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Challenge: Textures II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: Home, OH
Date: Feb 13, 2004
Aperture: f 9.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Still Life, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2004

 Kernels of corn on a flat glass surface. Two lights: One above; One from the side level with the pile. Made an auto adjustment for color. Resized for the web and sharpened edges. Would have liked just a little more texture in the popped corn. . . but my main focus was the kernels themselves. My objective was to get the focus clear enough so that it seemed like you could pick the kernels off the page.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/24/2004 11:27:07 AM
Good choice of subject. Might have been good to see more popped corn as it has a far more interestign and 'feely' texture than the unpopped.
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 02/24/2004 07:24:53 AM
funny image, interesting... perhaps it seems lowsaturation. i know what color popcorn kernals are and these are not the right color... ... it seems like it is a bit grainy, like this was shot ina low light situation... but good idea.. and decent.
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 02/23/2004 08:33:45 AM
Good work at giving the eye something to rest on. Good idea!
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 02/23/2004 05:06:44 AM
Clever.
 02/23/2004 01:33:00 AM
Excellent composition.
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 02/22/2004 01:19:27 AM
Good idea.
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 02/21/2004 12:09:57 PM
lighting needs work.. too dark I think
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 02/21/2004 11:46:59 AM
Clever idea. I would have maybe used a polarizer to get rid of some of the little reflections on the corn.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/20/2004 09:47:37 AM
You definately have texture, but your lighting is not very imaginative. If you shined light in from a side angle, you would get much more depth, definition and ultimately more OOOMPH!
TC
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 02/19/2004 06:09:16 PM
Good texture and composition, but lighting is flat.
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 02/19/2004 03:40:02 PM
Good shot, well done.
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 02/19/2004 12:42:34 PM
neat shot
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 02/19/2004 06:53:28 AM
well done for adding the final corn, without that this would be quite dull..
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 02/19/2004 06:36:40 AM
A 'pile of' photo well done!
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 02/19/2004 02:07:18 AM
Good lighting, though I think you are just a touch over-exposed on that bloom (it actually looks like a piece of paper screwed up). beyond that it's well poitioned within frame, and the texture of those seeds is well caught. The over-exposure loses you some level of detail and thus texture in the bloom itself, which is a shame as it is inevitably the main subject of this image.
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 02/18/2004 08:13:13 PM
Oh, if you took this during the popping process, you are a brave photographer! If it were mine, I'd probably crop a bit tighter on that popped piece, but it isn't mine, it's yours. Good seeing and a good take on the Challenge.
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 02/18/2004 07:43:21 PM
I see the texture, but the subject and composition just don't hold my interest.
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 02/18/2004 03:30:36 PM
crisp colors - good addition of the popped one.
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 02/18/2004 05:52:10 AM
Well executed shot that could possibly benefit from some sharpness (for my taste). Alas for me this a textbook shot of "pattern". Good luck.
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 02/17/2004 08:00:22 PM
I don't like the lighting. Good idea and composition
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