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Elegant Bling
Elegant Bling
phreakon


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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Olympus C-740UZ
Location: My apartment
Date: Apr 18, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 12 sec
Galleries: Fashion, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2005

Ring on black glass, with blackboard. Macro shot. Lighting done with two desk lamps. Not the most interesting entry, and very difficult to photograph.

post:
levels, curves, contrast +2, cloned out some dust on the glass, and cleaned up some minor distracting spots. Added text.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.1855
Avg (commenters): 5.1429
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.3151
Views since voting: 908
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 248
Comments: 29
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 11:22:17 AM
I like the way the light is caught on the right edge of the ring. However, I'm distracted by the reflection on your foreground. It would also be helpful if the leading edge of the ring had some more light on it. You can't really see the band.
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04/30/2005 08:36:44 PM
I think this huge rock is just to much, showing more of the ring would clearly identify it as a ring, just my thoughts
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04/29/2005 02:30:57 PM
the color seems to be a bit off
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04/29/2005 04:35:00 AM
dont like this a bit, did u clean the ring, nice contrast backgrnd
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04/29/2005 04:12:54 AM
Wow - this jumps off the page at me!
Clarity & cut - no wait that would be rating a diamond - the clarity & detail here look pretty good and from the number of stone facets, a nightmare to shoot without reflections, which are very present in the shiny surface this was shot on.
Had you placed this on black velvet, a black mirror or similar, I think it would have looked a bit better and the distractions in the foreground (reflections) wouldn't be so strong. Not sure the font style works for me, but a minor thing really. (6)
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04/28/2005 10:02:48 AM
Wow! Great color and clarity! Very nice. Even a starburst to boot... Can't decide if I like the reflection or not - guess it's ok. Anyway, best of luck in the challenge.
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04/28/2005 09:49:52 AM
The ring appears to be floating in space too much. The reflection feels to take more away from the picture than it gives.
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04/28/2005 09:17:21 AM
Good lighting on the diamonds. Ring not enough lit I think. One side of the ring is in almost total darkness. Reflection too dim; it's distracting instead of usefull. A more intense reflection or none at all would have been better.
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04/27/2005 09:54:25 PM
Too much of the ring is dark. Like the layout. If a bit brighter, it would be much better.
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04/27/2005 08:39:10 PM
Interesting piece. Nice lighting, though a little more on the front edge would have been nice. Terrible title.
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04/27/2005 04:58:43 PM
there is too much space below the diamond imo...
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04/26/2005 09:07:39 PM
Love the photo of the ring. Crisp focus, great composition, lighting. The text doesn't work for me.
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04/26/2005 07:08:12 PM
Nice shot, the text detracts from the image.
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04/26/2005 07:04:15 PM
For a jewelry advertisement, the lighting across the stones needs to be almost equal on all areas. in this case, the stones on the left side of the image are in deep shadow which is very distracting.
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04/26/2005 03:19:05 PM
I would have liked this one much better if you had not put text on it.
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04/25/2005 11:21:39 PM
Nice photo. Weird crop and text placement.
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04/25/2005 08:32:04 PM
It would have been nice if the stones on the left side had light on it so it too can reflect and show off the stones. The reflection should be complete or not there at all. My opinion.
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04/25/2005 03:28:55 PM
This does have a elegant feel to it, but I would have liked to see more light.
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04/25/2005 10:35:33 AM
wow
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04/25/2005 09:31:46 AM
"Elegant Bling" seems like an oxymoron to me in some way...I tend to equate "bling" with tacky and tasteless....that being said....this is a lovely picture, beautiful light and clarity...the text was just not necessary.
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04/25/2005 08:57:08 AM
nice close up.
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04/25/2005 02:33:13 AM
A tad noisy on the main stone, but all in all a good photo.
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04/25/2005 02:32:41 AM
love the waterfall reflection...don't love the "bling" in title
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04/25/2005 01:45:50 AM
Reflection is to dark - looks like broken pieces.
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04/25/2005 01:41:08 AM
What did we say about putting the word 'bling' in the title - and you dare to put it on the image as well!
Seriously, nice reflections of the light everywhere. I also like the placement on a reflective surface - worked out well. 8.
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04/25/2005 01:32:21 AM
Now there's an oxymoron.
An additional lighting from the back-left would enhance the ring more, and be more like an advertisment.
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04/25/2005 12:33:46 AM
I personally don't care for the large white text with this shot at all, maybe something a little more subtle would not take away from the image as much.
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04/25/2005 12:17:06 AM
Amazing jewelry. Is this a ring? Took me a while to figure out what it was. Reflections on the lower part of the photo are kind of distracting.
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04/25/2005 12:13:16 AM
bling is SO yesterday
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