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mmmm . . . ice cream
mmmm . . . ice cream
kashi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Leading Lines III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A85
Location: At home
Date: Sep 17, 2006
Aperture: f4.8
ISO: AUTO
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Sep 17, 2006

 Taken last minute. Vanilla ice cream and strawberry syrup on a foam plate.

-crop
-levels
-sat. adjust on yellow channel
-sharpen
-USM

Statistics
Place: 186 out of 294
Avg (all users): 5.0408
Avg (commenters): 5.5714
Avg (participants): 4.8101
Avg (non-participants): 5.1966
Views since voting: 764
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 196
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/28/2006 04:31:50 PM
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
The feel: Feels too much like a setup shot with no purpose. I don't feel that someone was actually going to eat this and that it was more just set up for the shot. (probably because I don't see any trails of lines other than our main four). The plate also gives it a bit of a "thrown together" feel.


Good reason for this - as it's exactly what it was. Set up for the shot alone. Though, I did eat it after *g* The plate - well, our regular dinner plates are awefully "busy" and ugly, this was bad - they'd have been worse.

Originally posted by DrAchoo:
The game: See the feel. I think it suffered because it looks too set up and lacks "wow". I think you hit the 5s because you clearly met the challenge. Unfortunately I could have easily seen this shot in the 4s.


Not unfortunate - I spent the week wondering how anyone voted it above a '3' myself.
 09/28/2006 02:10:37 PM
Technicals: Composition is decent. The leading lines definitely exist and do lead us to the subject. Lighting is a bit overexposed. The ice cream looks somewhat blown and the lack of contrast between the ice cream and the styrofoam plate hurts. The look of the styrofoam also isn't the best. The highlights look too much like noise.

The feel: Feels too much like a setup shot with no purpose. I don't feel that someone was actually going to eat this and that it was more just set up for the shot. (probably because I don't see any trails of lines other than our main four). The plate also gives it a bit of a "thrown together" feel.

The game: See the feel. I think it suffered because it looks too set up and lacks "wow". I think you hit the 5s because you clearly met the challenge. Unfortunately I could have easily seen this shot in the 4s.
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 09/28/2006 01:56:32 PM
Hello, just jumping in on the Doc's bandwagon here.

I like the composition, it's dynamic enough with the syrup leading to the scoop. Maybe you could of included more of the ice cream to balance the photo better. The biggest negative of this photo to me is the sparkles on the plate and the haphazard inclusion of its rim. They are both distractions from the subject.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/26/2006 09:53:42 PM
nice
 09/26/2006 08:17:19 PM
Great contrast and focus. I love the shape in the syrup.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/22/2006 04:28:58 PM
Delicious. I think it would make more interesting if the plate had a differnt color or pattern.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2006 11:40:49 AM
I like the sparkly effect of the paper plate. I'd experiment with curves to create more interesting effects.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2006 08:17:05 PM
This would be a winner in my book with a little more dramatic lighting. Still rate it high though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/20/2006 07:04:21 PM
mmmmm... yes, do that....
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 09/20/2006 04:21:03 PM
mmm... bloody ice cream ;-)
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 09/20/2006 12:24:26 PM
i can see some effort made :)
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 09/20/2006 09:18:06 AM
eerie image. if the plate weren't made of foam, i'd +2.
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