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Paper or Plastic?
Paper or Plastic?
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Challenge: Choices (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: My basement hallway.
Date: Jun 12, 2004
Aperture: 3
ISO: AUTO
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2004

 Every time I go to the supermarket, I make this decision: paper or plastic?

Shot in my basement on a newly purchased white vinyl window shade (thus the ripples near the bottom that I couldn't edit out per the contest rules.) I used a 500 watt worklight to light the background and then took a long exposure so it would wash out and the groceries would be lit just right from reflected light. The side of the paper bag got a little more washed out than I would have liked, but my produce was starting to wilt under the hot lights!

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Place: 38 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.6604
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
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Avg (non-participants): 5.7733
Views since voting: 808
Votes: 265
Comments: 12
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AuthorThread
 06/23/2004 06:44:18 AM
Great comments. Thank you all. I knew there were lighting problems, but I just got home from school, so I haven't bought an adequate amount of lighting yet. Glad most of you still liked it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/22/2004 04:15:08 PM
Looks like good healthy choices too! Excellent idea. You've tried a high-key approach which worked fairly well - but you need to force some light into the foreground to make it truly effective as high key.
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 06/21/2004 12:42:01 PM
excellent lighting, good composition
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 06/21/2004 12:10:37 PM
Paper bags have other uses - plastic does not. The store will foist plastic on you unless you demand paper.
 06/20/2004 12:23:49 PM
excellent idea. lots of work went into this..
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 06/20/2004 07:27:30 AM
Good composition and colors aplenty, but the're crushed by the lighting coice.
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 06/19/2004 10:27:21 AM
Nice idea, but you need more light in the front unless you planned to have it backlit.
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 06/17/2004 07:30:58 AM
I like this picture. The colors are good and it is a great idea for this callenge. Lighting seems a little harsh from the side and back. Good luck.
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 06/16/2004 08:56:33 PM
clean picture
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 06/16/2004 01:07:04 PM
lacks temperature, texture and feeling
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 06/16/2004 09:35:05 AM
Nice still life. I like the backlighting. Good depiction of an everyday choice.
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 06/16/2004 05:35:12 AM
Good obhect ficus
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