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In the Red and Nearly Out of Green for Christmas
In the Red and Nearly Out of Green for Christmas
boyd2000


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Red III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my kitchen counter
Date: Nov 11, 2008
Aperture: 10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2008

 Reflector umbrella strobe right of camera and shoot-through umbrella left of camera.
Manual mode, lots of tests for exposure.
Crop and slight straighten the top, though the bottom looks off, slight brightness, contrast and saturation boost. Boost green a tiny bit more to emphasize it.
Resize and save for web. Maybe too busy with the bowl and countertop.
Outtakes: [thumb]738678[/thumb][thumb]738679[/thumb][thumb]738680[/thumb]

Statistics
Place: 169 out of 205
Avg (all users): 4.6667
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
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Views since voting: 579
Views during voting: 246
Votes: 159
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/18/2008 04:03:43 PM
I think my grandmother used to have a rose glass candy dish similar to this. I think hers was round, but otherwise similar.

The photo as a whole seems a little soft somehow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/16/2008 02:08:11 PM
The counter top/background distracts from the rest of the photo. Photo also seems a bit out of focus. I Like the use of the green M&M.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/15/2008 09:11:16 AM
Nice props! Nicely done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/13/2008 05:35:14 PM
No no no! This grinds on my nerves. You've mixed a blue based red (candy dish) with an orange based red, and they clash. I like the idea of the lone green M&M (unless of course, you're red/green color blind, in which case I give you kudos for even attempting this shot). Your focus, crop, composition, and lighting are nice. The table top (surface) is a bit busy for the simple lines of the dish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 07:14:02 PM
Meets Challenge 2
Technicalities 2
Interestingness 1
Out of the Box
Personal Bias
Total = 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 01:35:50 PM
interesting and different shot, would have liked it better on a plain background as its a bit distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 11:24:05 AM
I don't "like" the surface, I think it hurts the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 06:57:22 AM
I think I'd like this more on white... I feel like that mottled table is a bit distracting... Also, perhaps closer up view of the candy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/12/2008 06:23:49 AM
Would prefer a plainer surface.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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