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Two sides of the heart
Two sides of the heart
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Challenge: Apple (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: room
Date: May 13, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100 secs
Galleries: Emotive, Still Life
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2005

 This photo represents two sides of a heart. The dark, mysterious, hidden side in the shadows and the bright, cheerful, sunny side slightly overexposed by the lighting. I tried to make the contrasts as distinct as possible while still keeping the photo intact. The cool blue background with some hints of green is to further play up the theme, a juxtaposion of cool blues with the warm red.

I picked out this apple for its really irregular shape, to me it really looks like a heart. I used an industrial vegetable slicer (part time job in catering comes in handy sometimes) to section the apple into about 10 slices.

This is my first submission using my new Rebel!!!
Dont know how to use the beast quite yet but learning as I go along.

Crop, hue/sat, levels, selective color, usm.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 386
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Avg (commenters): 7.4286
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Views since voting: 1575
Views during voting: 455
Votes: 332
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/24/2005 02:29:45 AM
I am leaving a comment for everyone so no one will feel left out so here is yours...
are you a chef? nice slicing
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 05/23/2005 04:54:53 PM
I love you idea for this one. I am not that crazy for the blue shadows, it is still a 8
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 05/22/2005 09:36:53 AM
v v nice (7)
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 05/21/2005 10:05:11 PM
Quite nice. I really liked the stripe affect where you placed the cuts.
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 05/20/2005 03:07:43 PM
Beautifully set up, sharp and real framed
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 05/20/2005 02:44:54 PM
great idea. Your background has a nice cloud like quality to it.
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 05/20/2005 01:10:52 PM
Good job. Nice perspective on the heart theme.
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 05/19/2005 09:09:31 AM
Normally I would say the lighting is harsh, but think here it all works. The shadow is the problem I see and it's a little distracting on the left. Over all a fine job, good color, and it's in focus. Good entry for this challenge...and nice slices!!
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 05/19/2005 05:43:27 AM
This is a nice image, but I think it would have benefitted greatly from a dark red or even a black background, and a reflector on the left side. I am personally not a fan of white backgrounds, and am not holding that against your image, it's just my personal preference. I like the idea. I love the heart shape. I like how you have recreated the apple after slicing it. Lighting seems a little harsh on the right, as details in the whites of the apple seem to be lost on the right side. <6>
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 05/19/2005 12:29:10 AM
love it!!! 10
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 05/18/2005 10:56:41 PM
clever idea, love how you executed it... colours are nice
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 05/18/2005 08:36:27 PM
Simple and interesting design.
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 05/18/2005 02:39:12 PM
Great shot. Very nice job indeed!
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 05/18/2005 12:03:03 PM
that would be a good shot for a heart/medicine magazine.
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 05/18/2005 10:14:23 AM
I like how the background gives just enough context in this photo. It gives the apple some bearing in space. Nice work on the apple slices.
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