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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Newcastle, Australia
Date: Dec 24, 2008
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2008

Well yes, its an outtake from the Asia challenge, but I liked it, and wanted to use it. I imagine this will be panned by free study voters, but I'm addicted to the update button, and wanted to enter something :)

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Statistics
Place: 274 out of 407
Avg (all users): 5.3571
Avg (commenters): 6.1000
Avg (participants): 5.3333
Avg (non-participants): 5.4074
Views since voting: 806
Views during voting: 267
Votes: 168
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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03/04/2010 06:02:11 AM
Food photography is something I'm not particularly good at (probably as a result of me not being particularly good at artificial lighting) so whenever I see it well done I marvel, and this definitely fits the bill!

Obviously the first thing that strikes me is the nice lighting you have here, it's soft enough to make the shot appealing but there are still some little shadows like the one under the sauce bowl and around the edge of the plate which really add to the composition of the shot.

The only thing about the shot that I'm not 100% sure about is the colour of the noodles, it seems as though it may be a tiny bit off, or perhaps I'm just not cooking mine right :)
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02/25/2009 08:00:32 AM
too bad I missed this in voting, well done except for the unfortunate crop at left
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2009 10:29:38 PM
Soba..my favorite...I miss it so...I went to a soba restuarant regularly when I was in Japan.
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01/07/2009 04:48:00 AM
nice food shot...compositionally, maybe moving around to your left a little might have been better
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01/06/2009 08:29:46 PM
Nicely shot with good lighting and balance in composition. I'd only like to see a different table top surface being used to add a little more contrasting colors or add warmness. Perhaps a shiny black surface to contrast the plate?
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01/04/2009 09:09:04 PM
Yuck! lol
01/04/2009 07:16:31 PM
If ya didn't know that this was buckwheat? soba, you'd think other things. Seems as if there could be a wee bit more light on the left side of the soba in any case. Nice setup and crop.
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01/04/2009 06:49:32 AM
Something is missing here - I think the main light from behind is upsetting it a little, by casting shadows toward the front.
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01/03/2009 03:59:16 PM
Yum. Food is hard to capture well but you've nailed it here. Among my favorites for the challenge.
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01/02/2009 03:49:53 PM
wow great shot, love the mat
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01/02/2009 01:40:16 PM
Nice lighting, and lovely simple styling.
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01/01/2009 05:33:18 AM
I love the muted colour, tight framing and well presented subject matter. If only all culinary photography was like this...
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