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Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon MF Nikkor 85mm f/2.0 AIS
Location: My kitchen/Iceland
Date: Feb 20, 2006
Aperture: 2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2006

 Just a simple potato splash.

I made a studio from my clothes and some pillows. The black backround is my T-shirt and the white highlights in the water are two pillows and the flash.

I had to shoot about 100 shot before i got this one. Most of them were unusable because i had pointed my flash at the camera so the splash got very underexposed. But i noticed it after 60 shots so i got 40 good shoots and this was the best.

Then I imported it to Lightroom, converted it to B/W, did som brightness/contrast, added this yellow color and saved it for web.

Statistics
Place: 428 out of 631
Avg (all users): 4.8436
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7118
Avg (non-participants): 5.0571
Views since voting: 1439
Views during voting: 366
Votes: 275
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 03/03/2006 07:28:34 AM
Thanks for the comments. They're very helpful when you are just starting.
 03/02/2006 10:25:03 AM
Hello Magnus -- Greetings from the Critique Club ---

Congratulations on your first challenge entry. I see it has been selected as a favorite already!

Seems that those folks that commented on the photo liked it very much but, in general folks gave it average (5) scores.

The splash fills the frame and makes all areas interesting. Your use of light makes the contents look like gold (or some metalic element) and that adds an extra interest. The reflection is also a well-done element.

The glass and liquid are slightly out of focus. This works well for the "pillows" so that you can't tell what they are but not for the major elements. Although this was basic editting (so cloning was a no-no) I'd like to see less speckles of liquid to add importance to the major splashes.

For added "drama" I'd try moving the elements off center (perhaps lower left) by adding an asymetrical black border to the right and top. Not sure if that would help but a non-central composition might hold my interest longer.

I hope this is just the begining of your entries in the challenge.

Warm regards,
Theresa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 09:20:52 PM
10 just because I can't do these shots
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 02/23/2006 08:26:15 PM
excellent picture, although the reflections on the glass might've been managed better
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 02/23/2006 06:14:34 AM
Wow! is that some sort of chemical reaction? Great shot, 9
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 02/22/2006 07:50:46 AM
I like this...
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