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11/14/2007 01:35:51 PM |
Deb
You had a great idea for this - still life studies work really well and many others entered the challenge with the same approach. The reflective surface adds a nice touch to your image. I think with a single orange, a softer light source, and toned down saturation, you would be on your way.
I think you did go overkill on the lighting. The bright spots on the oranges and the super-saturated colors impacted people's impressions of the photo (including mine).
Compare the intensity and harshness of the lighting in your image to that of this entry by  parallax that achieved 5th place using the same subject as yours.
Soft lighting, modest f-stop (f11) and low key really provided and inviting image with no blown out sections and allowed us to see the details and textures of the leaf, water drops, and skin of the orange.
Another area where you may have gone overkill was the use of multiple oranges. With a single light focused light source, you will end up with significant shadows - these can add drama or add distraction. In the case of your image, they created some unattractive color bands on the other oranges.
As we have talked about before, simplicity is good.
I would really recommend trying to reshoot this using a softer light source and only one orange. Remember to keep the f-stop in the middle to increase the depth of field.
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11/14/2007 12:29:37 AM |
| Nice try Deb. You have good ideas, once the technicals fall into place, you will be above 6 again! |
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11/10/2007 02:37:51 AM |
| i'd love to see more depth of field and a different surface.. i don't think the reflections work well here |
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11/08/2007 06:20:37 PM |
| This is a nice shot but it looks like the reds are blown out which destracts from the contrast I think you're trying for. |
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11/08/2007 04:14:49 PM |
| Either more depth of field so they're all in focus of much less to emphasise just one of them. |
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11/08/2007 11:44:49 AM |
| somehow the reflection seems to be more in focus than the original. lightin is very harsh. did you bounce any light back to the darker parts? |
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11/07/2007 06:02:34 AM |
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