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Djabordjabor


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Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon MF Nikkor 85mm f/2.0 AIS
Location: Iceland
Date: Jul 23, 2006
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 sec
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2006

I colored the apple with golden paint. I sprayed it with water to get "fresher" look. I took the photo in a dark room and fired one flash to get the nice lighting. The postproccessing isn't very much, just a little curves and levels and a litlle dodging and burning and highpass filter after minimizing the picture. I hope it isn't oversharpened. I have to thank Helgi for helping me with the shot.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 296
Avg (all users): 6.3737
Avg (commenters): 7.0909
Avg (participants): 6.2645
Avg (non-participants): 6.5455
Views since voting: 1843
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 198
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)


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08/06/2006 10:40:47 AM
** Critique Club **

Greetings!

congrats on a excellent capture and great finish in the challenge.
I don't have much to add. I like the lighting, the water you added and the overall feel. I would have preferably cropped the top some, but that's just a nit pick.

looking forward to more work from you.

cheers,
Gaurawa
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07/31/2006 08:36:33 PM
Magnus,
Thanks for my comment on my beach entry I thought I would return the favor. This is a sweet entry in the gold challenge and really I can't imagine how to make it better, and congrats on your top 20 finish. maybe watch for some blown highlights on the right side of the apple. thanks again for your comment and it fun dueling you on the D50 page.
joe
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07/30/2006 09:37:58 PM
A very persuasive study. Congratulations on your top 20 study.
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07/30/2006 08:29:43 PM
awesome, nice placing... I really liked this, the focus and composition are great, I gave this a 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2006 07:07:56 PM
nice
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07/26/2006 04:33:20 AM
good, without being fantastic...lighting is nice
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07/25/2006 12:03:16 PM
The Golden Apple. Nicely captured. Well enough for a 10 in my book. :D
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07/25/2006 06:48:02 AM
good work here. great lighting. the water droplets really help.
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07/25/2006 04:33:10 AM
And here I am thinking there's no way someone will get a water droplet into this challenge... lol Nice contrast aginst the black background. Excellent clarity and comp. Well done and good luck in this challenge. <9>
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07/24/2006 05:41:50 PM
Great Clarity!
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07/24/2006 12:45:02 PM
Nice tone, great lighting and shadows.
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07/24/2006 10:49:08 AM
naturally, the croplets of water does make it a little cliched, but damn it, it adds so much to the shot! it's very nice, the lighting is beautifully done, and overall very nice. i thought the crop is a bit narrow, with possibly a bit too much black at the top, but that's a really minor niggle. it's a beautiful shot, and would be a good starting point for a similarly themed series... 9.
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07/24/2006 08:51:15 AM
Beautiful shot!
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07/24/2006 07:37:59 AM
I like the water drops, adds an interesting element.
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07/24/2006 03:36:14 AM
On a dark and stormy night in a dark and lonely forest a golden apple fell from a tree...

Love the composition and lighting on this!
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07/23/2006 08:32:17 PM
Great Job!
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