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Challenge: Silverware (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: My Dining Room
Date: Mar 4, 2008
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/25 sec
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2008

 Taken on a mirror with a white sheet over the top in ambient light through the window.

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SFW

I think the DOF could do with being a little shallower, the camera was wide open so I should have moved it back a bit and used more zoom.

This is the first challenge without any 1's and 2's, fantastic :)

What did I learn from this challenge:
This is the first time I have used a mirror, it was very hard not to get other reflections from the room in the image! I used a sheet over the mirror and camera that dropped down the sides to stop any unwanted reflections. Longer shutter speeds with lower light did not work as well as the light through the patio doors ... I think I really need to get some lights, my attempt at making them was not a success!!

Statistics
Place: 52 out of 210
Avg (all users): 5.8842
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.7703
Avg (non-participants): 5.9569
Views since voting: 699
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 190
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 03/31/2008 04:07:05 PM
I gave this a 9. But looking at it again it looks oof for most of the image. Still, it should have scored a bit higher in the 30's.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/08/2008 12:06:56 PM
Nice use of lights and reflections.

Not sure of the composition though, because the place where there is more sharpness has less light and the places which are blurred have more light.
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 03/08/2008 07:01:00 AM
Nicely done, Like the tonality of the image.
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 03/08/2008 01:14:22 AM
Nice reflections and sharp focus.
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 03/06/2008 05:31:13 AM
I like it, would've been cool if you slipped a spoon in there somewhere along the line.
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 03/05/2008 02:32:15 PM
The choice in DOF doesn't really work for me but not a bad shot.
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