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Heart with Arteries
Heart with Arteries
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Heart II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Date: Nov 16, 2008
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 13.0
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Nov 16, 2008

 Last ditch effort. I was experimenting with photographing heart-shaped things on my kitchen table and ended up with a bunch of grapes. Once I was shooting, I realized that although I'd arranged the grapes in the shape of a heart, the stems made the arrangement look a bit more like a human heart. I wish I could claim that this came with lots of thought and planning, but no. However, if this does poorly, I'll be glad to admit that this was done with no thought or planning ;)

Used selection tool to isolate grapes, darken the background.
Selective color applied to the stem.

post-challenge:
Yeah, I did wash the grapes. They just have a natural waxy coating that doesn't come off with the washing.

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 105
Avg (all users): 5.4479
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
Avg (participants): 5.2955
Avg (non-participants): 5.5042
Views since voting: 905
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 163
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2008 11:59:40 PM
Gwapes of wath.

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 11/22/2008 04:06:41 PM
Cute setup and very well lit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/19/2008 03:51:28 PM
how appropriate for the reason for this challenge!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2008 05:50:18 PM
A great idea that scores highly for me. Could have scored higher if all the grapes were cleaned first to remove the distracting sheen
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/18/2008 12:25:10 PM
Nice idea. I'd say that the grapes could have done with a wash/ polishing wipe beforehand as the white bloom on htem detracts a little, for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/17/2008 07:11:33 PM
Nice sharpness
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/17/2008 05:11:22 PM
Well seen! It looks just like a heart with arteries (and aortas and such)!

I like the black background, too. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/17/2008 04:39:00 PM
Nice attempt, but it comes across as flat and not really visually appealing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/17/2008 12:47:58 PM
Cool, I might like it with a white background too, this feels a little dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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