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Four for a Dollar
Four for a Dollar
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Challenge: Fruits and Vegetables II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my basement
Date: Feb 10, 2007
Aperture: f1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 11, 2007

 rotate; crop; noise ninja; USM; select coins and desaturate and USM; clone spots on background; heal/clone glare on globe; dodge edges of globe

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 346
Avg (all users): 6.1404
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 6.0571
Avg (non-participants): 6.2727
Views since voting: 972
Views during voting: 262
Votes: 171
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/18/2007 04:01:15 PM
Great idea, good clarity but the lighting seems a bit harsh and the focus could be a tad sharper. Interesting and fun though (composition is spot on) so in my top 4 picks for this challenge.
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 02/18/2007 07:21:22 AM
Cute concept. Kids would like it. Dark BG worked well.
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 02/18/2007 04:25:09 AM
neat colors, contrasting together.
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 02/17/2007 08:56:23 AM
creative idea, but a little too isolated for my taste. I think that black background enhances the focus of this composition but it detracts realism.Other than the coins (which I like a lot) the rest seems to be floating because of the deep black. (7)
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 02/14/2007 04:41:56 AM
Very creative! Love how the reds and the yellow hues really pop off the black background. Very bold and vibrant. Lighting on the main subjects is good but it could be better. The outline of the glass on the gumball (or in this case, 'lemon drop') machine fades into the black background. In some spots you can't even see it. Then there is the opposite problem with the glass reflections causing odd circular patterns to be seen on the lemons inside. Hmmm, might a polarizer filter have helped on the reflections. Either a different light angle or a slight change in angle of photographing the subjects might help with getting the glass shape of the gumball machine to be more visible. Either that or some selective editing to bring up gamma or brightness/contrast levels might do the trick. Lastly, if it is 4 for a dollar you should show the 4 lemons and the dollar. The quarters lay flat and are not as visible because of position and lighting. Placing them upright leaning on each lemon would make them more visible and play into the title even more. All in all this is an above average photo it justs needs a little more to push it into the exceptional category. 7
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 02/13/2007 03:26:34 PM
good creative idea and well done
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 02/13/2007 02:20:35 PM
Heh, cute idea! :)
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 02/12/2007 09:56:46 AM
Great idea and setup. Clarity and sharpness are nice, and lighting is very nicely done. Good work.
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 02/12/2007 07:51:01 AM
Clever, bright and saturated.
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 02/12/2007 04:08:41 AM
Cute idea. I like the red/yellow theme. The lighting is a bit harsh though.
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