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Refreshment: Artificial vs Natural
Refreshment: Artificial vs Natural
darnok


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still Life III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: South Africa, Pretoria
Date: Jul 23, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2007

 Lighting: A flash (key light) about 90 degrees camera right shooting through a piece of white A4 office paper. A second flash (fill light) shooting from above, slightly camera right through a softbox make from a cardboard box and a piece of office paper.

Post processing: RAW conversion. Noise reduction. Resize, smart sharpen, border and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 68 out of 233
Avg (all users): 5.7365
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.6418
Avg (non-participants): 5.8000
Views since voting: 723
Views during voting: 210
Votes: 167
Comments: 8
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AuthorThread
 08/03/2007 06:40:16 PM
well here is my opinion,

technically all your shots are pretty good, you mastered your camera and you know your way around it,

the key is how to present your subject and how to impress the viewer,

i am not a still life photographer, so i can't tell you how much it relates to the challenge, but probbaly some viewers thought it did not.
another thing alhtough the lighting is great, the image is missing a kick, in other words it does not get a reaction from me(except of course it's a techincally good pic).
for example when i saw de sousa's shot i was like DAMN that's good.

i hope that was helpful
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/31/2007 12:53:05 PM
Nice shot, I would have prefered more lighting on the orange.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 08:32:56 PM
Wonderul lighting. Love the water on the can!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 04:33:57 PM
nice try with the lighting. i find the shadows a bit dark. some fill light or a reflector to the right would give a better effect IMO. the water drops on the can adds a good look
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2007 12:06:35 PM
Would of been better if the elements were group together
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 05:39:26 PM
Just too many things here. Seems unappealing to my eye.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 02:35:21 PM
Mmmmm Both sound good right now. Maybe 1 more light source, the orange is kind of lost in the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/26/2007 09:27:52 AM
Great job making it look natural with all those beads of dew....nice lighting too. You handled the fill side so well that everthing is 3d....9
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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