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Unbottled Essence
Unbottled Essence
metoecus


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: studio (apartment)
Date: Jan 7, 2006
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 20s
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2006

 The green light is a glow stick wrapped in a sheet of notebook paper (it was too bright when uncovered). The blue light is from an LED.

I'd have liked to make the outline of the bottle a little more distinct; I'm afraid that it's a little too abstract to be easily recognisable. I have mixed feelings about the appearance of the escaping essence. I'd like it to look more whispy and less striated. I have a few versions where the essence looks as I'd like it to, but the brightness of the bottle overpowered the essence. I hope to re-shoot this while subduing the brightness of both of my lightsources before the submission deadline.



Focal length: 24mm

Editing steps:
Levels (gamma 0.75, white point to 190)
Hue / Saturation (r: -100, m:-100, c:[hue-75, sat+100], ygb: unchanged)
spot edit (my sensor is evidently very dirty)
crop
scale
USM (radius 2.0)

Statistics
Place: 103 out of 244
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Views since voting: 869
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Votes: 237
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2006 02:35:06 PM
Nice concept. I would have shot this lower down to get the bottle base at camera level, so the table doesn't distract, which makes it look a little staged and studio-conscious. The gini idea also suggests that it needs context to further enhance the effect, such as an exotic bedroom/parlour.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2006 10:01:11 AM
An interesting effect but the blown out white center and the general lightness of the green color limits its 'burst' impact. Not a very wow photo, which is even more essential than usual in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/14/2006 03:51:02 AM
clever again - good visual impact
 01/13/2006 02:16:47 PM
Nice Image.
 01/13/2006 08:21:05 AM
Great use of lighting here
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2006 01:07:24 PM
Good burst of color, but it seems too much of a set up shot to be "mystical". However, it also looks like you spent some time on this image. props for that.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2006 06:47:44 PM
very cool, hope you told us how you did it
 01/09/2006 05:20:13 PM
Cool photo. The highlights in the green are a bit overblown, but I like the bottle.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2006 05:16:47 PM
Nice shot. I'll be curious to read how you did this.
 01/08/2006 07:11:52 PM
Very cool. Different. How did you do it?


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