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An Apple a Day....
An Apple a Day....
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Challenge: Complementary Colors III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: Planet Earth
Date: Apr 25, 2006
Aperture: F/4.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/13 sec.
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2006

 Shooting Details:
Shot in the kitchen again, I figured that I'd try something that I've not yet explored. I've seen many a shot like this but the idea came to me after visiting a local restaurant that had some beautiful photos of fruits and vegetables displayed on the walls. I know that this meets the challenge I just hope there aren't 200 people with my same idea...long shot but what the hell..

Post Processing:
Open
Save as PSD
curves: 90/79 & 165/175
hue/sat: 0/40/0
bright/cont: 7/15
Color/Balance: S:-9/12/8 M:-23/50/25 H:-54/34/9
bright/cont: 0/10
resize
USM: 85/1.8/2
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Statistics
Place: 33 out of 287
Avg (all users): 6.1183
Avg (commenters): 6.8095
Avg (participants): 5.9268
Avg (non-participants): 6.2056
Views since voting: 1223
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 262
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 05/03/2006 12:30:03 AM
Steve, Wonderful shot. You've really brought out the detail in the apple and made us stop to look. Nice finish/score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2006 11:42:37 PM
Nice capture! Good color and DOF! I like that angle slant too.
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 05/02/2006 10:07:34 PM
So many photos in this challenge belong in the sayings one!!!
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 05/02/2006 06:10:46 PM
Nicely done. Wetting the apple was a great touch, it added something to the ordinary apple and set it apart from the others.
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 05/02/2006 01:52:15 PM
Needs to be cropped at the top, too much dead red (like the aliteration) space at the top.
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 04/30/2006 09:40:34 PM
Nice shot.
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 04/30/2006 08:04:22 PM
very cool surface texture
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 04/30/2006 05:44:54 PM
Very vibrant reds and greens.. 8
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 04/30/2006 04:42:22 PM
good take on the challenge the red is a great color, i don't know if i like the slight tilt or not
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 04/30/2006 02:38:15 PM
Nice shot! Simple, well lit and well exposed.
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 04/30/2006 11:38:46 AM
Such a contrast! Cool picture, I really like it.
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 04/30/2006 10:30:23 AM
Not bad but I'm not sure what the tilt adds to the image.
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 04/30/2006 09:22:37 AM
fits the challenge but i dont like the water drops. the green base isnt appealing either. 6
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 04/29/2006 11:24:35 PM
great colors, really love the colors, nice touch on the apple being wet also
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 04/29/2006 09:31:42 PM
Wow! This looks very much like a Rikki setup. Great complementary colour image, I hope your doing very well. 8 from me, good luck.
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 04/29/2006 08:11:54 PM
Familiar looking -
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 04/29/2006 02:14:23 AM
This reminds me of the apple entry I made. The red and green just works so well in this image. Good luck.
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 04/28/2006 12:08:11 PM
I think you went a little over-board with the red there, too much of a contrast behind the apple, not a bad shot though
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 04/27/2006 04:27:20 PM
For such a balanced looking picture, I think I would have prefered a straight countertop. The lighting is excellent. 7
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 04/27/2006 01:36:24 PM
wonderful! the top of the apple is a little too sharpened in my opinion.
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 04/27/2006 10:11:57 AM
Love it!!! 10
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 04/27/2006 08:40:15 AM
nice way to shoot complementary colors. should exceeds very well in this shoot
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 04/26/2006 11:23:33 PM
5 - Fairly 'sharp' and 'crisp'. Background perhaps a little too dominant, not sure. 'Base' varied and/or different angle, make this better in my opinion. Not sure on the 'tilt'. Seems a few gamma/something issues here and there, not sure.
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 04/26/2006 11:22:35 PM
good shot
cool one
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 04/26/2006 07:29:00 PM
Lovely image, nice bright and clear, the water drops are a great addition.
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 04/26/2006 07:44:32 AM
great sharpness and colour
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