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A dose of the blues to cure the orange of the greens
A dose of the blues to cure the orange of the greens
moodville


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Complementary Colors (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: My Kitchen, Kansas
Date: May 18, 2003
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2003

Not sure where the idea came from but I thought it was a little surreal. Blue-dyed water in the syringe and sprayed on the orange. Taken with natural light and my new close-up lenses. Played with saturation/levels.

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Place: 24 out of 82
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Avg (commenters): 6.7778
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Avg (non-participants): 6.0727
Views since voting: 1406
Votes: 114
Comments: 19
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2003 04:52:34 PM
You say you run a roadside fruit stand...?
05/25/2003 07:08:14 AM
Love the humor in this one! Did the blue stuff actually exude from the orange or did you have to add that to the outside?
05/24/2003 07:51:28 PM
Fun idea! White background seems blown out, but it kind of adds an interesting, sterile mood to this.
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05/24/2003 05:53:55 PM
Probably the best one this challenge, congrats!
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05/23/2003 12:34:04 AM
very original.8
05/22/2003 08:59:49 PM
You are a very strange person. Well, as obviously very set up shots go, this one definitely wins in terms of 'most unusual' -- it's not terribly arty or commercial, it's apparently just set up for the joke. Contrast wise between the sets of complementary colours, you did a fine job, particularly with the light angle given the orange the yellowish-fading-to-orange cast. About the only flaw perhaps is the white space is a little overwhelming -- maybe a slightly larger syringe with more blue would have cured this.
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05/22/2003 06:35:55 PM
Hahhahaha.,. This one's good!
05/21/2003 09:55:54 AM
Good composition, and a very interesting idea.
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05/20/2003 06:00:04 PM
Cute title
05/20/2003 03:24:19 PM
fun! And visually excellent. I'm impressed you got the green drops to look so green even against the orange.
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05/20/2003 05:16:58 AM
the white background unfortunately washes the syringe out, i love the concept and think you did a good job setting it up, but i'd like to see more of the syringe, either physically or by reducing the brightness
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05/20/2003 02:01:15 AM
Now aren't you clever! This comes over very well. Get a print ready for sale.
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05/20/2003 01:44:28 AM
Haha... nice idea. Perhaps the orange could have been lit better. A bit overexposed on the left side, while a bit in the dark on the right side. I like it though.
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05/19/2003 04:31:58 PM
interesting
05/19/2003 02:48:04 PM
Not sure I really 'get' this idea. Meets the challenge and quite well shot though.
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05/19/2003 01:42:26 PM
lol....nice idea...lol
05/19/2003 09:13:24 AM
Interesting concept. Not sure about the composition. Having the needle fall off the frame in the corner makes the shot more aggressive then it should be I thiink. Maybe a lower angle would help. 7 -danny
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05/19/2003 08:23:07 AM
I think this is an interesting composition, but the drops on the orange seem to diminish the theme just a bit for me... maybe not the 'theme' but the overall visual appeal of the photo... = 6
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05/19/2003 08:18:29 AM
I like the idea and the background. I wish the orange were more appetizing, though. Good use of the colors. 7.
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