DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
POPcorn
POPcorn
yanko


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Popcorn (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Date: Nov 6, 2007
Galleries: Nature, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Nov 6, 2007

 Thanks for the votes and comments.

To answer a couple questions that were asked:

Why is one of the popcorn dark?

It is dark because the popcorn above it is casting a shadow over it.

How was the flying popcorn setup?

I used pins to hold each one in place. You can see the shadows on some of them. I tried to position the higher popcorn to align with the lower ones to help mask/confuse viewers of the pin shadows.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 74
Avg (all users): 6.4103
Avg (commenters): 7.0476
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.4621
Views since voting: 2153
Views during voting: 617
Votes: 312
Comments: 28
Favorites: 1 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 09/24/2010 05:42:15 PM
You are SO clever.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/14/2007 03:56:11 AM
WTG, Richard. Nicely done, congrats on top 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/14/2007 03:41:05 AM
I really like this set up Richard, and feel you have such an amazing mind and so much talant..... Well done mate, and I had hoped for this one to ribbon for you.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/14/2007 12:42:46 AM
This was the best imo ;p love the idea love the harmonising colours, lovely
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/13/2007 11:30:05 AM
nit sure I like the pale yellow colouring on the cob and the background
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 10:08:14 PM
nice use of classic effects. great focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 05:19:22 PM
they do look like they are poping out of the corn. great choice of backgrounds
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 08:31:27 AM
i like the colors and clearness of this shot... nice job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 05:18:08 AM
Very nicely done! I'll be interested to see how you suspended the popped corn.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 03:20:28 AM
This is great! Nicely done, thoughtful deails, great effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2007 01:12:07 AM
very nice, probably should have used black background...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2007 08:42:26 PM
The white dot in the upper left is throwing me for a bit of a loop. I like the original thought with the shot. A very nice capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2007 12:47:33 PM
Creative idea. Nice, crisp focus. My only nitpicks would be the white dot near the top left, and the bottom left kernel being in shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2007 01:46:28 AM
Really nice work here. The masking you did to layer out the background from the cob and popping pieces is really well done. Love the blur added to the background as well. Hey - wait a minute. This is basic. DQ -DQ-DQ!!!! ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/10/2007 08:30:48 AM
The look of this really appeals to me!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/10/2007 06:59:22 AM
Clever. Posed?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/10/2007 03:47:42 AM
Should I admit that I was compelled to count and compare the gaps in corn with the number of popcorn? lol

Love the floating popcorn but the little white piece on the upper left is a distraction. Nice and creative idea - good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2007 07:39:47 AM
Nice simulation. I like the colors and the grad across the frame. I wonder why the bottom left kernel is so much darker.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/09/2007 03:17:51 AM
Nice. Great concept, well executed (8, no 9)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2007 04:19:44 PM
Nice work here. Love the popcorn in midair with the empty slots they seem to pop out of. Excellent show of action.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2007 08:39:33 AM
very nice 3D like effect. i was wondering why did you choose to have popcorns white(colorless) instead of bright yellow for the "pop" in the photo. i like it nonetheless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/08/2007 08:36:28 AM
cool picture
good background color!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2007 04:10:15 PM
Looks photoshop'd.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2007 10:10:32 AM
great idea. nice angle too! =]
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2007 09:05:54 AM
very cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2007 06:18:59 AM
Good idea, but something just feels weird about it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/07/2007 05:30:22 AM
:-) cute idea, I like it, and well executed. colour combination is very nice. 10 points!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2007 07:32:39 PM
not diggin the burnt piece, and would like to see a different color background to give it more contrast.... otherwise like it a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/07/2025 12:35:11 AM EDT.