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Bondage Before Freedom
Bondage Before Freedom
limerick


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Before and After II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-S500
Location: Kentucky
Date: Dec 5, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2008

 It was between this candy or a seed with a plant. I wasnt sure if I could photograph the candy good enough with no light tent yet but I like the way it came out anyways even tho you can see the window from my living room in the cherry. Hahahah.

Whole photo basic editing history using Paint Shop Pro XI:

(I set the camera on flourescent setting)
I cropped it
Then I used One step photo fix
Then I used Curves to whiten and lighten a bit and then I took it to Smart photo fix to adjust it more using sliders
Then one step noise reduction
Then I added a #1 black hard frame and a #5 white hard frame then a resize
Disqualification Details
Banned user trying to sneak back in under a new account.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/16/2008 08:55:24 AM
Bondage?!

These chocs look seriously yummy!

Good shot.
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 12/14/2008 12:34:03 PM
Never had one of these sweets before, looks lovely!
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 12/13/2008 02:09:16 PM
Oh how I hate these chocolates. I remember being a kid and going "oooo chocolate" then biting it and it was gross. I won't hold that against you though.
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 12/12/2008 10:17:29 AM
This certainly meets the challenge! Though I feel like the lighting or the background being changed a little could have made this more interesting.
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 12/11/2008 02:18:15 PM
great shot, 6
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 12/10/2008 10:09:06 PM
Awwwww. What a shame to waste it.
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 12/10/2008 02:38:55 PM
Great lighting, focus and layout. Really well done. And looks yummy
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 12/10/2008 08:44:40 AM
Haven't eaten one of those in years! The browns seem a little off; a white balance and levels adjustment to deepen the colors yields a more appetizing image to me. Also, and I have this problem all the time, there is a blatant thread/hair on the intact candy on the left bottom arch. Sometimes the camera captures too much detail!
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 12/10/2008 12:40:50 AM
I used a similar idea on a different challenge one of my favorite pics but there is some shadow adn the white specks everywhere but I like it
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