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What Is This? – III.

Challenge #61 in the Language Of Light series. Hosted by Deleted pending purge.

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Let's see more of your "mysterious" images! Take a photo of something unusual, or of something usual in an unusual way. Don't submit previously entered images; show us something we haven't seen yet. Present your object sharp and clear (blur is no "mystery", just hard on the eyes)! Then go see what the other Entrants' images show, and type your suggestion in the Comment field below their images. At the end of Voting period, each Entrant should explain their image for what it is, so we'll see who managed to guess correctly. ATTENTION: Please observe all the rules! If your image is DQ'd, all the added comments will go too. So PLEASE DOUBLE-CHECK that everything is correct BEFORE submitting your work!

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Announced:

Thursday, 21st February, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Thursday, 28th February, 2013 – Wednesday, 6th March, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Thursday, 7th March, 2013 – Wednesday, 13th March, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Digitally taken photos with full EXIF only.
Longer side of the photo MUST NOT be over 1600px.
Format and Aspect may be as you please.
No noticeable Post-Processing interventions.
No Composite photos allowed - One-Shot photo contents only.
No Frames nor Borders allowed.
No time-stamps, watermarks, nor any other kind of author-identifying data.

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Observe DPR Rules on decency. Entries which may offend the viewer in any sense will be disqualified.
Your Entry MUST have a proper Title. Titles containing camera or archive codes, which don't mean anything to the Viewers, will cause disqualification.
Guess what the other Entrants' images show, and type your suggestion in the Comment field below their images.
Voting: it's all about the photo quality, regardless of the image theme.
Sandbagging, vote soliciting or any other improper voting attempt puts the perpetrator on the Blacklist.
Entrants / Voters blacklisted and/or caught cheating in ANY DPR Challenge are NOT WELCOME in my Challenges, and will be removed on sight.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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by pen araneae

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Camera:	Olympus OM-D E-M5
Lens:	Olympus M.Zuiko Digital 45mm F1.8
Submitted:	Friday, 1st March, 2013 10:35 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 8th February, 2013
Focal length:	45 mm
Shutter speed:	1/60 sec
Aperture:	F6.3
ISO:	400
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pen araneae

Thanks for the votes folks. A pleasant surprise. Time to reveal the identity of this mysterious thing. Actually it is an upside down view of the elaborate ceiling decor of the newly opened Parkroyal Singapore Hotel.
I admit that this has been the most enjoyable DP Challenge I have done so far. I have many comments on my pic and likewise I have many comments on others' pics. Thanks to OldArrow for organizing this series of Challenges.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

public_af_lobster

some sort of bellows

Mar 12, 2013permalink

pen araneae

Good guess RuthC, you are looking at the right place and indeed the picture is turned upside down for aesthetic reason. The image looks more stable like this :). But the answer is simpler than your guess. I will reveal it at the end of voting period as prescribed by the rule.

Mar 8, 2013permalink

RuthC

Is this perhaps air-conditioning or an air filtration system on the ceiling of a large building or office? The picture has turned upside down? Very thought-provoking entry, whatever it is. :-)

Mar 7, 2013permalink

Joachim Wulfers

car mats

Mar 6, 2013permalink

pen araneae

The latest answers are getting closer to the answer but in the wrong place, direction and scale. :)

Mar 6, 2013permalink

Images by Kipper

Office floor mat protectors, used for office chairs with wheels on carpeted flooring.

Mar 5, 2013permalink

Capetonians

some mats?

Mar 5, 2013permalink

Jim Moldenhauer

Bellows of some sort

Mar 5, 2013permalink

pen araneae

Very imaginative guesses but so far not close to the right answer :).

Mar 3, 2013permalink

scooper1

Precut and trimmed leather pieces, ready to be assembled into handbags or similar articles.

Mar 2, 2013permalink

Insidethebeltway

puzzle pieces?

Mar 2, 2013permalink

RuthC

This looks Ikea-ish. Are they dining placemats?

Mar 1, 2013permalink

pen araneae

Interesting guess. But no, not even close :).

Mar 1, 2013permalink

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