DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Musa in Repose
Musa in Repose
vawendy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Banana II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2012 Challenge shots
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Sep 18, 2012
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2012

[Sep. 25th, 2012 09:39:23 PM]

What in the heck do you do with a banana??

Ok -- this was my original idea:





And nobody liked it. My husband asked "why?" and I said "What do you mean, why? There doesn't need to be a why -- it just is."

Son didn't like it.

Friends didn't like it.

Ok -- skip the dumb banana candle idea. I thought it was a dumb idea, as well, but I kinda liked the smoke, and I really liked the candle stick. So if you just ignore the banana....

Oh wait, you can't really ignore the banana...

Ok. Scrap that idea.

But the light coming through the banana skin was pretty cool. How can I hold up a banana skin?

Drape it over a wine glass.



then hold it with a pin



add another banana to the glass?



That had possibilities... Could I backlit the front banana and light the regular banana? All in high key? That might look kind of cool!!

Nope.

Couldn't do it.

Extreme lighting on a banana? Half dark, half light? I didn't want any background... hang it in the air?



Not worth it -- swings around too much. Have to drag out a black background. Really sick of bananas by this point.

Stuck a banana on a table and went for a shadow instead. :)

Thanks for all the great comments!!



[Sep. 25th, 2012 09:50:00 PM]

oh, that's right -- here's the backlit banana macro:



(can you tell I was really bored that day?)

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 66
Avg (all users): 6.3622
Avg (commenters): 7.5455
Avg (participants): 6.0833
Avg (non-participants): 6.4725
Views since voting: 1635
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 127
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 09/26/2012 12:38:29 PM
Well done. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2012 11:39:14 AM
Another great story! For what it's worth, I really like the macro. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/26/2012 07:36:32 AM
Love your story! HA! You're as pitiful as I am! ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 10:48:43 PM
This was one of my top two picks in the challenge!
the only thing i'd have preferred is a slight oof on the shadow/background - it would really make the image pop!
great job anyway
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 08:21:38 PM
compelling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/25/2012 07:44:38 PM
I've been picking a lot of bananas, and this is one of my top picks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 07:10:43 PM
love the shadow and curve.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 04:33:20 PM
Perfect texture, light and shadow. Nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 04:25:17 PM
Simple, but elegant in composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 04:19:02 PM
simplistic beauty
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/25/2012 11:57:07 AM
Love the surface and light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2012 02:00:21 AM
I love the composition and the editing. One of the bananas I like the most :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/19/2012 03:21:41 PM
I like the simplicity of this one and also the grain. Nice composition for a banana. (voted earlier)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/19/2012 09:02:50 AM
I like the grain, the textured background and the nice long shadow. A minor critique would be to say that it is a little on the bright side, but you did get detail in the shadows and the highlights indicating a good exposure.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/19/2012 04:51:13 AM
I think this is my favorite of the challenge. Love the crescent shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/18/2012 11:22:15 PM
Loving the light and texture here, what is a banana ? this picture screams the answer.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/08/2025 04:36:42 PM EDT.