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Tomatoes on Red
Tomatoes on Red
Moose408


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color on Color II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home
Date: Feb 25, 2008
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 400
Shutter: 2.5 sec
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Feb 25, 2008

Inspired by alfresco and his Italiano Rosso image

This was one of the first 20 shots I took, I went on to shoot another 80 and kept coming back to this one because of the symetry of the light. This was a 2.5 sec exposure and I used a flashlight to "paint" on the tomatoes.

Post-processing:
Spot healing brush
Curves
Selective Smart Sharpening on the Tomatoes
Crop/Resize

This is my 3rd entry and I spent a lot more time on it that my previous entries. I'm expecting a personal best and at a score > 5


Statistics
Place: 53 out of 185
Avg (all users): 6.0632
Avg (commenters): 7.1111
Avg (participants): 5.7547
Avg (non-participants): 6.1389
Views since voting: 1185
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 269
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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04/30/2008 11:16:14 AM
Beautiful
03/14/2008 07:21:13 AM
I really liked this shot, and scored it highly. Red can be such a harsh colour to shoot. But here you have managed to mingle it and make it warm. Very well done, should have scored higher though in the challenge
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/03/2008 06:46:07 AM
Love the lighting.
03/03/2008 05:08:43 AM
i like this idea. the gradient effect the colors have works well.
03/02/2008 04:14:06 PM
the overall sharpness of your photo really makes it stand out
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/02/2008 01:11:52 PM
The background is very distracting, with the black against the circle of red. This makes it harder to focus on the subject, a plain red background would have been better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
03/02/2008 06:07:33 AM
Absolutely love the lighting in this photo! I hope you explain the set up.
03/01/2008 10:54:52 AM
I like the spotlight on the tomatoes.
03/01/2008 10:20:01 AM
Clear focus, nice colors, like the contrast.
02/29/2008 10:52:34 AM
Normally, I wouldn't like the centered composition, but because of how teh shadow falls around the edge, it helps a bit. Good lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/29/2008 04:42:34 AM
perfect lighting and shadows. 9
02/27/2008 04:28:09 AM
Perhaps a little too dead-center. It may look better a little to either side.


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