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Challenge: Still (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: @home
Date: Mar 26, 2007
Aperture: f/9.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Mar 26, 2007

 I tried to make a classical horn of plenty, using Rembrandt lighting (1 softbox high overhead).

Post processing:
crop
levels
saturation (increased yellow and green, decreased all others, to mimick an old painting).
resize
USM

Statistics
Place: 256 out of 276
Avg (all users): 4.4774
Avg (commenters): 3.9500
Avg (participants): 4.5079
Avg (non-participants): 4.4565
Views since voting: 895
Views during voting: 214
Votes: 155
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/04/2007 03:23:39 AM
Originally posted by mark_u_U:
[...] well here is a decently post-processed version [...]

Lost the feeling I liked in the original one. The linked one is "Nice technically but no real wow factor." (I must have said that seeing Robert's different comment.) Try something between the two in post-processing and also try to improve lighting at setup phase. I suggest leaving the softbox above for main light source and using a reflector sheet below and to the right of the camera to lighten the deep shadows.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/04/2007 02:37:09 AM
Post Challenge: 23 commenters were very clear about it: I messed up in post processing. I agree. The picture was off colour and dark on purpose, to mimick an old painting, but the result was not pretty, I admit.

Some people liked the composition though, well here is a decently post-processed version.

What can I say? Lowest score so far, highest number of comments as well. Thanks for taking the trouble of explaining my mistake to me, I learned from it.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2007 12:25:11 AM
I think that this picture is underexposed, I also don't see colors as they should have been.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/02/2007 01:08:37 PM
Nice composition, the photo is very clear, but a little too dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2007 08:31:14 AM
pretty good picture but the lighting is not right/the picture shoulg burst with color
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 04/01/2007 12:37:01 AM
colors seem dull
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 03/31/2007 10:59:12 PM
I wish it were lighter so that the colors would pop a bit more. I like the arrangement and assortment, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/31/2007 12:40:51 PM
I think this might need more lighting.
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 03/31/2007 11:43:00 AM
I don't like the lighting, try something more creative with it. This is a generic shot, you have to do something to personalize it.
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 03/30/2007 08:31:06 PM
Great composition--don't like the hue
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 03/30/2007 06:45:26 PM
not very good lighting
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 03/30/2007 04:02:03 PM
I wish the colors were brighter & stood out more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 01:36:45 PM
white balance seems off here ... the whole image has a greenish tint to it ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 05:02:50 AM
A bit of a colour cast here sadly. Good layout and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2007 12:47:36 AM
I like the nice positioning of the fruits and vegetables.
I don't like the dull lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 10:13:16 PM
You've gathered a cornucopia of fruits and vegetables, and then we can't see them! Yellow corn, red apples, green grapes, etc -- this should be a colorful photo. As a minor quibble, I wouldn't use broken corn like the chopped off piece at center unless I was making a statement about it, it's very strange visually.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 06:44:26 PM
Too dark/dingy and if it could have been moved out from the wall and the wall off it would have been more interesting. I keep finding my eye going to the texture of the wall (or the far left of the cornucopia).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 04:29:34 PM
A little dark for my taste. I think the color of the fruit would enefit from an addition subtle light source.
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 03/29/2007 03:54:28 PM
Lighting and white balance are way off. 4
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 03/29/2007 01:17:52 PM
way too dark.
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 03/29/2007 08:49:57 AM
A bit underexposed which made the highlights work well but _still_ (sry) you should have lighten up the shadows even with postprocessing. I really like that you presented a classic still life. Thank you.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2007 07:37:56 AM
Slightly underexposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 05:49:26 PM
colors are all off and it is a little dark. fix these and it would be a nice image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 05:28:06 PM
looks like this was shot under flourescent lighting.. Too much green.. You can use a magenta film over your lense to correct that... UNLESS, IT WAS INTENTIONAL !! Still too green for me..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2007 03:35:36 AM
seems dull in color and flat in contrast but like the composition.
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