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I “Love” Tomato Juice
I “Love” Tomato Juice
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Challenge: Straight from the Camera (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Back Room, CA
Date: Jul 1, 2006
Aperture: f/10.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30sec
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

 Ok, I have to admit that the heart shaped lighting was unplanned and an added bonus. I had the "tomato juice" idea, so set up the shot accordingly - looked through the lens and…"COOL!" I took 4 practice shots before cutting the tomato, and then cut it in a way to maintain the heart shape light reflection (which took some time finding again after cutting - had to get the angle just right). Took another 8 shots after cutting the tomato - to get various angles, tried a few with water mist on the tomato, etc. This was the 2nd shot taken after the 4 practice ones. I'm pretty pleased with the results - I knew what I wanted and really didn't see a need for any more than the 12 shots taken once I saw the heart-shaped light reflection. Hopefully the voters will find it appealing as well.

I shot in RAW+Lrg JPEG mode. Threw the JPEG into PS, hit my "H640" action (resize to horizontal 640, save for web) and that's it! What you see is what you get! Note to 20D users, DEFINITELY set your noise reduction custom function to "ON" when taking long exposure shots - makes a huge difference. I took two test shots without it and found artifacts in the image (a couple of blue and red pixels). The only down side is the exposure takes 30sec and then the camera takes another 30sec to process the noise reduction before you can view the picture.

I used the same lighting set-up (homemade diffuser over desklamp) as I did for the Still Life challenge - it's amazing what you can accomplish with a cheap desklamp, poster board and a napkin!

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 389
Avg (all users): 6.8713
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.8759
Avg (non-participants): 6.8615
Views since voting: 7826
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 202
Comments: 31
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 07/11/2006 02:40:57 PM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish, very nice shot!
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 07/10/2006 01:40:11 PM
You've managed to make tomatoes (ugh..) pretty :)
Didn't think you could do that.
And did it taste good ;P
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 07/10/2006 10:53:34 AM
I thought this was such a clever idea and figured it would ribbon for sure!

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 07/10/2006 10:02:35 AM
Congrats. This was clever and well executed.
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 07/10/2006 01:41:26 AM
Amazing. If I tried this somehow a speck or two would get on the straw or something. Congrats on a top 10!
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 07/10/2006 12:55:45 AM
Great finish Mark Daddyo! COngrats on top 10 and front page ;)
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 07/10/2006 12:32:43 AM
Congrats on a clever idea well-executed!
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 07/10/2006 12:26:13 AM
Next time I'd like to see you try that with a turnip:) Congratulations on top 10
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 07/10/2006 12:17:01 AM
Someone knows his color theory...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 11:55:36 PM
This could be a new challenge, "Straight from the Vegetable" Very original, great lighting.
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 07/09/2006 09:52:44 PM
Nice picture.. Good colors and a good idea...
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 07/09/2006 06:38:50 PM
Very nicely done :)
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 07/09/2006 04:06:17 PM
thats really cool nicely done
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 07/09/2006 11:06:40 AM
nice composition. i like the colours and the lightning.
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 07/08/2006 11:19:20 PM
Great. But let's not splash any on the ribbon!!! Crisp, clear, and delicious!!!

Came back to bump this up a little. 10

One question though, wha did you use to cut the tomato? A razor blade!
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 07/08/2006 03:46:34 PM
Great setup! Sharp and crisp although my only nitpick is the hrash bright spot.
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 07/07/2006 10:06:55 PM
Would probably do very well as a stock picture.
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 07/07/2006 03:33:03 PM
I do to! Especially spicy tomato juice, like bloody mary mix. Great photo. The lighting is dead on, as is the composition. Was the heart intentional or just a happy accident?
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 07/07/2006 10:51:28 AM
great concept and superbly executed - fine job!!
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 07/05/2006 07:09:03 AM
Interesting Idea, nice background effect. Makes the tomato pop out at you
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 07/05/2006 06:11:38 AM
clever idea well executed :)
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 07/04/2006 11:56:18 PM
Great idea! Color is very good!
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 07/04/2006 11:53:40 PM
Clever composition
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 07/04/2006 04:59:49 AM
Haha. Wow! This is an awesome shot. Very well done!
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 07/03/2006 11:07:15 PM
me3 on love tomatoe juice..very nice concept..very clear, focused and just great shot... 10
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 07/03/2006 07:40:19 PM
very cool... very nice idea ;) 10
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 07/03/2006 02:55:23 PM
Very graphic - very nice - was unsharp mask used? I see an edge around the tomato top that doesn't look natural -
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 07/03/2006 11:36:54 AM
Well done. Very sharp photo.
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 07/03/2006 09:31:31 AM
Looks a wee bit too good...
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 07/03/2006 09:02:31 AM
excellent. congratulations.
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 07/03/2006 12:37:05 AM
nice lighting, but it looks edited
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