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2 Round Bands of Gold Symbolize Everlasting Love
2 Round Bands of Gold Symbolize Everlasting Love
brettd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Round (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: On and in my coffee table
Date: Jul 15, 2003
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 Second
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 14, 2003

 The rings were on glass, and the photo angled underneath to keep it out of focus, but within a constant focal plane. A polarising filter was used to remove the reflections of the rings in the glass.

I then equalised the histogram, made the colour correction for the 500w tungstan floodlights used, and desaturated all but the yellows.

I sure wish I could spot edit to remove the remaining reflection highlights.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 293
Avg (all users): 6.3739
Avg (commenters): 7.4118
Avg (participants): 6.3333
Avg (non-participants): 6.4405
Views since voting: 1288
Votes: 222
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/25/2004 07:51:31 PM
Just happen to be browsing and found this shot. I really really like it. Very cool way to compose and light. Ill be adding this to my favorites.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/21/2003 02:43:15 PM
great shot...good job...am sure you'll be in top ten
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2003 11:06:36 AM
a little much in the title.....nice pic though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2003 11:03:37 AM
very very nice composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2003 02:30:30 AM
reflections???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2003 03:12:55 PM
I very much like this photo. I started shooting my own wedding band, but I just couldn't find a perspective I liked. The DOF here is great, accentuates the theme. How did you get that angle on the background with the rings flat?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/18/2003 03:01:55 AM
Like your setup with the rigns and background. Could have done with just a little more sharpness on the rings.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2003 11:35:25 AM
Excellent.
I think the title is a little long.. Maybe "Bands of Gold" :)
Still deserves a high vote.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2003 06:38:46 AM
Wow! I'm impressed. Lovely shot. Vote 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/17/2003 03:30:17 AM
Its a beautiful photo But there is something about the rings floating in the air that bothers me - 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2003 07:46:39 PM
Nice composition - I almost did the same for "One ring to bind them all"
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2003 10:25:13 AM
Im sorry, but this is stupid
 07/16/2003 08:56:19 AM
Nice...very. Not crazy about the the background, or the glass they are sitting on. I do like this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2003 04:49:45 AM
This is a really good setup shot. I love the DOF on the background unabtrusive, but you know it is a wedding shot. The rings really signify roundness and you captured much detail/reflections on them. The placement is good, I may have gone just a bit lower as to not cover up as much of the groom. I like how you laid the brides ring on the groom as just in the pic. Now to be nitpicky there seems to be some dust and noise in the lower left cornerand in the right corner the arm of the bride shows color where the rest fo the photo looks B&W. Pver all outstanding shot.9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/16/2003 01:07:57 AM
looks like a speck of dust on the glass the rings are on.... dosn'r spoil it for me and such a great idea to play with DOF that way
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2003 10:09:14 PM
great idea. i love the story it tells with the image. a little strange to see the rings floating in the middle though. it'd be nice to see it anchored, or somehow reflected in the glass table(?).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2003 08:51:28 PM
What a great shot! I thought of doing something like this, but chose another subject instead. I'm glad, because my idea would not have stood a chance against your wonderful shot! I like the background image being blurred, and that it is in BW. Color in the background would have competed for attention with the rings. Actually, I do see a small amount of color in the bride's arm and at the left in the frame. I won't mark down the score for that, no sense in penalizing you for following the rules. The only constructive criticism I can think of is the composition. I like the rule of thirds, and I would like it if the rings were not centered vertically. That is a minor point, though, and I predict a high score for your shot this week. Great job!
JD Anderson
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2003 08:33:10 PM
This is really beautiful... I like it a lot... Very elegant photo... and Ilove the way you have the photo in the background with the rounded frame. Very nicely done! and very 3-d... wonderful. -10-
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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