On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by sherpet:
C-O-N-G-R-A-T-U-L-A-T-I-O-N-S on winning the "B-L-U-E" Ribbon.....
A really great idea, photographed just so well.....

Message edited by author 2006-07-24 00:35:08.

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by Ken:
Congrats on another blue!

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by owen:
Congrats Techo on another BLUE.

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by Rikki:
Hey great job on the ribbon my friend ;) Sweet shot.

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by JRalston:
What a great score for any egg! Eggs seem to be one of the hated items on this site...LOL You did a great job getting the super low angle. The reflection and the lighting are perfect. Excellent job, and congrats on the blue!

10¢
by Techo

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critque Club:

This shot begs for my what I like/don't like treatment, so here goes!

What I like: You have spot on focus here! Great detail. Your lighting though a little dull is enough to bring out the depth of the coin, especially in the reflection. You can even see the textures in the 'smooth' part of the coin. Great DOF to make the reflection go out of focus in the foreground to give some sense of depth to an otherwise flat shot. Great work in that effect!

What I don't like: The color cast does put me a little off. It looks, color wise, more like a penny than a dime. I am more of an old school, traditionalist type of photographer and would prefer to see the silver color. I do like the tone of the background though. I'm assuming, though that this is where the shading of the coin comes from. I don't like the brighter part of the background. I think that this steals a little of 'focus' away from the dime itself. I do believe that you could have brought out even more of the depth of the coin by playing around with the lighting more. This is very difficult to do with a coin as thin as a dime is. I've had better luck with thicker coins in this aspect.

All in all this is as you put it a great study shot and the type of shot that I think all photographers should play with. I know I've done my share of coin shots though most of them will never see the light of day.

Hope this helps ya in future shots.

Yours
TC

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by ralfw:
Awesome depth of field - well done!

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by whiteroom:
good photography!

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by posthumous:
there's something gothic (you know, like Batman) about those jagged eggshells. 7

On The Half Shell
by Techo

Comment by tate:
I like the way the reflection forces it into an abstract "Rorschach (sp?)"-type shape. 7