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Challenge: Before and After II (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Date: Dec 9, 2008
Aperture: f10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Studio, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2008
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A last minute entry to satisfy my obligations to my DPC-O team. Coffee, fine Irish whiskey, and slightly whipped cream create this famous drink. Oh, and by the way, it was delicious....
Minor editing of DSC_7980. Shot in RAW, minor adjustments of contrast, clarity, saturation pre-conversion. Adjustment layers for Brightness/Contrast, Hue/Saturation, curves, and added noise ninja pre-resize. Sharpened post resize.
[Dec. 12th, 2008 10:14:57 AM]
Yep - busy table cloth - it was the only one I had to use...
Yep - cut off the Jameson's bottle - but it fits the frame better. Putting it on the side would have looked worse...
Post Challenge: Thanks for the many comments - including the helpful critical ones. I always appreciate those! I would have loved to use another tablecloth and a different bowl for the coffee, but I was scrambling at the last minute to get this together.
Cheers to all at this joyous time of year! |
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01/08/2009 08:51:30 AM |
Cheers! I've heard whiskey spelled w an "e" is made in Ireland and if spelled w/o the "e" it's from the states or elsewhere.. The Irish have it in the whiskey dept..
Creative shot --well put together.. You are the master on creativity:) |
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12/17/2008 04:46:42 PM |
| It sounds as if you keep these items quite near! Great idea, just right for the holidays as well. I agree with having a plain table cloth as the back drop and maybe a different perspective to get everything in. But as usual, wonderful lighting and composition. |
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12/17/2008 02:36:23 AM |
| Here here! Nicely put together! |
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12/17/2008 12:46:35 AM |
| Great idea, I'm off to the kitchen... |
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12/16/2008 11:04:17 PM |
| Hits the spot - nice photo! |
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12/16/2008 08:08:14 AM |
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12/13/2008 08:54:45 PM |
| Like the colours and texture |
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12/13/2008 05:22:33 PM |
| Well, I'm sorta partial to scotch meself, but...whatever, good shot...not sure if the table cloth works for me or not, but...that's just being nitpicky |
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12/12/2008 10:02:27 AM |
| A couple of problems I find with this photograph: The way the Jameson bottle is cut off, and the table cloth. The cloth makes things too busy; Something simpler would've worked better, IMHO. And the cut of the Jameson bottle just looks so odd to me. Either a higher crop so we can see the whole bottle, or maybe laying it on its side, would've made it better. |
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12/11/2008 01:58:02 PM |
| this is the best picture i have seen so far in this challenge, i love it 9 |
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12/10/2008 07:26:33 PM |
| Nice shot although the bottle looks "cut off." I think its the same effect when you crop a person at the knees or other joint. It looks incomplete. |
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12/10/2008 12:33:42 PM |
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12/10/2008 11:27:42 AM |
| Cheers to you too!! Yummy!! |
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12/10/2008 08:47:41 AM |
| Oh, that looks very good to my Irish eyes on a chilly winter morning :-))) Nice job on the lighting. |
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12/10/2008 02:52:17 AM |
| Nice product shot. But I think the tablecloth is a bit over the top and clutters up the image. |
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