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Challenge: Macro III (Classic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Kitchen of my son's home, Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Date: Dec 20, 2003
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 s
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 21, 2003
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A stainless steel mini whisk placed on white paper, lit by several ceiling mounted mini halogen lights, that just happened to be there, hence shadows, to add interest. Camera tripod mounted and fired by laptop.
Shot RAW, white point set as backgound, convert to jpg, levels, some spot (3) removal by cloning in background, USM, add red and yellow and lighten in variations to create sepia tone.
EF 100mm macro lens - my first attempt at a genuine macro!!! |
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01/04/2004 05:10:09 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
The message
This photo is a nice interpretation of the shape of a common object. The shadows are what make it work; they are as interesting as the whisk itself. But while certainly interesting, I personally don't find the photo compelling. It's initially fun to look at, but it doesn't hold my attention.
Creative choices
The lights used here are great, casting nice sharp shadows. But there are too many of them. Two are needed to get the two main shadows, but the other lights cast less distinct shadows that clutter the picture and, more importantly, make the main shadows too light.
The most interesting places in multi-shadow images are often where multiple shadows intersect. The point of view used here pretty much blocks that part. Other than that, the composition works well.
The color you have achieved fits the subject well.
Technical aspects
Focus and exposure are great. Sharpening is fine; there are some slight halos if you look carefully, but they aren't bothersome. The light shadow to the right of the whisk inside the main shadow seems a bit muddled; is this where you did spotting? It may just be interactions of shadows from the other lights, so if your spotting was elsewhere it was unobtrusive. |
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12/27/2003 07:06:16 AM |
| the shadows are very nice and give a good compositional feel..a small crop on handle to get rid of flash...? |
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12/27/2003 05:27:04 AM |
| terrific shot ... love the gold shadow!! |
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12/25/2003 11:01:40 AM |
| Nice composition, love the shadows, color is good. |
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12/24/2003 10:22:18 AM |
| The shadows make an otherwise simple subject very interesting. Good job. |
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12/23/2003 10:56:48 AM |
| Nice composition. Good focus. Good use of lighting. Well done.Good luck. |
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12/23/2003 08:43:39 AM |
| I went back and forth on this over whether I liked the shadows or not. They add some visual interest but also clutter it up. Maybe if they had more contrast they could serve as additional interesting visual elements. |
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12/22/2003 02:26:15 PM |
| Wonderful shadow can composition. Hope you do well. |
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12/22/2003 11:31:55 AM |
| Overexposed a little bit... but nice |
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12/21/2003 07:48:45 PM |
| Interesting effect with the lighting |
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