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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: my backporch
Date: Apr 22, 2005
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Fashion, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2005

The sparkles on the crab and the earstuds are actually "real", the one on the necklace was slightly enlarged via photoshop.
Just some very minor adjustments (levels, contrast, brightness), resize, text, USM, safe for web.
If only drop shadow had been allowed :-(

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.7366
Avg (commenters): 6.5313
Avg (participants): 5.5876
Avg (non-participants): 5.8356
Views since voting: 1158
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 243
Comments: 34
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 10:34:23 PM
I like the arrangement, good lighting
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05/01/2005 07:25:42 PM
A tad too busy to rivet a passing eye but the concept remains nice. Bumoing up.
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05/01/2005 03:16:06 PM
Too busy.
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05/01/2005 12:41:47 PM
Nice, I like it.
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04/30/2005 01:24:49 PM
I think the jewelry should have been central in the image and not the wording for the ad
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04/30/2005 09:28:28 AM
The subjects get lost in the background, they are too small in the image
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04/30/2005 03:28:39 AM
Nicely displayed,
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04/29/2005 11:23:56 PM
I like the concept, but it would have been nicer were the jewels closer together. It took a minute for my eyes to focus on the jewelry, they kept straying to the shells.
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04/29/2005 03:50:34 PM
I like the contrast and arrangement of this photo. Nice crisp image!
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04/29/2005 01:54:35 PM
Professional Looking
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04/29/2005 06:54:57 AM
Very nicely done. makes me what to go out and buy the crab there. Very nice! 10
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04/28/2005 09:26:46 PM
Challenge: 6
Technical: 6
Interest: 5
Overall: 6

There is just too much going on here. It's a nice idea, but the background items are a bit overpowering.
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04/28/2005 04:21:50 PM
good idea. Plenty of thought. 8
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04/28/2005 03:00:46 PM
Very nice. Great composition and nice lighting.
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04/28/2005 02:33:31 PM
I like the layout and idea here. Given the light tones of the jewelry, though, I think a darker background, like the tone color behind the necklace, would be more effective. 7
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04/28/2005 10:55:19 AM
Nice concept, but too much thing going on in this picture. I had to look for the jewelry.
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04/27/2005 05:07:56 PM
no focal point in the photo.
04/27/2005 03:22:12 PM
Too late it`s on the 6th March here in the UK ;)
04/26/2005 07:09:44 PM
the starbust is a nice touch, good job.
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04/26/2005 05:49:31 PM
great colors and very crisp. great tag lines but the comp is lacking. My eyes have to work to take in the ad. Remember " Less is more"
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04/26/2005 03:43:29 AM
nice display and well thought out well done
Lucky Mum!
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04/25/2005 05:59:32 PM
To me it seems the picture was taken to frame the text, i think this may have worked better without the generic looking text.
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04/25/2005 05:20:48 PM
A little bit "busy" in the composition overall in my opinion.
A different font and perhaps something less in the way of text like:
"Dazzle her this Mother's Day with our Summer Dreams Collection" may have faired better.
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04/25/2005 03:29:35 PM
Interesting lay out.good job.
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04/25/2005 11:00:09 AM
So far this is one of the best. The composition, clarity, concept and lighting are good. The only thing I can see that bothers me is the cut off stone by the necklace. It seems like it should have been either in or out of the picture. Just as a fyi. When you work with sand, take a paintbrush to feather around where you worked.
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04/25/2005 10:10:23 AM
Composition: excellent - well balanced
Lighting: the flares on the necklace and crab to my eye seem to be off slightly from where they micht be actually
Color: very good, would like to see better definition between the silver and pink
Clarity: very good - as jewelry is a lot different texture than the natural elements, it looks slightly out of focus.
Lettering: average - I would have liked to see a different font used
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04/25/2005 04:31:59 AM
Nice layout. I think it would possibly work better with the jewels taking up twice the space they are at present. Would make a great advert. 7
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04/25/2005 03:57:21 AM
I'll buy!
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04/25/2005 02:15:53 AM
I'll give you points for originality, that's for sure! Too bad there is so much text... distracting. Lighting could use a facelift too. Composition is nice.
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04/25/2005 02:04:36 AM
Amazingly creative. Wonderful set up, the clarity and detail in your stones are phenominal! Looks like a winner to me!! 10
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04/25/2005 01:04:39 AM
nice layout...
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04/25/2005 12:40:34 AM
I would've enjoyed this shot more without the text. Good shot!
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04/25/2005 12:22:35 AM
don't care for the color scheme...I think it would have been more effective with just the jewels and the sand and shells...5
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04/25/2005 12:19:06 AM
Nice compostition here. I like this idea. Very nicely done.
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