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Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Table top Studio
Date: Jul 25, 2006
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 25, 2006
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Well, this was one I put a bit more effort into, but unfortunately, it turns out glass isn't the easiest to work with, and i've got to learn how. I realise the pepper isn't actually black also, but i'm hoping it's "black" enough in symbolicness. Oh yea, and to get the salt and pepper seperated in the middle glass i just stuck a piece of paper in, poured the salt in one side, pepper in the other, then "spilt" it, then pulled the bit of paper out, and using a pocket knife, just cleaned it up a little
Anyone wanna teach me how to shoot glass images? :)
PP includes
- raw conversion w/colour correction
- fix rotation/crop
- levels
- significant amounts of cloning to get background proper black and white
- slight darkening of pepper, and lightening of salt with dodge/burn |
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04/13/2007 04:51:08 PM |
| It would be cool to see this in Black and white... but a cool image never the less! |
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08/02/2006 03:17:15 AM |
thanks for all the comments guys, especially the one about sea salt crystals... i was too busy thinking how to use something other than pepper thats smaller to match the salt, but didn't think of using rock salt instead and keeping the pepper :(
Ah well, my best finish so far, and hopefully there'll be better finishes to come :) |
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08/02/2006 12:30:30 AM |
| Very well put together. Congratulations on your top 20 finish. |
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07/31/2006 08:39:53 PM |
| I really love this shot. I think I would have gotten the big sea salt crystals to even it out a bit. Really great creativity for the challenge! |
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07/31/2006 06:27:41 PM |
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07/31/2006 10:10:59 AM |
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07/31/2006 06:41:51 AM |
Metiulously (too lazy to look up the correct spelling) done. It's a really great graphical work. The exactness of how far the glasses on either side of the spilt one, how full they are, etc.
The only problems with this image are these:
Personally, I would like the spilt one to be a little more exactly split in the middle of the backgrounds. Not easy to do, just a little nitpicky thing I have.
And the lighting/reflections. I've done shots of glasses before, or at least attempted to, and I know that this, too, is in no way easy. The one on the right looks a bit better than the one on the left, just because of the background being white.
Oh, and the glass in the middle? Try spot shining the black side of the bottom of the glass, it would make it look a little cleaner.
Overall? I give this a 7. I may change it to an 8 later today, I'm sort of on the fence. |
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07/30/2006 02:17:48 PM |
| Interesting, nice composed shot |
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07/29/2006 09:06:37 PM |
Ah, a very nice alternative to my shot! :)
Very nicely done. |
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07/29/2006 01:13:32 PM |
| Vice job. Meets the challenge well. |
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07/28/2006 02:30:51 PM |
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07/27/2006 12:13:39 PM |
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07/27/2006 07:14:24 AM |
| Really great boldness of black and white in this one. Nice graphic feel to it. |
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07/26/2006 08:27:59 PM |
| Very interesting arrangement, the base of the right glass is slightly washed but over all it's a very nice shot. |
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07/26/2006 01:00:46 PM |
| Very well done photo. keeping the two apart must have been very difficult. |
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07/26/2006 01:51:38 AM |
Very nicely done.
It's a shame that the stem of the glass on the right is a bit washed out. and the black/white background looks just a tad too much like it's completely a product of photoshop. But that's just nitpicking - overall it works well. |
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