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The 25-year-old
The 25-year-old
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Challenge: Scents and Aromas (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Home
Date: Nov 25, 2003
Aperture: 7.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/2
Galleries: Studio, Political
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2003

 Started out as a blatant attempt to take a dpc photograph - you know, squeaky clean stock stuff - but actually the graduated light across the background was far too intersting to follow that road for long.

The other thing I found interesting is the sharpening: this is USM with a radius of 100, strength of (if I remember correctly) 150 and no clipping - that's what provides the halo-ing around the glass where the liquid is darker, which allows the contrast not to be increased too far and to isolate the glass from its background a little more; so I guess this is a technical submission, rather than artistic.

Boring, i think, really - but I had fun taking and playing with it, and I'll as ever be intrigued to see what the masses make of it.

Ed

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/01/2003 01:10:00 PM
I can't smell it but boy! it look good and i'd like to taste it!!
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 12/01/2003 09:08:29 AM
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 11/30/2003 03:20:57 PM
The angel of the glass is grate and the light is perfect. The noise are something that neatimage can handle :) (9)
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 11/28/2003 05:24:36 PM
Simple, yet the sweet rich scent of aged sherry (or port?) is almost tangible. The colour is marvelous.
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 11/28/2003 06:28:25 AM
This looks a bit more like coffee in the wine glass then wine to me. The head on shot here is okay but I think off center would of had more appeal. I think the grain, or background noise is a bit too much. In other words with glass I think the environment should of been pristine through out the shot. I will say that your idea is good, and you did the light well.
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 11/28/2003 03:09:20 AM
Its dull. Consider how the lighting could have added to the rich mood, and perhaps a different - richer backdrop. I like the angle you shot it from, its interesting.
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 11/27/2003 11:28:08 PM
A glass with some liquid in it. Exposure and focus are fine but it is rather boring as presented. Without the title I have no means of relating to the aroma.
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 11/27/2003 07:23:39 PM
Looks tasty, the backround is a little too grainy for my taste.
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 11/26/2003 03:48:11 PM
Nice, simple composition. A pure white background might have worked better but I like it.
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 11/26/2003 08:24:56 AM
Not bad. I think I might have included the bottle to give a little more context instead of depending on the title.
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 11/26/2003 07:39:14 AM
I know this aroma :) very nice shot :)
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 11/26/2003 04:52:19 AM
mmm, oh, right comment on the photo! obviously your image worked on me. I'm not sure about the grainy nature of the base/background. This shot is screaming for a high key clean presentation. 7
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 11/25/2003 09:31:53 PM
Nice shot. The grainyness here very much adds to the feeling of something old.
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