Monolithic Color: Gold!

Challenge #20 in the Ways of Seeing series. Hosted by jezsik.

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No other color is more inspirational than gold. Whether used for decorative arts or industrial processes, no other metal has the same qualities as gold. Show us your golden image, not yellow, not orange, but gold ... lots and lots of gold. The gold color must dominate the image. It doesn't have to be real gold, just posses the golden properties. See Additional rules!

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Announced:

Saturday, 28th November, 2009 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 5th December, 2009 – Friday, 11th December, 2009 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 12th December, 2009 – Friday, 18th December, 2009 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No borders or watermarks.
No composite images.
Color images only.
Basic image correction and retouching only.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

No sun/sky photos (e.g. sunsets). They're too easy to shoot and too tough to evaluate.
No snapshots of treasure in display cases. We know what gold looks like, we want to see you create something startling!
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Golden Thistle

by mefnj

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Dried seed pod of the giant thistle.

Camera:	Nikon D90
Lens:	VR 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G
Submitted:	Saturday, 5th December, 2009 01:57 (GMT)
Taken:	Saturday, 29th November, 2008
Focal length:	170 mm
Shutter speed:	1/2 sec
Aperture:	F16
ISO:	200
Notes:	Not much to it. Shot the seed pod with oblique sunlight in front of a sheet of gold paper.
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That's not actually a giant thistle, but it is a nice shot of the common Teasel.

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