Sweet Hand Out
by karenk

Comment:
Somebody else did a very similar one to this.

SWEET!!
by Wenders11

Comment:
I like this!

Casino Candy Case
by quiche

Comment:
I don't think I could come up with a lighting situation that's much more challenging than this.

The candy case is completely lit from florescent lights in the back, and there's a sheet of glass reflecting lights from slot machines on the front. A single exposure long enough to properly expose the broad side of the candies will completely blow out the short side because there's too much contrast between what's lit and what's in shadows. Even thought the human eye can deal with this, digital cameras can't without lots of work on your part. You picked a happy medium on exposure, ended up with candies completely hidden in shadows, and other candies with all detail blown out in highlights. Overall the whole thing was underexposed, so you fixed it up the best you could in photoshop (and that's where you got all the color noise).

I think with a tripod to make several long exposures and a polarizing filter you could put together a HDR image that could get around the technical problems without having to bring in more lights -- not that anyone besides you would appreciate it. This composition just doesn't have much of an impact.

Chocolate Anyone?
by Judi

Comment:
I like this!

Provincetown Pier
by middleway

Comment:
This was my favorite picture in this competition. I absolutely loved it.

The Last Ingredient
by delta

Comment:
I'd love to know the setup used to make the blue

Pesto
by Iraklis

Comment:
beverage?

this is mynz
by kylekling

Comment:
trolling for a brown? use a cam phone next time!

Provincetown Pier
by middleway

Comment:
I can't believe you got hit with 2's and 3's. This is a really tough crowd.

Weathered by the Storms
by firstkiss

Comment:
No ring, she single? she legal?