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Native American jewelry
Native American jewelry
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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Olympus C-2100UZ
Location: granite counter
Date: Apr 19, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20sec
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2005

Silver jewelry from Native Americans of Utah...the handmade jar was used as a backdrop with an overhead light and some natural light from a window; setup was on a granite slab. The photo was cropped, sharpened, curves for color with an increase in luminosity.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.5317
Avg (commenters): 5.9706
Avg (participants): 5.3800
Avg (non-participants): 5.6316
Views since voting: 1077
Views during voting: 411
Votes: 252
Comments: 38
Favorites: 0


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05/02/2005 11:57:14 AM
Thank you for all the kind comments and good votes! I have a little story associated with the text in this photo..I know it blended and sort of disappeared into the vase but the thing is: I had the flu really bad when I set this up and by the time I was ready to add text, it really didn't matter to me what it was: I just wanted to get into bed and get back to being sick..lol...but I still tried to do a decent shot.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 11:41:27 PM
9!!!!
Great entry, and very original....
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05/01/2005 03:58:44 PM
Beautiful light, nice color and texture...the text seems to be dissolving into the image,I don't think it was needed to make this a wonderful image.
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05/01/2005 12:42:36 PM
Nice items, but the shaddow on the left hides the bracelet and the lettering disappears into the crock (at least I think it's a crock).
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04/30/2005 11:51:20 PM
Interesting idea. Composition is rather weaks, i feel it cuts away from the mood of the shot by 'cutting' the bowl the jewels stand on. Lighting is not very effective either, especially on the bracelet on the left. Nice sharpness tho. Keep at it! 6
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04/30/2005 05:55:44 PM
very nice arrange ment , I would have cropped to under the text, the text would then go to the lower right and make a stronger image IMO 8
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04/30/2005 01:21:44 PM
Overall a nice photo, but the scene on the vase actually captured my eye more that the jewelry, the marble background is also too busy for the jewelry to really "pop" at the viewer. 5
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04/30/2005 12:47:58 AM
I think I'd have tried using some kind of reflector to lighten (not eliminate) some of the shadow on the bracelet.
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04/29/2005 02:28:45 PM
the text gets lost
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04/29/2005 09:49:56 AM
a little bit dark but a great shot
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04/29/2005 08:27:33 AM
Glad someone did native american jewelry. I gave it a 7.
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04/29/2005 06:55:10 AM
It feets the challenge, but not my taste, but it is just my personal taste
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04/29/2005 03:53:54 AM
Nice composition yet I feel your text is blending in at the top too much where this could have worked better at the bottom of the image.
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04/28/2005 04:15:28 PM
i think that this is a very nice ad ...the details in the jewelry are well seen and the set all blends well without overpowering the product....g/l
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04/28/2005 07:36:21 AM
Interesting creative concept
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04/27/2005 11:29:10 AM
I like the background selected for this photo. The jewelry looks very sharp. I gave this photo a 10.
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04/26/2005 03:11:05 PM
Your text is lost in the vase. Try using an outline on it.
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04/26/2005 01:20:56 PM
Good idea and interesting composition. The lettering is too dark against the dark vase and the lighting is a little low.
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04/26/2005 01:02:02 PM
cool shot. the text isnt that good tho. doenst add. i think it's the font , the size, and the placement (and the color).
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04/26/2005 10:05:38 AM
I like the shot overall. It is a little dark however in the shadows.
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04/26/2005 05:37:53 AM
Good composition.
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04/26/2005 03:16:11 AM
nice jewelry I love the colours
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04/25/2005 10:24:10 PM
The art on the pottery takes attention away from the beautiful jewelery. More contrast is needed to show the detail. Very nice comp.
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04/25/2005 10:06:49 PM
The only issue is the bracelet in the shadow . This photo is nice and well done.
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04/25/2005 08:27:00 PM
Interesting composition.
Top of frame/image is a bit on the dark side, as is the side of the egg/rock. Dual light sources would have been a big help here.
Text/font used is way too dark and almost the whole word American gets kinda' lost.
Perhaps a black horizonatl border across the top with a less bold white text in it may mave looked better in this case.
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04/25/2005 05:16:54 PM
Nice photo... the text doesn't stand out too well, though...
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04/25/2005 03:50:30 PM
I like the composition alot. The shadow to the left is a little harsh. 7
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04/25/2005 01:09:12 PM
I like this type of jewelry because it is very common here at home. I think the shadow detracts from the braclet though and the text is hidden in the darkness of the photo.
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04/25/2005 10:31:00 AM
Good
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04/25/2005 10:14:23 AM
The text is not clear fom the subject and the picture would do better without it.
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04/25/2005 08:54:49 AM
I find that the text gets lost in the image. Perhaps using a different colour, or maybe moving to be along the bottom, with bit looser crop would help. Otherwise an excellent image - 8
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04/25/2005 06:52:26 AM
Nice subject. Floor a little distracting. Cannot stand your font!! And cannot read half of it - you needed another colour font, I think, maybe dark red, to stand out from the pot. Feels as though you are wasing some space, too: tope LHS and RHS are empty.
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04/25/2005 04:57:17 AM
nice photo but struggling to see the word american.
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04/25/2005 02:50:16 AM
Nice picture. Should use styles in PhotoShop to make the fonts come out more...
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04/25/2005 01:48:55 AM
Wondering why you put the text there??? Would've been perfect in the bottom left. Other than that, pretty good shot. unique.
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04/25/2005 01:00:52 AM
Very nice use of prop. Shadow is a bit harsh. A 7
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04/25/2005 12:38:15 AM
title needs a stroke or lighten it up..too dark..love the jewelry with the pot..a bit too dark around the bracelet...
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04/25/2005 12:17:16 AM
would have liked the wording on bottom in open space... nice :-) 7
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