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KarenNfld


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Challenge: All Four Elements (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 6s
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Date: Jan 20, 2011
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2011

 Earth - potting soil
Water - blue tinted water
Air - empty glass (although the background makes it look sort of foggy/smoky which is cool)
Fire - lighter fluid

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 47
Avg (all users): 6.5975
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 5.9677
Avg (non-participants): 6.6905
Views since voting: 2796
Views during voting: 663
Votes: 241
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

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 12/15/2012 08:03:50 PM
Gorgeous and creative. Absolutely love the lighting.
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 02/04/2011 03:06:07 PM
I thought about doing my first wine glasses and doing the same type of thing. I'm so glad I didn't -- there's no way I could have competed with yours! Congrats on the top 10. :)
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 02/03/2011 05:38:05 AM
Congrats with your 6th place. Another glass beauty.
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 02/02/2011 05:12:07 AM
Congrats on top 10 Karen!
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 02/02/2011 02:00:05 AM
Congrats on the high finish.
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 02/01/2011 11:40:14 PM
I guessed right! Very well done, Karen!
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 02/01/2011 09:42:30 PM
Congrats on the front page, Karen!!
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 02/01/2011 07:31:09 PM
My fave of the lot! Congrats on your excellent image, Karen!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/01/2011 05:26:29 PM
Probably the best done of these, but the earth underexposed. Since this was advanced editing, you could have fused a better exposure, or perhaps used more bounce toward it.
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 02/01/2011 12:02:56 PM
Amazing how many people came up with the same idea. But all achieved a little differently. This is my top pick for the idea. Even though it is classic DPC "Purdy Glasses" Congrats.
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 01/31/2011 04:15:02 PM
they can say whatever they want against wine glasses, but this one gets an 8 from me
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 01/31/2011 03:55:11 AM
One of the best photos
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 01/30/2011 05:18:44 AM
nice idea.. but lacks light.. this image would have much more impact if the background was a solid color and you had a brighter light source aimed at it.. also some soft lighting from the side or slightly front of the glasses would give the earth in the glass more detail. would have been cool to see the top of the flame.. advanced editing to take out some of the hot sports and reduce noise.
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 01/28/2011 06:50:46 PM
I've got a similar one, but your fire is MUCH bigger! Great shot!!
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 01/28/2011 07:11:32 AM
This is the cleanest execution of this idea. Well for me that is. =)
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 01/26/2011 08:31:34 AM
Very nicely lit, though I do wish there could be a little more detail in the "earth" glass. Well-balanced composition. I particularly like the reflections in the tabletop, and the background has a very pleasing texture. I wonder how it would look if there was a little more light falloff toward the top of the background, leaving it darker behind the flame.
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 01/26/2011 07:21:02 AM
My only 10 (voted earlier). Well done ! I love it all.
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 01/26/2011 07:06:11 AM
excellent idea.....maybe with a deferent background was better!!
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 01/26/2011 05:42:05 AM
What are the odds that a similar image came just before you. Likewise, beautifully conceived and executed. The base of the stems and their reflection for some reason make me think of chicken feet. Once I saw them that way, I just can't seem to unsee it. Has no effect on the score, just thought it was funny.
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 01/26/2011 04:34:10 AM
Really nicely done! Just LOVE the flames in the glass (wonder if the glass broke or shattered?). One nitpick is that with the exposure as is, the earth component is a black mass (at least on my monitor), and cant really tell what it is? Some small lighting to give it color/contrast/texture would've blown this out of the park! Wonderful photo as is, and a 7.
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 01/26/2011 03:23:01 AM
This could be KarenNfld's work, very well done. Only nitpicks would be the sooted glass and the height of the flame
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 01/26/2011 12:48:44 AM
Very elegant, with good lighting
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