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Cozy
Cozy
klstover


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Challenge: Halloween II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ8
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Date: Oct 30, 2007
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2007

 Lighting was terrible. But hopefully I turned it into something that looks okay. :-) I do like how it turned out as compared to the original. I just wish that the glare hadn't been so obvious. Although, I did actually remove and replace some candy during taking the shots, so that the glare wouldn't be so much of a problem. So yeah, I'm alright with how it turned out, I think.

There's a bit of desaturation on the edges as well as the more-usual vinetting and blurring. And some color adjustments overall since the original colors were somewhat harsh. Selective coloring with masking to make small areas of blacks blacker and whites whiter. To add to the vinette, I dodged some in the middle too, to help add depth. The original was quite flat. It's interesting that the Rockets on the far left had a double-image thing going on with the wrapper. It looks like camera shake!

I do like the final image although I also think it's nothing too special. We'll see how the score goes I guess :-)

I thought about titling this "Wafer Bar and Friends" but thought that sounded too cheesy, and that people might not notice that the Coffee Crisp wrapper says "wafer bar" on it. So I titled it "Cozy" because I thought that the warm tones as well as the tight grouping of candy helped give it a cozy sort of feel.

I did have to eat some M&Ms while I was processing this! :-D

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11/06/2007 07:18:19 PM
There really is no post processing that I can see done to this. It should be demonstrating advanced editing techniques. All I see is some vignetting and maybe some color poping.
 11/05/2007 04:07:31 PM
yummy...nice detail and colors! A kid's delight!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/02/2007 02:04:14 PM
I like it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 10:44:36 PM
I like the idea, but this seems a little out of focus to me... maybe you were a little too close for the camera. A more diffuse light might have helped, too, b/c there are a lot of reflection off of the shiny candy wrappers.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 07:14:44 PM
mmmmm..... candy!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2007 05:45:19 AM
too cluttered, light is too harsh, no clear focus
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