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Rubus strigosus (American Red Raspberry)
Rubus strigosus (American Red Raspberry)
giantmike


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shallow DOF in Red (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Madison, WI
Date: Jan 7, 2012
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Studio, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2012

 This was one of the first ideas that popped into my head for this challenge. It's a win-win idea, as I can get a nice photo, and have a snack too -somehow my props kept diminishing as I was shooting ;).

This setup was pretty simple. The raspberries were placed on a piece of freshly cleaned glass on top of a piece of styrofoam. Another piece of styrofoam was propped up as the background, and lit with two 100W lamps. An umbrella was sitting pretty much directly camera right, and I was shooting through the umbrella to provide soft wrapping light.

I didn't notice until I had the photos in the computer how many little hairs there on on the berries (that is what looks like noise). I was hoping for more reflective qualities, but it must be a different variety of raspberry that provides that.

Post Processing:
* White Balance
* Increase exposure
* Increase black point
* Increase contrast
* Increase definition
* Increase saturation and vibrancy
* Export as TIFF
* Resize
* Light Edge Sharpening
* Save as JPEG

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/11/2012 06:25:42 AM
Ahh, my favourite fruit! Capture is sharp, the black levels are a bit light for my tastes but overall nice work.
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 01/10/2012 12:49:24 PM
Anyone knowing Genus and Specius gets an extra point!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/09/2012 07:25:26 AM
Oh. I like this. The grain not so much... but I really like the pop "in your face" berry and the white background.
I think I'd have left a tiny bit more white on the left edge for balance, but that's a nitpick. :D
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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