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Dinner for three
Dinner for three
spartacus9


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Kitchenware (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Lawrence, KS
Date: Apr 21, 2007
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.4 sec
Galleries: Persuasive, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 21, 2007

 Ciroc, one of my all-time favorite vodkas. Shot on a tabletop draped with a black curtain. Single softbox light angled over the top of the subject to avoid too much reflection. I'm sure it will get stomped by the other submissions because frankly, you guys (and girls) are just out of my league. But I had fun putting it together and compared to my other shots, I like it.

Post-processing: adjusted white balance to achieve harsher blue tones, spot-cleanup on lint on the curtain backdrop, burn tool on "Ciroc" and "Vodka" text to make it a bit more readable. All done is Photoshop CS3.

Statistics
Place: 83 out of 149
Avg (all users): 5.6011
Avg (commenters): 6.2857
Avg (participants): 5.3559
Avg (non-participants): 5.7132
Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 188
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 05/03/2007 08:34:34 PM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Spectacular! Your focus is spot on, making this one nice and crisp. You also captured a great intensity in the blues really making this one pop.

Lighting: I think that your lighting is the strength of this capture. The only flaws I can see with the lighting is the hot area on the shot measure and a small outline of the softbox on the top glass. Even still, I really like the lighting that you created here. Perhaps a polarizer would have toned down the reflections just a hair.

Composition/Content: This is where I think the voters hit you. The composition is a bit cluttered, and it feels too deliberate. I like the stacked glasses, but the chopped bottle seems out of place. I think that sliding the bottle behind the glasses, moving the shot measure out and opening up the zoom a little to include the entire bottle

My Opinion: This one seems like it scored about where it should have as it is. You have a very nice idea and you did a fantastic job with your lighting. With some small changes in the composition, this one would have surely bumped close to a 6.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 06:10:52 PM
Yeah! Now we're talking! Im liking the blue lighting.
 04/24/2007 04:42:01 PM
I like the composition, color and lighting.
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 04/24/2007 11:42:12 AM
Love the blue tones.
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 04/23/2007 08:48:44 PM
refections on glass are hard to do. Maybe a polarizer would have toned them down 6
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 04/23/2007 09:16:12 AM
I like your idea and the simplicity. Just a few reflections too many.
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 04/23/2007 05:25:16 AM
my kind of dinner what time?
 04/22/2007 08:31:30 PM
I'm eatin' at your house. Nice lighting, hard with super reflective stuff. I think I'd prefer it if you didn't cut off the top of the bottle.
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