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Il Cielo Commestibile
Il Cielo Commestibile
Rebecca


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Challenge: Seed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5400
Location: Lakewood, CO
Date: Sep 16, 2006
Aperture: 3.9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2006

 It sounded cooler than "The Edible Sky", which is the translation. My models are Sesame, Allspice, and the divas Black Pepper and Star Anise.

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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen comments that were struggling so hard to be positive without saying that they didn't like it... don't worry, I don't blame you. I think this turned out much too dark, thanks to some miscalibrating of my monitor. Otherwise, yes, it's a lovely idea as sherpet put it. Just a case of processing blind. I think I have those issues sorted out now.

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 09/30/2006 04:44:03 PM
Greetings from the critique club

I agree with your comments that this turned out too dark, and with another commentor that the lower half of the image adds a bit too much negative space.

If you were trying to show the seeds as buttons, I'd like to see if a more diagonal composition would work better.

Good luck in the future!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2006 07:33:04 AM
A great idea here...
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 09/20/2006 09:37:30 AM
Peppercorns and star aniseed. Would have liked the lower part to be more active in some way.
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 09/18/2006 12:56:48 AM
interesting take on this challenge...nice image
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