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Sharp And To The Point
Sharp And To The Point
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Challenge: Rule of Thirds IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
Location: Milton Keynes
Date: Aug 24, 2009
Aperture: f/36
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 24, 2009

 This one was a back-up after my initial attempts at making a mess with wine flying from the top of a wine glass failed to deliver under basic editing.

Very simple set up with a pencils on a glass table with a couple of soft boxes as lighting. Very minimal editing with the shot almost being straight from the camera. Noise, auto-tone, sharpen, contrast, border, save. Wanted to clone out the piece of lint in the top left but could not do it under basic editing Arrrgh.




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AuthorThread
 09/06/2009 08:58:45 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial Impression: Definitely meets the challenge, might like the points a little more pointy. Have to nitpit about something!

Technical: Nice sharp macro, wish I had that lens. Good dof, like the simple and effective lighting setup. Lint barely noticeable; I didn't see it til I looked for it. Like that you closed down the aperture so much, think it really worked well for you. I'm guessing you shot handheld, at 1/250.

Artistic: Think it's a little risky with the exposed peeled wood being black, on a black bg, but taking risks should be embraced and not feared. I'm not a big fan of borders, they seem to constrict things but here it is relatively inoffensive.

Overall: Good clean shot, finished well, can't really think of any changes I'd make to the shot to improve it.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
 09/02/2009 07:54:52 AM
Wicked picture, awesome colors
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/01/2009 04:13:31 PM
Liked blacking out the wood.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2009 01:47:13 AM
The black background really makes the colors pop, but the black part of the pencils blend in too much. It might look nicer if the background where a lighter color or had brighter reflections.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/28/2009 07:16:41 PM
great reflections and lines
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/28/2009 06:10:29 PM
border detracts here from a great concept.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/28/2009 06:06:48 PM
amazing idea, no one would've thought of it at first :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2009 09:21:25 AM
The clear winner! Love the colours... 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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