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The Naked Chef and his hot & spicy beef recipe!!!
The Naked Chef and his hot & spicy beef recipe!!!
skari


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Challenge: Recipe (Food) III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Sigma 20mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF RF for Nikon
Location: Reykjavik, Iceland
Date: Jul 14, 2008
Aperture: f4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Date Uploaded: Jul 14, 2008

 I didn't have potatoes, so I substituted rice.
I didn't have paprika, so I used another spice.
I didn't have tomato suace, I used tomato paste;
A whole can, not a half can. . .
I don't believe in waste!
A friend gave me the recipe;
she said you couldn't beat it.
There must be something wrong with her
---I COULDN'T EVEN EAT IT!
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A smokemachine & strobe with red gel in the oven, another strobe into silverumbrella from camera left. The model is me, mostly lighroomadjustments, levels, usm in photoshop. Fun stuff to do, going to play more with the smokemachine for shure.

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 134
Avg (all users): 5.6289
Avg (commenters): 7.0769
Avg (participants): 4.9800
Avg (non-participants): 5.8542
Views since voting: 4972
Views during voting: 424
Votes: 194
Comments: 15
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AuthorThread
 07/29/2008 02:10:04 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Skin tones are accurate, colors are well done.

Brightness and contrast: With the exception of the light in the oven, nothing is blown out, shadows hold detail well.

Focus and depth of field: Focus is nice and sharp. Depth of field is appropriate for this image.

I think that a neutral density filter over the strobe, as well as the red, may have helped not blow out the light coming through the door.

I like the angle for this image. Nice take, too many people shoot only at eye level.

I think what hurt you most in this round, was the purists probably did not see this as "food" which required a recipe. Though it certainly is a recipe for disaster. I like this photo, as it has plenty of imagination, and nice departure from usual cliches.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/22/2008 07:52:04 PM
heheheh, nice idea, very creative, 8.
 07/22/2008 08:40:32 AM
both look yummy, lol! too bad there isn't a shot of some rump steak ;-p 8 for cheering me up
 07/21/2008 06:15:13 PM
Clever. I love it!
 07/21/2008 10:12:36 AM
Ummm... Interesting?
 07/21/2008 10:02:50 AM
Brilliant! I laughed out loud at this ;-) Hope the oven AND the Naked Chef survived.
 07/20/2008 09:02:56 AM
Priceless!!!
 07/18/2008 05:01:10 PM
hilarious shot. picture immedietely tells a story. nice angle and well lit
 07/18/2008 09:05:04 AM
Lol, funny. Disturbing, but funny.
 07/17/2008 06:07:14 PM
Very funny!
 07/16/2008 07:05:42 AM
You hve a very clean stove hood for someone who cooks like this... lol
 07/16/2008 06:42:10 AM
classic, i hope your kitchen is ok
 07/16/2008 12:22:46 AM
well done !!
 07/15/2008 10:54:01 PM
funny!
 07/15/2008 10:43:49 PM
Been there done that! and what is the recipe for this Ha Ha !


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