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~Reflections of a Purple Plasmatini~
~Reflections of a Purple Plasmatini~
Damzel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Purple III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sanyo Xacti CG6
Location: My art table
Date: Aug 19, 2008
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Digital Art, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2008

Here are my trials and errors and the after math from spilling it all... and wearing most of it...lol But man I worked hard for this picit was a new challenge... nothing used is professional... flashlight, poster board, paper towels, food coloring. Oh yeah and my husband blocking light I couldnt.






Statistics
Place: 106 out of 227
Avg (all users): 5.2909
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7976
Avg (non-participants): 5.5956
Views since voting: 1139
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 220
Comments: 7
Favorites: 2 (view)


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08/28/2008 09:44:15 AM
The photo for me is mixed. I like the concept, but do not feel any part of it jumps out at me. While the result is colorful, none of the bands of colors stands out to draw your eye. The colors all seem a little random, perhaps some more symeetry would have helped. The highlights on the glass and bottem of the orange part detract a bit. I agree with the prior comment about changing to a horizontal crop would have made a huge difference. BTW finishing in the top half of any DPC challenge is always a good thing!
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08/27/2008 10:04:22 PM
One thing to take away is that your 5 commenters LOVED it, since they averaged 8.0 and you got a favorite. I can suggest a few things that would make me like it more, though.

First is the composition. The curves seem to sweep upward to me, so I'd try it as a vertical shot instead of horizontal. That'd mean cropping in on the sides, which would also have the benefit of removing a lot of the dead black space in the lower corners.

I'd also try it cropping off some of the bottom, to move the glass toward the bottom of the shot. Often, with a backlit glass, the stem adds to the beauty. But here, it's basically black.

Same goes for the liquid in the glass. It's just a big black triangle, whereas the impact of this shot comes from the colorful curves.

Finally, and this is a general point about DPC, sharp sharp sharp does better than blurred. A smaller aperture would give you deeper depth of field, allowing you to have the full rim in focus.

Overall, it's a pretty shot, and with more practice, the technicals will come. Just keeping being creative! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/26/2008 11:17:41 PM
Nice lighting.
08/22/2008 03:35:12 PM
Oooooh, YUM! Brilliantly done -- however you did this :) 10
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08/22/2008 11:20:29 AM
pretty nice!
08/20/2008 09:57:52 PM
how'd you do that???
08/20/2008 03:52:53 PM
Great shot. I was going crazy trying to figure out how did you come up with those ranges of color. Nicely done
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