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The Last Glass of JD
The Last Glass of JD
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: New Year's Resolution III (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: My Bedroom
Date: Dec 31, 2004
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 sec
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2004

cropped, dodged, unsharp mask, NeatImage, soft focused

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 135
Avg (all users): 5.1931
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 4.9200
Avg (non-participants): 5.3543
Views since voting: 1018
Views during voting: 299
Votes: 202
Comments: 9
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01/14/2005 03:56:12 PM
Troy

You've done a nice job with the ambient lighting: it defines shape nicely, without overt glase.

For me, though, the composition is a bit static. Depth could have added by angling the bottom of the bottle away from the camera, and revealing the open mouth of the bottle slightly, to match the circle of the glass and the cap. The position of the cap in the composition pulls the eye away from the central image, as there' a lot of contrast between the cap and the surface.

I'd like to see the glass stand out as a subject: backlight focussed into the whiskey would have made the liquid glow and draw the eye to it, making the glass the subject. The whiskey looks a bit muddy and less desirable as is.

Contrast: I think the black of the labels could be a bit deeper. That would help the gold of the whiskey stand out. I'd also like to see a bit textural contrast; perhaps a textured cloth or tablecloth under the glass and bottle.

Furthermore, if this is meant as an ad shot, some 'elegant' props to make this appear a high-class setting would help sell the product.

As is, I think the entire setting is a bit bland.

Hope I've given you something to think about.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/05/2005 06:50:01 PM
Not sure if I really care for the bottle cap in the photo. Other then that I think it's great.
Nice job. It's a solid 8 from me. Hope to see near the top. Good luck.
01/05/2005 09:50:08 AM
And what are you thinking of to replace JD with.LOL
01/04/2005 12:28:59 AM
Really like the softened touch
01/02/2005 03:24:12 PM
last glass... for the year 2004? For the week? Ever? 6
01/02/2005 11:43:38 AM
Nice composition Like how the few colors against the white just pop out. Well balanced crop. Maybe a bit sharper focus on the JD label or the glass. Good luck and HNY.
01/02/2005 11:21:13 AM
Well shot. Good luck with the resolution :)
01/02/2005 03:40:01 AM
Noooo, you mad rash fool, don't cut out the whiskey.. Anything but that! :-).
01/02/2005 03:03:32 AM
Focus a little soft for my taste. Might've been a little more effective if there were more contrast in the image.


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