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Challenge: Textures VI (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Date: Apr 2, 2009
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 secs
Galleries: Food and Drink, Textures
Date Uploaded: Apr 2, 2009

 Shot in the dark and used a flashlight to light the scene. My teammates seem to think this is ribbon worthy. If it does ribbon, I'll find some way to take a nude self-portrait in the next available challenge. :-O

*please don't ribbon, please don't ribbon!*

[Apr. 11th, 2009 01:54:45 PM]

146 votes in and it's sitting at a 7.02. I didn't really expect this shot to do *that* well. My Southwest teammate lydiatoo might be sharing the front page as well with her fitness shot. woohoo!

I guess I better be concerned with the next two challenges and hope they are "nude" friendly. :-)


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What a tremendous honor to get the blue with this many entries - especially with the "regular" ribbon winners just below. I gotta hand it to my Southwest teammates, they nailed it from the beginning by saying it would ribbon. Thanks a bunch for the great comments and votes!

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 334
Avg (all users): 7.0895
Avg (commenters): 8.6429
Avg (participants): 7.1753
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 7760
Views during voting: 331
Votes: 190
Comments: 42
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 04/21/2009 09:08:43 PM
Amazing colors in addition to the great textures. Congrats on the blue!
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 04/17/2009 12:28:22 AM
Congrats on a great image and your blue ribbon!
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 04/16/2009 06:30:04 PM
Lovely image. Congrats.
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 04/16/2009 10:55:15 AM
Sweet win, looking forward to your promise ;-)
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 04/16/2009 04:44:59 AM
Beautiful colours ..... this is absolutely gorgeous! Congrats on your very well deserved blue!
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 04/16/2009 01:09:51 AM
Congratulations on the blue! Well deserved! :)
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 04/15/2009 09:19:57 PM
Forget the textures, look at those gorgeous colors. Wow! Congrats!
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 04/15/2009 08:35:30 PM
Originally posted by Ja-9:
ok, but "what" is it????


Like the title says, it's a Kiwano... not that I knew what it was... LOL I had to look for it online, and this is what Wikipedia says:

The horned melon, also called melano, African horned cucumber or melon, jelly melon, hedged gourd, English tomato, or kiwano, is a vine of African origin, grown for its fruit, which looks like an oval melon with horns, and is very decorative. Native only to the region of the Kalahari desert, it is now grown in California and New Zealand.

AWESOME shot, btw! CONGRATS!! And like always, a wink to whoever rated this with a 2... Blue Ribbon dedicated to him/her!

Oh, and btw, you better be careful with what you promise!!! LOL

Message edited by author 2009-04-15 20:39:09.
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 04/15/2009 08:13:53 PM
ok, but "what" is it????
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 04/15/2009 06:29:48 PM
Nicely done!
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 04/15/2009 01:58:45 PM
I gave two images in this challenge a 10, yours was one of them... the other turned out to the the 2nd place shot. First time I've predicted 2 of the 3 ribbons lol.

Awesome image! Can't give you any critque as you're way more talented than me lol, so I'll just stick to the superlatives :-) It looks so juicy!
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 04/15/2009 10:33:28 AM
Oooooh yes! a-MAZGING texture. Congratulations on top honors with this delicious shot! Yummmm!

p.s. and don't think we aren't going to hold you to that nude self-portrait promise either! :)

Message edited by author 2009-04-15 10:34:28.
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 04/15/2009 09:34:03 AM
Beautiful/congratulations
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 04/15/2009 08:56:21 AM
Well, well...guess it wasn't Peanut Butter!!! Congratulations!! A shot well done
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 04/15/2009 05:34:24 AM
Well Done! loved this, so fresh
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 04/15/2009 03:23:57 AM
Congrats Josh !!! Brilliant & well deserved.
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 04/15/2009 03:01:36 AM
Very well executed.



Message edited by author 2009-04-15 03:02:15.
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 04/15/2009 02:02:30 AM
Umm...Josh...Tacks! speed challenge...nude self portrait...
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 04/15/2009 01:46:47 AM
Congrats on the Blue Josh! Well done!!
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 04/15/2009 01:07:04 AM
LOL! I just read your comments! I'm very interested in seeing the next challenge topics.

If it were me, the current "Nightmare" challenge would be totally appropriate!

Congrats again, Josh. You deserve the ribbon.
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 04/15/2009 12:47:10 AM
Great shot, it looks SO delicious ;-) Big cngrats on your ribbon, Josh. Looking forward to your nude sp ;-)
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 04/15/2009 12:46:06 AM
oh YEAH!!! WHO called this ribbon from the moment she saw this? Lydia did. Lydia did. *grin*

And it's SO DESERVED!! Congrats, Josh!! I'm totally thrilled!
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 04/15/2009 12:14:14 AM
Hate to say I told you so...

Congrats, teammate!
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 04/15/2009 12:06:41 AM
Great job Josh! Congrats

eta: spelling

Message edited by author 2009-04-15 02:00:21.
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 04/15/2009 12:05:49 AM
congrats!
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 04/15/2009 12:05:24 AM
Your first blue, a new PB, and you broke a 7! Awesome! And now we all are looking forward to you next *ahem* very personal entry lol. Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/14/2009 11:16:24 PM
I absolutely love the colors in this shot !!! Such great contrast !!!
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 04/14/2009 06:22:26 PM
This is very well done. It held my interest for a good bit. As I look for something to comment on the only thing I can find is maybe the droplet at the left near the center is a little distracting but in basic there's not much you can do about that. Cropping it out would make you lose too much of that wonderful green texture. Maybe during the shoot adjust the light or "style the fruit" by dabbing that spot would help. Great shot.
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 04/14/2009 09:12:42 AM
i like everything about this, even the yellow frame (and i hardly ever like frames that aren't either black or white). excellent attention to detail
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 04/12/2009 08:00:09 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 04/12/2009 06:39:46 PM
Maybe just a tad bit sharper? As is: 9
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 04/11/2009 09:57:30 PM
Another excellant abstract with imprecise little features. The image is incredibly sharp and perhaps right on the edge of being over sharpened if not just a touch over the edge, but it is effective because it's so sharp. Demonstrates the variable nature of texture in the natural world. Excellant image and worthy of contending for the top prize.
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 04/10/2009 07:17:09 PM
not sure what this is...will await your PP notes...very good shot, excellent color and focus
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 04/10/2009 06:15:59 PM
Nicely done!
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 04/10/2009 08:27:49 AM
beautiful beautiful photo! the colors/background, the sharpness, the framing, the angle... it's all extremely captivating. my favorite in this challenge.
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 04/10/2009 03:51:04 AM
vibrant colours...well done
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 04/10/2009 03:23:43 AM
Beautiful shot. At first glance it looks like a bit to much yellow tint but on further inspection I think it works very well and a definate contender for the front page.
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 04/09/2009 12:31:27 PM
Great use of texture. The lighting and colors are all great too. I find the bubbles, however, a little distracting.
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 04/09/2009 11:53:31 AM
Love this shot... It's really really well done.
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 04/09/2009 12:14:00 AM
Great detail & colors. Very cool photo. Not sure about the border, but does not detract from score.
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 04/08/2009 04:12:07 AM
Sweet. Love the background.
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 04/08/2009 01:52:32 AM
Love the borders.
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