- Possible crop that increases the ambiguity and adds to the abstractness. (Or maybe not, of course.) - over_here
Hairdressing scissors
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InWaves (52 months ago | reply)
excellent!
* Hanne (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot
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Jean Christophe Cros (52 months ago | reply)
interesting sujet
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edwardleger (52 months ago | reply)
Great DOF.
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iLSE ! THIS IS GORGEOUS! hOW IN THE WORLD YOU HAVE MADE ART OF SCISSORS IS BEYOND ME...BUT YOU HAVE ...
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thatstickerguy (52 months ago | reply)
A fantastic exapmle of depth of field.
SteveGa (52 months ago | reply)
Excellent photo. Wonderful dof and reflection.
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Congrats to this masterpiece - it's a jaw dropper, Ilse !!!
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knips2oo7 (52 months ago | reply)
Interesting. Wonderful DoF! The reflections an additional gift. A picture to learn about!
Kristbjorg! (52 months ago | reply)
What a great image. I love the DOF.
Juan Rubiano (52 months ago | reply)
Great shot !.
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This is far and away the best!
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WOW ! First I thought they were frying pans ! Superbly designed !
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this is splendid :-)
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egazelle (52 months ago | reply)
Good selection for a shot. Very well done too.
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~Shari (52 months ago | reply)
excellent shot.. love how they fade to nothing..
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Julien Ratel ( Still In Iceland ) (52 months ago | reply)
one beautiful capture!!
love these tones!!
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matey_88 ( OFF ) (52 months ago | reply)
wow...superb.......!!!.great dof............!!!
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bruiseasily (52 months ago | reply)
This is so totally cool!! I love the focus!
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Anne Strickland (52 months ago | reply)
Whoaa!!! This is excellent! Great work , Ilse!
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Awesome shot
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totisprz ( romancing the stone) (52 months ago | reply)
Awesome shot, love the reflexion!
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diesmali (52 months ago | reply)
Wonderful focus, great reflection... ah, such a nice shot of such a simple object, great work!
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dorota h. (52 months ago | reply)
Great idea and interesting perspective. I love the cold light... Fantastic work! Bravo!!!!!
dgknodle - On a Break (52 months ago | reply)
You've been playing with that macro lens again. This is a great shot with super DOF.
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[Kantor] (52 months ago | reply)
wow, i love that dof
uteart (52 months ago | reply)
this is stunning. love all about it, excellent work!!!!
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JR1994 (52 months ago | reply)
beautiful!
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Mist and discipline!
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Piulet (52 months ago | reply)
Magic DOF!
b.probanza. (52 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot, very beautiful.
JLMphoto (52 months ago | reply)
You have an amazing eye (not to mention technique!). Beautiful . . .
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Brilliant !
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Mary Trebilco (52 months ago | reply)
Fantastic macro, Ilse... great DoF!
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Wonderfully simple...the sheen is gorgeous!
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very well seen! beautiful reflection
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Firenzesca (52 months ago | reply)
Very nice, indeed!
Happy weekend!!!
over_here (52 months ago | reply)
Clever photo.
When I first saw the thumbnail, I thought it showed a couple of rings (as in jewelry, or something).
So saying, I'd be tempted to crop in a bit tighter to make it even more abstract.
But that's just my own bias, of course, because I tend to see abstracts in everything.
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jmvnoos in Paris (52 months ago | reply)
This is quite good, I like it Ilse!
This short DoF you chose makes the scissors appear just like two rings of metal... Actually four with the reflection. And the eye goes from one to the other, circling the circles...
And then we are attracted to the blurry part and then the image vanishes!
Lovely harmony of whites and greys, with the inner black rings putting some accent of strength in an overall delicate picture.
I wonder where the diagonal lines on the left comes from: a difference in light? a shadow? but on the right side, it's gone.
Mysterious scissors!
Jean-Michel
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jmvnoos in Paris (52 months ago | reply)
Oh, I commented using a frame right under the pic, i.e. without reading other comments, the one from over_here in particular!
The rings story rings a bell to him too...
hippoPAPA +mum (Bento~Life) (52 months ago | reply)
Fabulous bokeh captured
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robots dream (52 months ago | reply)
nice shot!
tropicaLiving - Jessy Eykendorp (52 months ago | reply)
from the thumb looks like a wedding rings :) really great!
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oriana.italy (52 months ago | reply)
ciao ILSE!
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