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Midnight Snack
Midnight Snack
brianhendee


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Challenge: Candlelight (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home, Woodinville, Washington
Date: Dec 10, 2005
Aperture: f9.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 30sec
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2005

I used three candles for this. I let the camera "peak" at the candle in the picture, covered the sensor, and blew out the candle in the picture. A second candle is to the left of the camera. I took a third candle, and moved it around the picture during the 30 second exposure to fill in the shadows. Took several tries to get it right.

Post-processing consisted of using a median filter layer to remove the "hot" pixels, followed by some adjustment with curves, selectively darkening the background with another curves adjustment layer, rotating the image by two-degrees to make the candle look straight, scaling to 640 pixels, and unsharp mask.

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Place: 100 out of 160
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2005 09:56:56 PM
Liked how you kept the fruit theme flowing.... from the platter to the candle, or is that from the candle to the platter? ;-) Looks yummy!
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12/14/2005 01:09:39 PM
The focus seems fuzzy on the candle and beads but sharp around the pears. I personally would have zoomed out a bit, allowing for more of the sheet as it is providing an interesting texture. Also i would have wanted to include the loops of the beads instead of cutting them off anround the candles plate.
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12/13/2005 11:52:16 PM
There's definitely candlelight, but the glow has been eliminated by some other light. This is a very nice pic, but the candle doesn't fit; it seems like an afterthought. Sorry.
12/13/2005 11:13:04 PM
Nice still shot !
although the primary ligh source does not seem to be the candle in the picture.
12/12/2005 09:53:25 PM
Nice setup! The top of the candle seems a bit blown out.
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12/12/2005 01:17:24 PM
I like the presentation of the image and the elements you have composed for the shot. Even the candle shows fruits that compliments the fruits pictured on the platter. While everything is well lighted in the scene such that the color hues are vibrant it robs the from the mood that would be created if all elements were bathed in the warm amber glow of candlelight. That warm amber light bathing this still life would make it more visually appealing. Adding a red apple at the end of the platter on the right would create a symetry balance between the red fruit pictured on the candle on the left hand side. Lastly the angle of the shot should have been lowered such that the flame of the candle is more visually prominent against the black background.
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12/12/2005 11:01:51 AM
topic wise i think this would have fit the catalgue challange better, but having said that it is very well composed
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12/12/2005 08:35:14 AM
You have a really nice still life of fruit and cheese at the right. It's tones are quite dark. The white candle is a jarring note, and the wites around the flame are blown out. I think you would have done better with a darker colored candle, and some editing around the flame so we could see it.
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