Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by CNovack:
One really has to really have a lot of patience and time to stick over a 100 pins into the pear. A really nice emulation of the original. Lighting is good with all elements evenly light and no harsh shadows cast that would distract the eye from the main subject. I do have a few suggestions on how you can improve the visual impact of your composition. First is to have found a pear with a more even skin color and tone. The patches of brown here & there on the pear is less appealing then one that has a even green skin tone for it looks fresh and healthy. Next the shape of the fruit can impact the appeal of the visual. A pear with the steam sticking straight up out of the top of the pear will not break up the smooth curvy shape of the pear as much as one sticking out a bit lopsided and not directly on the top. Lastly, while you have some detail here it could be much more sharper. Dare I say sharp as a pin? All the pins could be in sharp focus if you use a smaller aperture - a higher aperture of 8 or above can get you nice sharp details in the foreground & background of your image. Aimeethetoo lists her stats of her composition as aperture: 9.0, ISO: 200, Shutter: 1/400. Depending on your light source you may have to play with shutter speeds to see which yields the better exposed sharper shot. None-the-less a good shot but it just needs a little more work to get it into the stellar category.

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by see:
Nice take on the original, a slight detraction because your DOF is a bit shallow, still a good shot and a 8 from me.

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by MAK:
That must of taken you AGES to set up -7-

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by dnstommy:
It has a great look, but I think you should have used a macro light on it and gotten more of the pins to sparkle. It seems flat on one side.

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by Tom:
wow. that had to take forever

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by mpeters:
I admire the tenacity it takes to poke this many needles into a fruit. I liked Aimee's better but yours is well done.

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by Judi:
Good attempt at a unique image.

Half-Moon Bridge
by noraneko

Comment by NikonJeb:
Well done, Catherine! Congrats on an outstanding finish!

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by VitaminB:
I've tried this shot before, and can sympathize with the amount of work required. Nicely done.

Prickly Pear Redux for Aimeethetoo, This Time in Blue
by noraneko

Comment by levyj413:
Fun, fun! Hope your score's fun, too. :)