Macro DSLR Speed Challenge #62--Metal

Macro DSLR Speed Challenge #63

Metal


Can you show me something made of metal? small or big, rusty or shinny, hot or cold. Pick a cool background if you want, or BW works fine.

Standard Rules apply:
Photo Submissions:

1. Camera - Any Canon DSLR camera
2. Lens - Any lens, or attachment that can give Macro photos (ex. extension tubes, bellows, macro filters, reverse mounted lens and of course a true macro lens.).
3. Time - any on-topic photo taken at any time is eligible, although photos that have won other competitions should NOT be entered.
4. Size - Please see the Image posting rules.
5. Post-Processing - do whatever you like and the host will decide if it works.
6. Posting -
* ONE MACRO PHOTO per photographer in each challenge.
* Photo Name/Title in the message.
* Camera model & lens used in the message.
* Post brief Exif data including ISO, shutter speed and aperture used in the message.
* Notes - anything you feel you need to explain.
7. Commenting - No commenting during challenge. When the posting is closed and a winner has been declared, comments can be made in this thread.
8. Questions - Use PM
9. Have FUN!

One challenge every week, on the following schedule:


* New Topic - After winner is declared.
* Posting Starts - Right after topic is announced.
* Posting Ends - 18:00 PM EST, 3 March 2010. Winner will be announced shortly thereafter.
* Winner from this competition decides the theme of the next one (and judges it for a winner) after this competition is closed.

[COLOR=#003366]Here is a link to our previous Macro DSLR Speed Challenge winners <-- click to see

Remember, have fun!

File Finder

File Finder

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Damascus

IMAGE LINK: http://johnbdigital.co​m/blog/macro/file-finder.htm

Challenge close

give me a sec

I was hoping to see more pictures this week, was the subject too hard? or is it just general lack of time? I miss some of the usual "players", but I see new blood, which is good

Some words on each picture:

Bound: Strange piece you have there, can't figure out from were it is. nice detail, why BW?

File Finder: That I recognize what it was even before reading description There's a relative size spot on the black background which I would had cloned it, also the flash light reflection on the metal burned it a bit.

Damascus: I wasn't expecting a texture on this challenge. congrats, you made me google for that knife

Metal Spider: I like the atmosphere of the photo, but its (literally) too dark for my taste


For the winner of this week challenge, I pick unnerv and his Damascus

Congratulations to all the participants and specially to you

Congrats, Unnerv on the win and to the other participants!

I've just been a little busy these days. Haven't done much with the camera but hope to get back in the groove again soon! The theme wasn't a hard one warl0rd. I just didn't get around to it this week!

Congrats unnerv! Cool pics everyone!

"Bound", that my friend is one of my wife's earings, and the background is the handle of a flashlight. Why b&w, becuase I liked it better than the color version...

Jason C

Wow can't believe this! Metal is one of my favorite mediums and I spent all night looking for a cool shot. Originally I had planned to take a picture of my metal lathe cutting a thread into a maglite body but I just couldn't get an interesting composition. After going through about 20 something shots I was about to give up, but I remembered a pocket knife I had bought recently and I really wanted to get an entry into this topic.

BTW here is the shot of the pocket knife. It is a Kershaw Scallion Damascus. Please excuse the quickie pic, but I thought some of you might like to see the subject for scale. It has a 3 inch blade and the subject of the photo can be seen right above the "M" of the 1620DAM text on the blade.

Jason C wrote in post #9724083
"Bound", that my friend is one of my wife's earings, and the background is the handle of a flashlight.

I was pretty sure that was something knurled in the back ground. I played with some might magnification shots of knurling too before I settled on the knife. "Bound" is a great composition and would have been my 1st choice if I was in Warl0rds shoes.

Congratulations, unnerv, very creative approach!

I should learn to just leave my images alone, I darkened that one to put more emphasis on the spider, probably went too far. Here's the original haha.

unnerv wrote in post #9724427
I was pretty sure that was something knurled in the back ground. I played with some might magnification shots of knurling too before I settled on the knife. "Bound" is a great composition and would have been my 1st choice if I was in Warl0rds shoes.

Thank you. I dug the texture of your image, very nice indeed.

Jason C

Congrats unnerv, I first thought your photo was of wood

I have posted this weeks challenge "Corrosion." Hopefully you guys don't think it is too oddball.
https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php​?p=9727348