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Today's Special - Dirt Pie w/ a Side of Worms
Today's Special - Dirt Pie w/ a Side of Worms
aimeethetoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dirt (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Columbus
Date: Dec 10, 2006
Aperture: 3.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Animals, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 10, 2006

 If there is anything my Chef husband has taught me it is that - it's all about the presentation. Obviously a spoof of Hotpasta's "Morning Fast Breakers". I LOVE that shot. hotpasta ROCKS!

This is a piece of pumpkin pie with part of the pumpkin removed. The dirt (potting soil) adhered well to the outside. There are 24 fabulous Canadian night crawlers (from the WalMart bait fridge) in the bowl. They were spectacularly cooperative models and in exchange for their graciousness they are now roaming free - no fish hooks for you my little friends!

I hate the reflection on the fork but not enough to change the lighting on the rest of the shot. Changing the position of the fork didn't seem to make much difference. This is a very rare indoor shot for me. Special thanks to Tim for holding the reflector (white poster board and desk lamp) for me!!!

Boring details: Shot in RAW - RAW conversions. Elements-crop, minor cloning, dodging, selective color, hue/saturation, neat image, levels, blur, unsharp mask, save for web.

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Well, I'm afraid my placement might not have done Hotpasta proud this time. People seemed to want a full on assault by the worms instead of the teezer I was going for. Fingers crossed for a WORMS challenge! : )

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 144
Avg (all users): 6.3109
Avg (commenters): 7.6818
Avg (participants): 5.9429
Avg (non-participants): 6.5203
Views since voting: 2452
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 193
Comments: 30
Favorites: 0

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 12/20/2006 02:02:59 PM
6.3 is a purty durn good score, woman!!! You just amaze me more and more erry day with your setups...awesome job :-) lovely shot considering the 'subject' ...
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 12/20/2006 09:23:27 AM
ohhhhh that is good afternoon sweet isntit? ahaha! nice idea and nice shot.
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 12/18/2006 06:31:16 PM
On second look here, maybe a bite missing out of each, and some dirt on the fork ? Yuk!
Again, a finely lighted and arranged table.
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 12/18/2006 06:32:38 AM
This is great! I love the juxtaposition of the fine tableware and the dirt and worms! Nice work, and I commend you for setting the nightcrawlers free:)
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 12/18/2006 03:58:58 AM
lots of 10's this was a very nice still life, hahaha
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 12/18/2006 02:51:53 AM
Aimee, this is so creative! Darn. . .almost makes me want to have a portion of dirt for breakfast! :)

Congratulations on the nice strong finish!

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 12/18/2006 12:26:54 AM
This is just awesome, and this should have won a ribbon IMO.....
Not only is it a good idea but it is also so well taken.....
If I didn't know better, I think I would actually eat this.....
By the way, you were one of only a few, that got a "10" from me....
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 12/17/2006 07:28:12 PM
Dang, that's fancy place settings :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/17/2006 02:58:13 PM
no thanks! lol Pretty cool how you got the dirt to look just like a piece of pie. Great job
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 12/17/2006 06:32:08 AM
Great take on the challenge, a smart way to get a pretty image, and I bet that it was pretty good tasting as well. Lovely arrangement, nice DOF, gold fork, flower, and trim - beautiful and tasteful.
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 12/16/2006 10:54:25 PM
My God! That's a moose-turd pie! Good, though!
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 12/15/2006 01:02:06 PM
Very imaginative, must have taken ages! Lovely presentation, shame the worms arn't in focus but still a very good shot!
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 12/14/2006 08:19:06 AM
LOL - and nicely done, too.
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 12/13/2006 05:28:32 PM
Pie looks delicious, where are the worms? or the dirt? Just add a small shovel of dirt on the table first.
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 12/13/2006 08:49:05 AM
yum...sharper focus on the worms would have boosted this higher. 6
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 12/12/2006 05:21:32 PM
Well done in every way!!
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 12/12/2006 03:36:03 PM
OMG, on the nice china and everything ... ewwwwww!! I really hope that's just chocolate-something, but I can't find a harmless interpretation for the worms. Oh, and photographically, the only real flaw is that the entire piece of pie is not in sharp focus and probably should have been. 9, anyway, for thoroughly grossing me out.
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 12/12/2006 11:20:12 AM
I'll take two. 7
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 12/12/2006 04:06:31 AM
Very sublte on the dirt, but a very effective concept. Incredible technicals to this photo. Well done!
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 12/12/2006 03:46:23 AM
looks like a stock photo. Nice work
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 12/11/2006 03:07:40 PM
Excellent and very very clever.....
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 12/11/2006 01:26:28 PM
Nice shot, very well set up. Good composition and DOF.
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 12/11/2006 12:15:46 PM
Great idea, and what a contrast to the classy looking fork, plate, and napkin.
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 12/11/2006 10:23:10 AM
Mmmm. Looks delicious! Lovely table setting. Nice light and composition. 10
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 12/11/2006 03:41:40 AM
What a great setup!! I wish the bowl of worms were more in focus, I wouldn't have known what it was if it weren't for your title.
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 12/11/2006 01:59:34 AM
mmmmh, delicious! You are a born food-stylist!
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 12/11/2006 12:34:10 AM
I would love to have the worms :) (In focus). a little bit more of DOF would be essential to make this one of the best.
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 12/10/2006 09:10:24 PM
Maybe worms in the whipped cream or pie, and leave off the side would make it simpler and easier to digest. Still a good thought for the contest theme, and lighted well. I'm not quite sure about depth of field. The fork handle sharper would make it more appealing to me. The back elements seem to detract from the bolder graphic elements of the plate, fork, pie, and napkin. It looks like a lot of effort for the effect, and I appreciate that.
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 12/10/2006 07:36:15 PM
awesome food image...a creative idea...my only negative is that maybe you should have put a couple of worms next to the pie...awesome otherwise...I am going to give this a 10
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 12/10/2006 07:20:05 PM
Nicely taken food shot. Looks like dirt. :) I'm reserving high scores for grimy shots though. 6
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