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Steel Life
Steel Life
DrAchoo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still Life IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Studio, Camas, WA
Date: Jul 25, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2008

 I have no idea how I came up with this. I have no idea how it will do. The reflection is a trick I've used before which is a black pillowcase in a cookie sheet with a half-inch of water poured over top. To get a really nice black background in basic, use a matboard and tilt it toward the subject. Light is less likely to reflect back into the camera. The nuts are lit with a flash bounced of a reflector above and behind the camera.

Yes, I see the spot. Yes, I'd love to clone it.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 228
Avg (all users): 5.9836
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.8333
Avg (non-participants): 6.0569
Views since voting: 1506
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 183
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/26/2009 01:20:24 PM
I can't believe you actually thought up and then used that title!

(Dang, I wish I had.)
:-))
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 08/05/2008 10:52:20 PM
Nuts. Just nuts. ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/04/2008 04:30:07 PM
That's one tough apple to chew!! Very clever and a nice change from the usual still life subjects.
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 08/04/2008 04:43:41 AM
Fantastic!!
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 08/02/2008 06:40:51 AM
I would have liked it better without the leaf. The abstract nature of the steel pieces is reallly neat.
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 08/01/2008 06:39:17 AM
Clever title. Nice approach to the challenge. Eager to see how you did this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2008 06:09:25 PM
This BITES! get it? Very OOBie, nicely done. I hope others see it too. Best of luck. Scott
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 07/30/2008 06:08:42 PM
What a fun idea.....
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