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Spoke
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21-OCT-2006 Brent

2nd Place
Spoke
by Brent

Canon EOS 30D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/80s f/3.2 at 100.0mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge31-Oct-2006 18:25
Nice, You've got a great eye to notice things like these... -Cat
Canon DSLR Challenge30-Oct-2006 18:11
Darn, this is good. I love the color of that anodized aluminum. Very pretty. And the very shallow DOF is just right here, especially since you got that entire spoke to fall within the plane of focus. I'm sure that's not an accident! Beautiful colors, composition, and lighting. Jim H.
Canon DSLR Challenge27-Oct-2006 17:21
Thanks Cj, Mikey, and PK :-) That below the spoke nipple is just road dust that covers the whole wheel, but only shows up in within the narrow DOF. I could have cleaned the wheel, but thought that the dust added interest to the image.
~Brent
Canon DSLR Challenge27-Oct-2006 16:35
Sweet macro...It works very well.
Is that water drops running down from the spoke nipple?
PK
Canon DSLR Challenge26-Oct-2006 15:08
Very cool abstract, Brent. Nice job! -mikey
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Oct-2006 18:09
Great shot Brent - love the composition and color. You must be a very serious bike rider! :-) CJ
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Oct-2006 01:50
Thanks JN and Melanie. This is simply an aluminum bicycle spoke nipple anodized purple to harden the surface and resist corrosion Melanie. Usually they are chromed brass I think, but I had these wheels built with aluminum ones to cut down weight where it counts the most on a bike. Unfortunately I still get passed by other cyclists now and then despite the weight savings :-(
~Brent
Canon DSLR Challenge25-Oct-2006 01:37
Okay, that's odd, I commented on this a couple of days ago--but now my comment is gone. This has happened to me several times over the past few weeks with these challenges. Anyways...interesting image with the line going diagonally across, and great color. What sort of thing is this with the purple spokes? --Melanie
jnconradie23-Oct-2006 04:41
Wonderfully creative... the colour is amazing and of course you got the composition solidly done as well. Compliments on a very creative piece of work. Regards ~jnconradie
Canon DSLR Challenge22-Oct-2006 22:35
Many thanks Vikas :-)
~Brent
Vikas Malhotra22-Oct-2006 18:19
Fabulous, I love this shot.

Cheers, Vikas.