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Challenge: Still Life IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Location: USA
Date: Jul 27, 2008
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200s
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2008

 The vote breakdown blows my mind. Almost as many really high votes as really low votes.

It was challenging to do this w/o having advanced editing liberties at hand. The pots are a reflective blue ceramic, and the lighting was provided by a softbox. It took 40 or so shots until I got the lighting just right so that the tops of the vases appeared to be rising out of darkness. Probably says more about my lighting skills (or the lack thereof) than anything, but there it is.

Statistics
Place: 114 out of 228
Avg (all users): 5.1921
Avg (commenters): 4.2727
Avg (participants): 5.0164
Avg (non-participants): 5.2845
Views since voting: 1035
Views during voting: 287
Votes: 177
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 03/18/2009 11:34:08 AM
I had a similar reaction to the image I posted in this challenge. I like this a lot! It's definitely not too dark in my opinion. It's the type of image that makes me stop and look a little closer at it. Great job!
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 08/08/2008 04:46:33 PM
Originally posted by Judi:
For the record I gave this a 6. I like it, although a bit of dodge around the subject would have made it stand out more. It is a little dark for the eyes to focus properly and this would be even more so on an uncalibrated monitor!


Just like Judi said...but I gave it an 8. A tad of highlight dodge and this would have been a ten for me. Too bad about the score Dude!
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 08/06/2008 09:07:24 AM
Nice shot. I also had a dark image on this challenge that some did not like. On cheap LCDs this is probably never going to score well, so ignore the 1's and 2's, as they are looking at a different photo thatn the one you submitted. I would hazard to guess a title like "Rising from the Darkness" would be worth 0.3 to 0.5 points. Your current title actually detracts from the photo as the image needs to gain context from the title and currently it only adds confusion.
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 08/06/2008 08:36:22 AM
Really shocked by your final score. I gave you a 10. To me, this was one of the best. Best of luck in the future.
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 08/06/2008 12:30:32 AM
For the record I gave this a 6. I like it, although a bit of dodge around the subject would have made it stand out more. It is a little dark for the eyes to focus properly and this would be even more so on an uncalibrated monitor!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/04/2008 08:44:13 AM
What is that ? Its way too dark ..
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 08/04/2008 12:46:19 AM
I know you have already heard it....but this is way to dark. I can make out the top of what looks like 3 jugs, and then a tiny bit of the shoulders of them but that is it.

My monitor is calibrated properly. I know this is supposed to be low key, but this is to dark even for that.
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 08/01/2008 12:07:06 PM
Good choice of subjects. Very low contrast. The mouth part of the vases could have been even brighter IMHO.
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 08/01/2008 10:32:50 AM
I don't get the title but like what you did anyway!
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 07/31/2008 02:19:34 PM
This just seems to dark too me.
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 07/31/2008 01:12:02 PM
too dark
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 07/30/2008 10:14:45 PM
Had too look at this one for a couple seconds to see the vases. Nicely done and I hope others take the time to see it too. Best of luck. Scott
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 07/30/2008 08:29:27 PM
Could be my monitor but it's very hard to see the subject so I don't really understand the title.
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 07/30/2008 09:05:17 AM
Too dark on my screen.
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 07/30/2008 08:55:00 AM
too dark
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 07/30/2008 04:08:09 AM
a litle bit to dark
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 07/30/2008 12:27:21 AM
too dark for my computer
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