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Breakfast for two
Breakfast for two
eirasi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Words (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Reykjavik - Iceland - my home
Date: Jul 10, 2004
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4 sec
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2004

 At the breakfast table.

I went to a bookstore downtown to get non icelandic newpaper (and also a big one).

Made some toasts and a coffee. Drank tea and ate the bread during the photography. Well I also had an egg but decided to just eat it instead of have it in the picture.

I just hope voters will not say this is just a newspaper but no words important for the composition.

I used external flashgun and tripod. Adjustments were crop, sharp and levels.

I was first going to make it B/W but diceded finally to use this color version of the picture.

Statistics
Place: 119 out of 253
Avg (all users): 5.0831
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 4.8943
Avg (non-participants): 5.2053
Views since voting: 901
Views during voting: 405
Votes: 313
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/21/2004 04:19:23 AM
Originally posted by eirasi:
Thanks for nice comments and thanks for you people who understands me and can see both the person reading the newswpaper (the words) and also the lonly person drinking the coffee and the not so tasty peace of bread :)

I think your point could be more emphasized by:

*Bring the toast and coffee closer to the foreground edge

*Turn the cup handle more towards the front, and perhaps add a spoon in the saucer with the handle facing the viewer

*Consider accentuating these effects by using a vertical crop/composition, so you can get those elements closer to the foreground

Right now, the toast and coffee look as much like they've been discarded by the reader as they are the breakfast of the viewer ... your title made me study the hands, to see if there were TWO people behind that "large" newspaper dining on something perhaps more satisfying than toast : )

Message edited by author 2004-07-21 04:19:52.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2004 04:07:07 AM
Thanks for nice comments and thanks for you people who understands me and can see both the person reading the newswpaper (the words) and also the lonly person drinking the coffee and the not so tasty peace of bread :)

But I don't at all understand the score this picture got :(

Message edited by author 2004-07-21 04:07:50.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/19/2004 03:32:39 AM
Maybe I'm being picky but counting the number of people, including the one holding the paper, I see five people, six if you want to include the drawing on the coffee mug. Plus the text on the newspaper is not that interesting.
 07/18/2004 07:35:30 AM
nice idea .... and well executed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2004 05:10:41 AM
I like this shot. Blue light does not really work (no blue lights in the morning).
 07/14/2004 09:32:39 PM
this photo not only tells a story, it also is more comprehensive of teh challenge "words" instead of just taking pics of words. nicely done! 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2004 11:43:58 AM
I like your idea here. The setting is nice in it's simplicity. I get the feeling of breakfast for only one though. And I think the toast is a little burnt, seems kind of unappealing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2004 11:18:16 AM
for five


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