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Posted by Teresa Hanafin, Boston.com Staff  February 1, 2010 08:03 AM
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Photo by LBpics

And the winner is ...

Jill Henry,
who wins because Sara already won the Second Place photo guessing contest!

Sara's description was the most detailed and absolutely accurate: "This is a close up of a cheese grater. While the photographer is captured in the reflection of the metal grater, that isn't where the focus lies as the pierced holes are the most in focus ... it almost appears as though the holes that are in focus are the second layer in a 3-D grater (not a single sheet grater). So we are looking through/past the holes in the first layer to be able to see the exposed holes in the second layer."

Since we said that guessers couldn't win on two photos, we moved on to the next candidates.

Erica was the first one to guess cheese grater, but Jill's detail that "the photographer focused on his own reflection rather than the grater to good effect" was a specific detail that tipped the scale in her favor.

But given that "cheese grater" was a tough item to discern from the photo (tougher than say, the oil on water of the Second Place photo), our photographer asked that we send Erica a prize pack, too. Done.

LB the photographer writes, "The cheese grater does have multiple sides and I was focusing in on the holes in the back layer."

LB used a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with an exposure of 1/13 sec. at f/4.5, ISO 1600, and a focal length of 34mm.


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26 comments so far...
  1. Cheese Grater

    Posted by erica February 18, 10 08:48 AM
  1. Cheese grater. The photographer focused on his own reflection rather than the grater to good effect.

    Posted by Jill Henry February 18, 10 08:53 AM
  1. I never would have guessed cheese grater... I was initially thinking water on a window, but the grater looks right.

    Posted by Matt February 18, 10 09:29 AM
  1. kitchen grater

    Posted by ChelleR February 18, 10 10:40 AM
  1. This is a close up of a cheese grater. While the photographer is captured in the reflection of the metal grater, that isn't where the focus lies as the pierced holes are the most in focus ... it almost appears as though the holes that are in focus are the second layer in a 3-D grater (not a single sheet grater). So we are looking through/past the holes in the first layer to be able to see the exposed holes in the second layer.

    Posted by Sara February 18, 10 11:16 AM
  1. Kitchen cheese grater

    Posted by KGibb February 18, 10 07:05 PM
  1. okay, my guess is also a cheese grater.

    Posted by Linda February 18, 10 09:00 PM
  1. Reflection in a wet mirror.

    Posted by Nancy February 19, 10 11:32 AM
  1. It is a double sconce wall light

    Posted by Dorothee Bertrand-Mineau February 19, 10 12:07 PM
  1. The "Scream"

    Posted by Linda McManus February 19, 10 12:26 PM
  1. light bulbs reflected in christmas ornament

    Posted by deano February 19, 10 01:35 PM
  1. A reflection of a wall sconce and the photographer in a cheese grater.

    Posted by CJ February 19, 10 01:55 PM
  1. cheese grater

    Posted by wendy kump February 19, 10 02:37 PM
  1. A ball peen hammer

    Posted by Andy February 19, 10 02:55 PM
  1. a nutmeg grinder

    Posted by coriann February 19, 10 03:13 PM
  1. It's a closeup of a Christal chandelier, but it is out of focus. The focus is on the reflection of the a light in the crystals with other light behind the photographer.

    Maybe something at the Wang center, or something similar, like a restaurant.

    Posted by Tom Scanlon February 19, 10 04:49 PM
  1. A reflection of a photographer thru a cheese grater.

    Posted by patti McDermott February 19, 10 06:48 PM
  1. reflection in a cheese grater

    Posted by Alison February 19, 10 09:32 PM
  1. cheese grater

    Posted by carol jonah February 20, 10 08:31 AM
  1. A clear glass (beer?) mug with scalloped indentations reflecting the photographer and a light source behind the photographer probably a pair of sconces on a wall.

    Posted by Sean McElroy February 20, 10 08:54 AM
  1. Photographers reflection in a microplaner

    Posted by S. LaMont February 20, 10 11:26 PM
  1. Photographers reflection on the cheese grater

    Posted by ryan stavros February 20, 10 11:47 PM
  1. reflection of photographer in christmas ornament was first guess, although cheese grater seems likely!

    austin the 4 yr old says a bunch of worms!

    Posted by debbie young February 21, 10 08:44 AM
  1. it almost looks like a wall-mounted light bulb type image as seen through a prism

    Posted by Frank February 21, 10 01:40 PM
  1. Thank you LB and Teresa!

    Posted by erica February 26, 10 08:36 AM
  1. You're Welcome! And thank you to all for your guesses and comments!

    Posted by Laurie (aka: LBpics) February 26, 10 11:20 PM
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