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Spice of Life
Spice of Life
ddmckinney1954


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Challenge: Textures II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Lynchburg, VA
Date: Feb 17, 2004
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Feb 17, 2004

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Place: 282 out of 406
Avg (all users): 4.8093
Avg (commenters): 4.1429
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Votes: 257
Comments: 21
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02/24/2004 03:22:35 PM
A closer crop would be more dramtic, also the lighting is a little to harsh. Good effort though.
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 02/24/2004 12:24:04 PM
The dof is a bit shallow for this kind of shot. I would have preferred more of the frame filled as well. Lighting looks good.
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 02/24/2004 09:45:45 AM
Get closer. The white around the frame doesn't help the composition. So have the spices fill the frame. Also, the lighting is a little too harsh. Try diffusing it some.
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 02/23/2004 11:25:14 PM
I'd like this more if more of it were in focus - or at least more of each spice were in focus
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 02/23/2004 11:04:22 AM
nice arangement, just needs to be closer i feel.
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 02/22/2004 08:29:28 AM
This looks slightly out of focus, but has great colors.
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 02/22/2004 05:45:22 AM
Nicely composed.
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 02/21/2004 04:49:26 PM
I think filling the frame a bit more, so that there was no white around the edges, and a touch more light would have made this a lot more effective.
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 02/21/2004 04:48:07 PM
I think in this shot, you should have used a narrower aperature, so more of the seeds and greens could be in focus. Nice shot.
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 02/20/2004 10:40:36 AM
A closer shot would be great!
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 02/20/2004 07:10:14 AM
nice palette of colors and shapes/textures. To make it better (imho) I'd like all of it to be in focus and a tighter crop so I'm closer to experiencing the textures
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 02/19/2004 10:13:44 PM
Deepen the DOF. Take it so there is no back ground and I might like it better.
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 02/19/2004 02:03:55 PM
I like the colors - but the out-of-focus edges detracts.
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 02/19/2004 11:49:06 AM
I would like this a lot more if one of those long white things were over in the red stuff. Point of interest.
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 02/18/2004 11:12:30 PM
I would have liked this maybe against a different background. IMO, the DOF needs to be increased and parts of it appear over-shapened.
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 02/18/2004 08:04:10 PM
Concept and composition is good but technically this is not a well put together image. The image needs needs an interesting focal point. Lack of a good focal point is an error I often commitmyself. You could have equipment limitations but the .jpg artifacts visible around the edges might mean you saved this as a .jpg file more than one time.
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 02/18/2004 06:57:56 PM
I love the different colors, textures and shapes. Neat idea.
You have a very narrow [dof] area of focus here, maybe /deeper/wider would of been a bit better for this shot.
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 02/18/2004 07:20:18 AM
Cookbook shot, especially that v shallow DOF - very trendy these days. Doesn't do much for me in terms of texture. Within the focal plane the sharpness seems extreme - a granular quality has come in, which loks processed to me and has reduced the subtlety of the detail there.
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 02/18/2004 07:05:55 AM
Nice Curry. Interesting DOF.
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 02/18/2004 02:06:41 AM
shallow DOF
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 02/18/2004 12:58:16 AM
I find the lighting a bit strong here. Also in my opinion you whole subject should be within your depth of field which is not the case here. Good luck.
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