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"Kissin' don't last but cookin' do."
"Kissin' don't last but cookin' do."
gloda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Knife Fork Spoon (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: G-D of Luxembourg, Bascharage, my bedroom
Date: Dec 4, 2005
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 30sec.
Galleries: Emotive, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2005

 Alternative title: "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

Painted with light. I don't have money for a softbox, and this has more or less the same effect.

Converted from RAW using Canon DPP
Post Processing in PSP9
-Cloning (Hotpixels, dirt on the paper and dirt on the forks&spoons - the dishwasher used to work better :)
-Curves
-Curves (masked)
-Curves (masked)
-HSL (desaturated)
-Crop
-Resize
-USM (1,00/65/6)

This image is part of a (still secret) series.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.7910
Avg (commenters): 8.1111
Avg (participants): 6.5057
Avg (non-participants): 7.0088
Views since voting: 8234
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 201
Comments: 45
Favorites: 21 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/12/2005 09:11:28 PM
Very nice...congrats on your top 5!
 12/12/2005 06:02:09 PM
this could have been awinner if you had put it in place of lense of eye.
Imagine that.
 12/12/2005 07:30:21 AM
Congrats! A great idea! :)
 12/12/2005 07:10:59 AM
Sure thought this would ribbon. It really stood out for me in this challenge. Congrats. on 5th place.
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 12/12/2005 05:58:33 AM
Congratulations on your top 5 finish. A very unique and creative composition worthy of a ribbon.
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 12/12/2005 05:13:45 AM
Nice.
 12/12/2005 01:03:21 AM
It is all in the heart. Congratulations on your top 5 finish.
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 12/12/2005 12:29:59 AM
definetely ribbon worthy! congrats on the top 5 and excellent photograph!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2005 06:44:45 PM
My favorite! I don't know what the knife of this set looks like, but I wonder if it would have added to the photo if it were the only knife, replacing the spoon, at the point of the heart. Possibly elongating the outside shape more like a heart also. Still a 10.
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 12/11/2005 06:00:12 PM
Very cool! Good contrast, and I love the concept. I hope setup didn't take forever! :) GL
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 12/11/2005 03:37:36 PM
A very inviting and well done set up, the lighting is fine and the detail good throughout. Looks like something you might see at a wedding.
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 12/10/2005 12:24:19 PM
Very good, I like it a lot. Good luck!
 12/10/2005 11:36:45 AM
GREAT take on this old saying!!!
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 12/09/2005 05:48:10 PM
clever composition--good lighting and tones too
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 12/09/2005 12:21:24 PM
Cool setup. Photo is good too. This needs to be on a poster in a kitchen shop somewhere.
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 12/09/2005 04:57:32 AM
Excellent. Good lightning creating nice reflections, and the heart shape is a nice touch.
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 12/09/2005 04:28:36 AM
Very clever and well executed. And a knife in the heart if the food doesn't work either.
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 12/09/2005 12:21:57 AM
Very Very cute idea. Would love that photo print for my kitchen (and I DO LOVE my kitchen! lol)

<3 Sarah

P.S. One of my favorites. The shadows just make it better.
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 12/08/2005 01:46:40 PM
Nice
 12/08/2005 12:27:10 PM
I absolutely love this.
Adding to faves.
 12/08/2005 12:17:32 PM
That is just insanely clever! Great job! Maybe you could use an appropriate red background to emphasize the heart?
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 12/07/2005 03:43:29 PM
love the picture. well thought- out
 12/06/2005 10:47:56 PM
Superb!
 12/06/2005 12:01:59 PM
Very creative and beautiful presentation.
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 12/06/2005 05:49:17 AM
8 - Very good. Well done if this is original. Criticism; not much, the shadowing and toning works well. Perhaps a slight variation in the toning (not sure) to add more 'depth' here, especially to bring out the heart at the center, may have made this even better in my opinion. Maybe it is just a lighting issue, which I imagine was difficult to control and retain a balance in that center.
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 12/06/2005 03:45:24 AM
Simple yet nice. A little bright. 6
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 12/06/2005 12:14:20 AM
nice done I like it very much
 12/05/2005 11:38:33 PM
Very nicely done and a good idea, too!
 12/05/2005 07:52:00 PM
Great idea and composition; sharp image
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 12/05/2005 07:33:31 PM
Very cute and creative! Great lighting and DOF. Nicely done.
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 12/05/2005 02:52:21 PM
Very creative and one of the best I have voted on so far.
 12/05/2005 02:42:21 PM
Wonderful take on the challenge, for a great looking photograph. I hope you're rewarded for your patience on setting this up.
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 12/05/2005 02:01:20 PM
I really like this one!
 12/05/2005 01:20:35 PM
Nicely done..
 12/05/2005 12:59:55 PM
this is beautiful! love the idea, compo, B&W. one of my faves!
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 12/05/2005 12:49:24 PM
Pretty cool, great shapes and really leads the eye towards the middle, nice work. (7)
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 12/05/2005 12:27:53 PM
clever! and beautifully shot to boot! 10
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 12/05/2005 12:25:00 PM
Nice idea, good job. 9
 12/05/2005 12:10:39 PM
very good idea, I like it!
 12/05/2005 09:55:25 AM
Very nice, love it! Double meaning!
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 12/05/2005 09:19:34 AM
Without a doubt a ribbon winner. What a creative idea and great execution. I'll have to show this to my husband, he's in cooking school right now :)
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 12/05/2005 05:13:24 AM
this is one of the best arrangements of this type re layout is this challenge, I love the heart centre
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 12/05/2005 01:23:21 AM
Excellent creativity. Exposure and focus very good too. I wish I had thought of this.
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 12/05/2005 01:01:00 AM
Cool picture, nice idea
 12/05/2005 12:58:24 AM
great lighting, clever arrangement.
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