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Some of our favorites from Cambridge
Some of our favorites from Cambridge
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Collections (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak DX7590
Location: our home
Date: Nov 27, 2005
Aperture: f 4.00
ISO: 100 iso
Shutter: 10 seconds
Galleries: Interior, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2005

 Cannot possibly show even half of our collections, so decided to spotlight couple of our favs, cropped, resized, noise reduction, curves, usm

Statistics
Place: 161 out of 210
Avg (all users): 4.4926
Avg (commenters): 4.2500
Avg (participants): 4.2778
Avg (non-participants): 4.5989
Views since voting: 714
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 272
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 02/07/2006 04:33:19 PM
I have to agree that the background doesn't work particularly well to show off the pieces here, particularly the bird. I also realize that the vast majority of us don't have studios with lights and backdrops with which to work. Improvisations include fabric (I've heard velvet works well) and posterboard, though the latter tends to be too small for most things and a bit flat without much richness to it. (I know, I've tried.) I can't be much help for lighting, as I've tried desk lamps but they only work for very small objects. As for the composition, it's a bit too formal and centered for my taste. That may very well be what you intended as these are formal pieces in a collection and this type of composition is often used in such photographs.
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12/06/2005 01:39:55 PM
with the crystal bird, i think a black or dark background for this picture, along with some spot lighting, would create a more powerful image.
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 12/06/2005 09:57:12 AM
nice shot. beautiful bird in the midle.
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 12/05/2005 05:51:33 PM
lovely plates, I can understand why they would be favourites. The background and lighting for this shot does not do them justice. The crystal stork (?) would be better viewed with a darker colour behind it that would bring out the features better. The detail on the plates would probably also be more eye-catching with a dark background.
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 11/30/2005 12:04:50 PM
I'ts kind of boring.
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