Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by Refocused:

Originally posted by willem: Originally posted by GolferDDS said on 2025-01-06:: Originally posted by roz: this is amazing .. I hadn’t seen this challenge until Anita told me how yours should have got the blue .. so of course I came to check it out .. WOW .. brilliant result .. and I loved reading your backstory .. :) feel sad about those low votes .. would love to know why .. :( Thanks Roz And Anita, Yes, I would love to hear from the low voters so I can learn how to improve my results in the future. I gave it a 4 for reasons already explained during the challenge. The flat light seems to be a trademark/style (on camera flash?). I noticed I often make that remark on your images. The images often lack shadow contrast in my view. If I look at the histogram it is often quite narrow. On my phone it looks better but on my calibrated screen the images look often really flat. This aspect often takes 1 or 2 points of my rating.

Hi Willem,
I thought this would be an interesting discussion so I created a forum to continue.
Thanks,
Larry

Never Enough!
by Refocused

Comment by willem:
It is a clever combination of two images but is it a double exposure as intended in this challenge? I know, this is a personal interpretation. I wonder how much of the peanut image was removed and is that standard editing? I am voting as-if legal.
For me, a double exposure means that two images are layered on top of each other and details of both images are visible in each part of the resulting image, unless one of the images uses a pure black in certain parts. Ideally the resulting image is more than just the addition of the two. The combination shows some added value.

Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by willem:

Originally posted by GolferDDS said on 2025-01-06:: Originally posted by roz: this is amazing .. I hadn’t seen this challenge until Anita told me how yours should have got the blue .. so of course I came to check it out .. WOW .. brilliant result .. and I loved reading your backstory .. :) feel sad about those low votes .. would love to know why .. :( Thanks Roz And Anita, Yes, I would love to hear from the low voters so I can learn how to improve my results in the future.

I gave it a 4 for reasons already explained during the challenge. The flat light seems to be a trademark/style (on camera flash?). I noticed I often make that remark on your images. The images often lack shadow contrast in my view. If I look at the histogram it is often quite narrow. On my phone it looks better but on my calibrated screen the images look often really flat. This aspect often takes 1 or 2 points of my rating.

Message edited by author 2025-01-07 03:17:59.

Black-Capped Chickadee
by Refocused

Comment by willem:
Very clear and sharp. I wish the background would have been more appealing.

Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by Refocused:

Originally posted by roz: this is amazing .. I hadn’t seen this challenge until Anita told me how yours should have got the blue .. so of course I came to check it out .. WOW .. brilliant result .. and I loved reading your backstory .. :) feel sad about those low votes .. would love to know why .. :(

Thanks Roz And Anita,
Yes, I would love to hear from the low voters so I can learn how to improve my results in the future.

Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by roz:
this is amazing ..
I hadn’t seen this challenge until Anita told me how yours should have got the blue ..
so of course I came to check it out ..
WOW .. brilliant result .. and I loved reading your backstory .. :)
feel sad about those low votes .. would love to know why .. :(

Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by Neat:
I guess people just don’t like fun images, some pretty low scores there Larry.
I hope that doesn’t put you off from entering more in the future.

Fruit Tarts
by Refocused

Comment by jomari:
Very attractive and cleverly done. I like the shape of the platter, it looks like it is trying to emulate the levitating fruit.

Taking A Break
by Refocused

Comment by Melethia:
I like the highlighted fluff!

Starling
by Refocused

Comment by Barroness:
Absolutely Stunning! Congratulations