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The Incredible Edible Egg
The Incredible Edible Egg
SharonS


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Challenge: Shapes (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Home
Date: Dec 7, 2003
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2003

 This was the first challenge where we could spot edit but I did very little of it. My main goal was to keep the shadows and background as smooth as possible. I had just installed Photoshop CS so I was able to shoot raw and work with the image in 16 bit mode. After cropping, I converted it to grayscale, adjusted the levels, and added a little sharpening. For the sharpening I used Fred Miranda's Intellisharpen, which creates a separate layer. I used the eraser tool to remove some oversharpening on the left edge of the egg.

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 125
Avg (all users): 5.9272
Avg (commenters): 7.0833
Avg (participants): 5.8554
Avg (non-participants): 6.0147
Views since voting: 972
Votes: 151
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/14/2003 10:01:54 PM
Simple Subject, and well done-- 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2003 05:43:25 PM
one of my favorite shapes to photograph. nice job of white on white.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2003 10:08:10 AM
To me, this shot would be a combination of shape and form, but the simplicity of the shot makes it work. Black and white is a perfect choice for the presentation of the subject, and I like that you did not overwhelm it with a huge border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/13/2003 10:07:31 PM
Simplicity, yes; great lighting and texture representation, yes, but in the end, it's still just an egg with a lot of space around it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/12/2003 07:57:39 AM
+Good focus. Composition is well done. Good negative space.
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  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/11/2003 01:11:08 PM
Simple and very good. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/11/2003 04:41:53 AM
I think that a sharpen on this would have improved it greatly. Very nice balance of lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2003 11:19:25 PM
omg this pic is great I want an egg now :) thanks
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2003 10:53:02 PM
excellent work... simplistic :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2003 06:23:18 PM
7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2003 02:17:53 AM
One of nature's most perfect shapes. Kind of has a ying and yang look to it with light and dark. Compare the shades on the egg to the background and there's opposites again. Maybe I'm reading too much into the image. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2003 01:08:35 AM
Could use a little more light (more high-key). That would fit the image better I think. Also for this one, zoom in more on the egg (a little).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/08/2003 03:17:23 AM
Simple and good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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