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Red Onion
Red Onion
jnenvir


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Mar 6, 2009
Aperture: 18
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

 Lite with flashlight, curves, brightness adjustment, crop, high pass and noise ninja

Statistics
Place: 472 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.7172
Avg (commenters): 6.2075
Avg (participants): 5.7270
Avg (non-participants): 5.6706
Views since voting: 623
Views during voting: 668
Votes: 488
Comments: 58
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 08:34:05 PM
Nice Composition..
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 03/17/2009 08:20:37 PM
Lovely shot.
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 03/17/2009 04:46:59 PM
Nice shot, something different. Good use of light.
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 03/17/2009 02:17:42 PM
oh wow.. the lighting's great!
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 03/17/2009 01:03:08 PM
Fabulously lit and composed.

Not voting yet.
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 03/17/2009 12:19:24 PM
Nice lighting and detail.
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 03/16/2009 01:00:23 PM
I love the tone of this - 6
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 03/16/2009 10:53:43 AM
interesting macro

six from me for you showed me a different view on common thing ;D
brano
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 03/16/2009 04:10:47 AM
nice shot
 03/15/2009 11:58:23 PM
Interesting shot, and a unique photo of an onion. Good lighting.
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 03/15/2009 10:13:37 PM
creative way to present this. Needed just a little more DOF to get the red onions focus a little crisper. 6
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 03/15/2009 06:09:32 PM
Really dark, and not altogether interesting, IMO. Sorry.
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 03/15/2009 05:33:28 PM
had that onion for a bit. :)
 03/15/2009 12:26:14 PM
Interesting lighting and well preserved details make for an interesting photograph.
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 03/15/2009 12:04:14 PM
They look like legs sticking up from a skirt, like a ballerina has gone head over heels. Nice lighting.
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 03/15/2009 11:59:45 AM
Love the light,
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 03/15/2009 10:33:41 AM
Interesting lighting and composition.
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 03/15/2009 09:05:09 AM
Intriguing image
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 03/15/2009 08:41:26 AM
Simple composition with nice light.
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 03/14/2009 11:24:07 PM
nice lighting , color and detail
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 03/14/2009 11:06:54 PM
New life. Cool shot.
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 03/14/2009 12:23:02 PM
mmmm onions ... really good job highlighting the textures and details
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 03/14/2009 10:20:16 AM
Wild choice of subject matter. Fascinating.
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 03/14/2009 04:18:26 AM
Nice use of light.
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 03/14/2009 03:09:54 AM
Looks a bit phallic ;-) Captivating lighting and presentation of a mundane topic. bravo!
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 03/13/2009 10:16:26 PM
Sometimes the every day stuff makes the best photos. Nice lighting.
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 03/13/2009 08:53:34 PM
I like this a lot. Well composed and lit. Who knew the lowly onion could be so attractive?
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 03/13/2009 05:04:45 PM
a bit too dark and odd angle, good color
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 03/13/2009 04:48:00 PM
Nice detail study. Excellent colors! 8
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 03/13/2009 02:27:16 PM
The lighting could be better but overall good shot.
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 03/13/2009 12:49:38 PM
The lighting is awesome.. the subject makes me want to cry (hahaha)
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 03/13/2009 12:35:01 PM
I don't think I would of known what this was if not for the title, nice lighting and good eye to see this as an image, it's an interesting image
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 03/13/2009 12:24:23 PM
oh thats awesome!! great subject, lighting, and focus. i like how the onion sparkles
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 03/13/2009 12:20:32 PM
interesting...didn't know they would do that after being cut...nice colors and tones, just a little dark...but that adds the mystery
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 03/13/2009 10:44:08 AM
Nice shot
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 03/13/2009 10:34:00 AM
I like what you've done here the lighting is excellent
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 03/13/2009 12:07:46 AM
Great macro. Would have liked to see the light intensity on all three growths similar to the one on the left side.
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 03/12/2009 10:05:35 PM
That's really neat, but I'm just not really crazy about the lighting
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 03/12/2009 04:23:39 PM
Love your lighting and processing.
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 03/12/2009 02:14:18 PM
Great lighting, really brings out a mysterious feeling in the pic. I like how the onion sparkles.
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 03/12/2009 01:10:47 PM
Looks almost alien! It is interesting how beautiful everyday subjects can be.
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 03/12/2009 10:38:53 AM
interesting shot.
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 03/12/2009 09:21:51 AM
The birth of another plant.
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 03/12/2009 08:57:30 AM
Painting with light is always fun. Nice subject and good detail.
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 03/12/2009 01:53:13 AM
Very nice lighting and excellent detail. It looks like you are pretty close, but the focus is good throughout.
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 03/11/2009 08:42:48 PM
nice lighting
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 03/11/2009 07:33:00 PM
Now that is neat! Was it growing and you trimmed away part of the onion? Must have.
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 03/11/2009 04:25:14 PM
Beautiful onion "portrait".
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 03/11/2009 04:01:16 PM
I really like the lighting - i wish i could see more of the rings in the lower right corner though.
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 03/11/2009 02:57:45 PM
Nice lighting. I also like how the "lines" of the green part contrasts with the curves of the onion. (I love onions)
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 03/11/2009 02:50:58 PM
Interesting study in still life, well captured..
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 03/11/2009 01:36:08 PM
Great lighting - even an onion looks beautiful!
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 03/11/2009 01:07:47 PM
Really nice lighting on this with the patterns of the rings
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 03/11/2009 11:49:43 AM
nice light, i like the composition, the strings and their shadows are a little distracting in my opinion
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 03/11/2009 10:39:58 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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 03/11/2009 09:28:22 AM
An unconventional take on a very mundane subject.. And it works!! Nicely done.
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 03/11/2009 05:38:43 AM
Nice artistic interpretation
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 03/11/2009 12:50:57 AM
I am so trying this someday. I always have old onions! :) Awesome lighting here. 9
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