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food $1... Paper $3... Being told it isn't abstract enough by DPC Voters? Priceless
food $1... Paper $3... Being told it isn't abstract enough by DPC Voters? Priceless
Artyste


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Abstract Food (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Sigma 24-135mm f/2.8-4.5 Aspherical IF for Pentax
Location: Vancouver
Date: Jul 16, 2006
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1"
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 16, 2006

 Blah.. I'm not a product photographer at all.

Statistics
Place: 118 out of 199
Avg (all users): 5.3677
Avg (commenters): 6.3103
Avg (participants): 5.2391
Avg (non-participants): 5.4580
Views since voting: 1009
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 223
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/05/2007 10:12:00 AM
Well, you're darned good at producing a good laugh for my day. Thank You!!!!! (Also, this looks like one of my Color & Design class assignments. I love it!)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/23/2006 08:08:35 PM
It's abstract enough alright. Great idea. The lighting seems to be coming from the side which produces those side shadows. Think I would've liked it better with the light shining in from the top? so no shadows and should've revealed less of the paper texture.
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 07/23/2006 02:17:30 AM
LOL. It's abstract enough for me!
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 07/23/2006 12:05:57 AM
It's absract enough for me to give it a decent score. But I'd go higher if you had managed your light a little better. This kind of shot should have no shadows. They are especially distracting on the yellow side with the onion. Still this is a good shot. Don't worry about hte DPC voters. They don't get me either.
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 07/22/2006 09:14:42 PM
It looks abstract to me, 10
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 07/22/2006 05:59:02 PM
LOL! Nice anticipation! ... It is sometimes tough to hear that sorta thing :) I I think the strong colors in the background take away from the fruit ... picky enough ? ;] 6
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 07/21/2006 10:24:06 PM
this is not abstract enough - DNMC :P

seriously - nice work using complimentary colors. The shadows might have been avoided by using a reflector, or bouncing the light - but overall a nice job
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 07/21/2006 08:15:17 PM
It's not abstract enough. Well, you asked for it! :-)
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 07/20/2006 11:40:35 PM
Your title just earned you an extra point!
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 07/20/2006 07:59:16 PM
Well you shot it well although I probably would have liked to see the onion dodged some so as to brighten the top part of it.
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 07/20/2006 05:05:15 PM
Seems to me to be more samplish then abstract, but very nice.
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 07/20/2006 03:57:04 PM
Cute, but I'd rather have the image do the talking instead of the title. Concerning the image, it would have helped to use some bounced light coming from the bottom right to eliminate the shadows some. The yellow paper could pop a bit more too with better lighting and/or exposure. Good luck in the challenge.
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 07/20/2006 07:45:21 AM
(Is My Opinion) the diagonal is too perfect (next time try to break just a little the perfection and you'll get a more dinamic composition). The relation between the amout of colors is not the best. Read some about the theory of color in the net to understand what I'm talking about. Good Luk. 6
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 07/19/2006 07:03:07 PM
it isn't abstract enough (jk) 8P...seriously though, like the colours and composition. There seems to be a slight problem with noise in the yellow background.
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 07/18/2006 02:42:21 PM
You made your point well with this project. Great title and idea.
Top ten pick :)
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 07/18/2006 01:34:05 PM
LOL... at least the title made me chuckle. :-)
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 07/18/2006 05:22:25 AM
Love the title ;o)
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 07/18/2006 02:44:42 AM
Abstact enough to get a 7 from me... would have scored higher if you hadn't had the shadows from the flash on the onion and the orange.
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 07/17/2006 07:56:40 PM
Simple... I like it... I think worth for 6 :)
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 07/17/2006 05:28:02 PM
The orange draws the pof
 07/17/2006 04:41:08 PM
The only things I don't like are the shadows cast by the food and the onion seems dried out or something. As for whether or not it's "abstract enough" is just ridiculous for people to comment on. There are SO many definitions of abstract and you portrayed one version of it. Macro does NOT equal abstract...it is only a version.
Your photo is unique, simple, colorful AND abstract. I LOVE abstract work, I just can't do it myself.
I give you an 8.

Message edited by author 2006-07-28 01:37:10.
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 07/17/2006 02:53:47 PM
ha, the title made me laugh. I wish the shadows weren't there, but I'll give you a point for the guts to stick your finger in the eye of voters. 7
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 07/17/2006 11:07:54 AM
I'm sorry, this just isn't abstract enough... If I was a member, I would have given it a 1. (j/k)
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 07/17/2006 10:18:36 AM
abstract: Having an intellectual and affective artistic content that depends solely on intrinsic form rather than on narrative content or pictorial representation

(heheh, j/k - nice shot)
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 07/17/2006 03:22:58 AM
Not abstract enough. hehehe
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 07/17/2006 01:08:02 AM
extra title points
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 07/17/2006 12:54:20 AM
You got that right. ROFL
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 07/17/2006 12:49:24 AM
It isn't abstract enough! jejeje�
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 07/17/2006 12:48:55 AM
You left out how much the food cost!!! Plus the energy invested, and the tears shed over the onions!
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 07/17/2006 12:48:14 AM
DNMC! ;)
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 07/17/2006 12:45:17 AM
8 for the title :D
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 07/17/2006 12:39:28 AM
you're right... ;-)
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 07/17/2006 12:37:29 AM
The lighting set up needs work. I think the shadows are distracting. There is also a lot of grain in the yellow. But yeah, its abstract ! ! !
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