white study... I love the patterns, shapes, and contrast in this image... nice shot :) - setzler
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12/11/2002 08:20:18 AM
this is great. not cliched at all. love it.
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12/11/2002 06:52:37 AM
I like this idea a lot but the processing seems a bit off. I would have liked to see more detail, or at least a little bit of color. Perhaps if you used a bright color thread and left that as the only color showing? Just an idea. =6
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12/11/2002 06:23:22 AM
This shot is really cool, though it definitely hurts my eyes after just a few seconds of looking at it. Great play on silhouettes.
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12/11/2002 05:53:10 AM
Interesting use of silhouettes, but the lack of texture or depth makes the shot feel overly flat, which then seems to clash with the way the thread is trying to give depth. Sorry for not being able to explain it better than that...
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12/11/2002 12:04:08 AM
Nice, I like the black and white look of this.
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12/10/2002 02:01:23 PM
On the one hand, I like the look of this shot because it looks like a pen and ink drawing. On the other hand, it is so very stark, and I feel like I want to see more, especially more of the texture in the thread. Your border is very effective, and I think it accents the photo well. Overall - very nice. 8. lhall
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12/10/2002 01:42:21 PM
Wonderful shot! I like everything about it.
12/10/2002 12:23:17 PM
I like the simplicity of this shot. The eye follows the thread from left to right. I think having the thread's end visible is a good idea.
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12/10/2002 06:44:06 AM
Great composition, and wonderful use of silouets. I especially like the detail of the thread. While, for me persoanally, this photograph doesn't say anything, it is a very well executed job nevertheless.
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12/09/2002 06:31:47 PM
Definitly different. I like the b/w and subject. Very creative. The lighting is great.
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12/09/2002 05:28:23 PM
Neat! Great concept, the focus looks good, but might be able to be improved slightly. (the strings coming off the thread seem to be slightly blurred.) Overall nice shot.
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12/09/2002 04:05:31 PM
Very original photo. I love silhouette shots. Jacko. 9
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12/09/2002 12:27:02 PM
Wonderful work. Love the b&w here. The composition is outstanding. Good work.
Justine
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12/09/2002 10:30:00 AM
Fantastic macro! This is a really well-done image. Love it!
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12/09/2002 09:39:30 AM
Your focus and clarity are good on this shot. I really like the patterns created by the eyes of the needles. Angle and framing/cropping are great. I think I would like to see this just as it is now, only with a colored string. I think that would give it that little something extra to make it interesting to me. You did a great job of showing the single little fibers in the thread. Good luck in the challenge.
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12/09/2002 08:25:49 AM
Neat graphically and compositionally. Simple but pleasing.
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12/09/2002 06:28:57 AM
Very good!
12/09/2002 03:39:00 AM
I *LOVE* this photo ! Unique and well done !!! = 10 Shiiizzzam
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12/08/2002 07:21:43 PM
I like this very much; it is well conceived and well- executed
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