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Challenge: Still Life With Fruit (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: My dining room
Date: Jan 24, 2010
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2010

 Post challenge notes:
Well, my effort at doing something a little quirky and different for this challenge didn't come off too well. For the most part, however, I did this as an exercise at improving my skills at lighting, and I think I did well at that aspect. A plastic cup wasn't what anyone wanted to see with their fruit, however.

Originally posted by Dirt_Diver:
...why does it look like dried super glue is on that apple or whatever it is?

It's a mango, and that's just the way it was.

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01/29/2010 12:27:13 PM
LOL...love the title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/29/2010 07:53:24 AM
First thought is the shot was ruined by the plastic cup...the second thought is to smile at your humorous take. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2010 09:34:55 AM
IMO, the cup doesn't help the image at all. I know your what your saying with the title but even the title doesn't really fit. You have the right idea of trying to put something else into the picture but a plastic cup wasn't the right choice.

And why does it look like dried super glue is on that apple or whatever it is?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2010 06:45:08 AM
Wow! This is really well done. Composition (of subject as given) and crop is interesting and well-balanced. I think what will be the downfall of this image is that the plastic cup just isn't pretty. And folks here want pretty. *sigh*

Lighting is very good... gives interest... and not too dark on the subject... with that great black background. Focus and DOF are perfect.

The color is AWESOME! The details are incredible... even the wood! All very well done... just that darn plastic cup. I KNOW that's what the whole image is about... and it's very creative, just not a 'pretty photo'... especially if it's taken outside of the challenge and viewed.

As a 'wild hair'... try cropping out all of the wood, leaving the stem of the lower fruit included... just the black and the fruit...and it makes the cup so much better, in my opinion.

(not voting)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2010 07:54:35 PM
nice colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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