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04/19/2012 01:56:01 AM |
All the 1's, 2's, 3's and maybe even the 4's will be the people that take the challenge description very literally. If you had taken the extra peas out so that there were only 2 left in the pod this would have scored above 6 guaranteed!
Composition works nicely and the leading lines take you up the page from bottom left to top right, right past the main subjects - the peas! Well done.
I can tell by the shadows there were two lights above the pea pod. It really helped to bring out the detail in the transparency of the pod and I like it a lot. The shadows could have been a bit softer by using something to diffuse the lights between the subject and lights like white paper / white sheet etc. That would make the shadows have less of an "edge" and be more pleasing to the eye.
You shot it on ISO 200 - try go for 100 wherever possible. DPC hates noise and although 200 ISO shouldn’t give that much noise I see a fair bit here. Perhaps your original was quite a bit darker and you brightened it a lot in PP - that also adds a lot of noise. If I'm wrong then I'm stumped???
DPC also loves smooth soft even backgrounds. Your white BG looks a bit yellow on my screen and is a little "textured". It might be due to some noise but probably the type of BG you used for the shoot. I see some dust spots bottom left and top right that can be cleaned up in advanced editing. You can also remove the little bits of pod that are sticking off like threads. I'm telling you now some people would mark you down a point or two for that! Its better to remove it before the shot is taken the PP is easier. |
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04/10/2012 06:32:56 AM |
| Great sharpness on the peas. The pod and the white background is a bit grainy. |
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04/05/2012 11:14:28 PM |
| beautiful, but not double |
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04/04/2012 10:04:17 AM |
| Nice shot. I like the idea, but I'm not feeling the "double take" here. |
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04/04/2012 08:06:56 AM |
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