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Challenge: Mechanical (Advanced Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Living Room Coffee Table
Date: Dec 28, 2004
Aperture: F/29
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2004

 I didn't really want to enter this challenge, but I needed a break from work. We'll see if I should have kept on working ;-)

The challenge for me was to try to fill the frame while keeping a balance on the lighting. I experimented with all different WB settings, as well as some different filters for the desklamp. Ended up muting the light with a single sheet of typing paper.

I tried to get as deep a DOF as I could without losing interest.

Post: very slightly cropped, adjusted brightness/contrast, hue/saturization, and sized.

Ok...this was the original shot. didn't too long to realize this was going nowhere fast...


so, we introduced apples, and played around with lots of compositions and angles before settling on the submission. this is what the setup looked like


Statistics
Place: 62 out of 243
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 01/25/2005 07:11:40 PM
Took me a bit of time to work out what was going on here. Everything seems crammed in to the frame, with 4 or 5 distinct compositional elements battling for attention and control. Not too sure that it is as strong as a result of that clutter.

It is certainly an interesting object and the bright red colours with the blue background also have potential - but then you've got the apples and the stalks and peel and the metal all clustering in.

White balance appears a bit warm, though you mention you were experimenting with them.
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 01/25/2005 06:12:43 PM
Yep, I would have had a hard time with this one too. Having never seen one of these (I know, how weird is that), I wouldn't have been able to figure out what was going on here. I do like the bright blue background against the other colors here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2005 08:36:45 AM
like the color
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 01/03/2005 07:58:27 AM
the picture is very busy
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 12/31/2004 05:21:25 PM
Sweet shot what texture
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 12/31/2004 12:34:53 AM
its got real nice aspects
but its too busy for my eyes
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 12/30/2004 06:35:27 AM
I almost did my "apple peeler, corer, slicer" in this challenge as well! High marks for great lighting and shadows!
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 12/29/2004 10:06:03 PM
Very appealing colors, but I can't pull any sense of order out of this chaos; what am i suppsoed to be looking AT?
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 12/29/2004 01:21:09 PM
Although there is another shot in here like this (just a different position), I still think it's very creative!
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 12/28/2004 11:30:23 PM
Awesome color and forms!!
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