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Candy Cane
Candy Cane
kimberlyMai


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Challenge: Shallow DOF in Red (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: My bedroom
Date: Jan 8, 2012
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Fashion, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2012

Postchallenge message : Woah !! 12th place !! Thank everyone !

I've played with the saturation and the contrast a little. I've also cropped in order to reflect properly the idea I had in my head.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.2460
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 6.0755
Avg (non-participants): 6.3699
Views since voting: 1257
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 126
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/20/2012 11:22:30 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First impression: Gave this a 7 during voting and glad I did so.

Artistic: I like the bright poppy colours and the use of pattern in the bg to reflect the stripes on the candy cane. For such a close macro it worked very well! However I do agree with the open-mouth comments, it's difficult to make an open-mouth shot look good. Something fine but very white like rice powder might have worked to take down the skin tones a little and ad to the red/white effect.

Technical: Lighting good, composition quite good, though you might have wanted to fade out that little bit of glare on the cane, I feel it looks a little flat with it there. You can get away with a lot in Advanced. Even just a few passes with the burning tool may have helped, or a diffuser over your light source.

Overall: Hey, a top 15 finish! I think that speaks for itself, and you got a fave too. Keep up the good work!

Feel free to PM me,

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/14/2012 09:03:17 AM
Nice light and dof. I think I would like it better without the teeth showing; maybe just the lips on the candy. (voted earlier)
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01/11/2012 09:00:41 PM
This should be a top 10! Good Picture!
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01/11/2012 04:38:41 PM
Love the cross pattern created by the candy cane and the background, very good idea!
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01/11/2012 08:55:45 AM
Lovely... the skin tone looks a little bit blurred/strange, but full marks for a strong composition. Well done.
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01/09/2012 12:45:20 PM
I like.
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01/09/2012 12:43:01 PM
Nice idea, especially with the background. But I'm turned off by seeing the closeup of the open mouth. I don't think I've ever seen a open-mouth close-up that was enjoyable.
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01/09/2012 12:22:05 AM
Excellent capture :)
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