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TIME to buy new jewelry
TIME to buy new jewelry
mischff


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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Humble, Texas
Date: Apr 19, 2005
Aperture: n/a
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1.3 sec
Galleries: Macro, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2005

Removed a couple of dust marks (MUST get CCD cleaned!), cropped a smidge, brightness & Contrast bummped up a little, and radial Blur on the bezel to conceal wear.
This is my first attempt at a studio-type close-up shot. The lighting was really difficult w/o the right equipment. I was also using extension tubes, so I couldn't set my aperture, so the DOF is pure luck! After much time and tedious adjustments, I feel I got it just right.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.4360
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.2621
Avg (non-participants): 5.5578
Views since voting: 771
Views during voting: 373
Votes: 250
Comments: 23
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05/06/2005 10:38:02 PM
*Critique Club*

With 400+ entries, it's almost a miracle that you happen to get a crit club comment 3 times in a row...it's inconceivable that I would happen to get all 3. Wow.
This is the best of the 3 I've done in my opinion.
I really like the color, very nice oranges.
Lighting is very nice on the subject. If I had to change one thing it would be the surounding color. In the 'white' background, there are traces of orange and blue. I think that it might put more focus on the watch without added color in the surroundings.
I personally like the way you have it tilted. The 'no boundaries' label seems to indicate that something needs to be different here, and you did just that.
Excellent job concealing reflections on the watch face.
The small bit of bright orange wristband which is sort of in the background near the upper part of the watch face is a tad distracting, however, it doesn't have a major impact on the photo, but the photo would lose nothing if it were removed. If that makes sense.
Very nice shot. Look forward to seeing what comes up next. :)
~Heather~
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 07:34:24 PM
What a nice orange glow/tone-- I like this one 9
05/01/2005 04:43:44 PM
Nicely done.
The tone & lack of glare help this shot a lot, as well as the blueish backlighting behind it.
In my own opinion, a vertical alignment would be better so the viewer wouldn't have to tip their head to read the watch face. (6)
05/01/2005 08:24:24 AM
Cool coloring. I'd maybe try to move the "shadow" on the watch up just a tad to center it a little more.
04/30/2005 07:51:57 AM
composition is good, lighting is good, DOF could be a biit deeper
04/29/2005 09:44:11 AM
Simple, good lighting.
04/28/2005 09:52:58 PM
Was the face really that red/orangey?
04/28/2005 11:00:12 AM
Nice lighting, but I always feel I need to tilt my head when folks shoot watches in this way.
04/28/2005 09:43:27 AM
cool, well done.
04/27/2005 09:08:38 AM
ordinary, but effective. I don't like the text vertical because it makes it hard to read.
04/26/2005 09:32:39 AM
Very well done. This is very appealing. I love your colors.
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04/26/2005 08:59:01 AM
Wow - that's some bright colors! ;^) I wish your background was pure white instead of yellowish looking. Incandescent lighting? Black might have worked well also. Good luck.
04/26/2005 08:02:15 AM
Excellent product shot, but there's a lot of reflection from the white. It would look really good if the entire body of the watch were black. 9
04/26/2005 02:55:13 AM
Nice & bright! would have preferred the straps to be a bit more symettrical, and maybe taken at a lower angle, so as not to see the brown of the leather inside. Nice shot all the same, good luck
04/26/2005 01:27:37 AM
nice close-up.
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04/25/2005 11:59:49 AM
Nice photo and affects.
04/25/2005 07:07:42 AM
Love the colors. Very simple looking watch but photo aken very nicely. I gave it an 8.
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04/25/2005 01:34:03 AM
I think this image would work better been rotated to the right 90 degrees and on a dark background?? Just my 2 cents worth
04/25/2005 12:55:26 AM
nice colours and good image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/24/2005 11:27:27 PM
love it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
04/24/2005 10:46:34 PM
feel like i have to tilt body to left to read...rotate?
04/24/2005 10:17:26 PM
very nice. I wish the bgr and foreground didn't have that orangish tint- the watch would stand out even more. Intriguing watch. Nice detail. Could use a bit more sharpness I think, and possible another way to present it (maybe change angle and crop larger? I don't know). Nice shot.
04/24/2005 10:17:13 PM
...hmmm ...OH! I get it. TIME - it's a watch - ok. Should've titled it "No Boundaries" or "Time has No Boundaries" Good job on the photo - assuming the face of the watch is orange, your lighting is good. Good luck.


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