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Cherry Dipped
MadMan2k


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Challenge: Fast Food (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-1D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Aztec, NM
Date: Aug 11, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2007

I hadn't done much product shooting, so this was good practice. Got a couple clamp lights with the same time of bulb, an 89 cent piece of posterboard, put some white T-shirts over the lights and darkened the room, and shot. Editing was curves, brightness/contrast, and gaussian blur on the background to smooth it out (including sensor dust). No spot editing on the cone except a masked shadow/highlights layer to brighten the paper a little.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 69
Avg (all users): 5.1696
Avg (commenters): 4.6957
Avg (participants): 4.6667
Avg (non-participants): 5.2757
Views since voting: 805
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 224
Comments: 25
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08/19/2007 07:55:58 PM
A different background color would make your subject stand out; here it just disappears.
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08/19/2007 01:58:29 PM
What a weird effect. The red of the cone against the red of the background makes it look soft but the cone at the same distance looks sharp...
TC
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08/19/2007 12:58:09 PM
I like the red on red, it's very curious. I can see this as part of an add. ~7
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08/19/2007 09:13:24 AM
Too much red, freaks me out.
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08/18/2007 08:35:54 PM
Interesting using the red on the red background. Pretty nice job lighting it to make the ice cream part stand out.
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08/18/2007 07:51:04 PM
Would have been more effective if the background weren't also red, or at least if it were a different red. As is, the cone just doesn't stand out enough.
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08/18/2007 05:33:18 PM
I think this image would be improved with a different colored background so the red color of the icecream would stand out more.
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08/18/2007 04:31:44 PM
whoa definitely needed a different background color.
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08/16/2007 12:05:05 PM
A bit harsh with red on red! But red is cool!!
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08/16/2007 08:37:44 AM
I think I would have liked this better with a different color background.
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08/15/2007 03:24:29 PM
Blends with the background too much, did you try white or other colors?
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08/15/2007 09:23:00 AM
should be red on white background...imho
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08/14/2007 06:54:49 PM
I am surprised you picked a red background instead of another color that would make the red cone pop out at us.
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08/14/2007 10:57:53 AM
might have been more effective with a different color background
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08/14/2007 10:41:58 AM
The question is, how long did you have before the lights melted the subject? I am not a fan of the red on red though, it just blends in, instead of putting all the focus on the subject.
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08/14/2007 10:11:06 AM
it feels like there is too much red to me...that the flavor gets lost.
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08/14/2007 09:14:21 AM
I don't think the red background helps you here, unfortunately.
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08/13/2007 05:56:12 PM
Very vibrant and red! I quite like it!
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08/13/2007 03:07:59 PM
a white b/g would've really made the red pop out. Here it just gets lost in the b/g. good try, 7
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08/13/2007 02:58:52 PM
The red BG takes away from the image...
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08/13/2007 01:43:09 PM
This is a great idea in general. But it misses the boat in one crucial way. The cherry against the red background. Try it again sometime with a black or white background and see how much better it pops!
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08/13/2007 11:39:41 AM
I think I would have tried a different background colour to contrast the icecream.
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08/13/2007 08:30:09 AM
Wow! Now that's red! Maybe a bit too red. Also, I wonder hos this would look if you added an element or two to add interest, or a hairline border?
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08/13/2007 07:01:34 AM
The red background does not do the shot any service.
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08/12/2007 08:11:54 PM
The red background doesn't do the subject justice. Should have been different to make the red pop and stand out.
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