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And The World Stood Still
And The World Stood Still
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Challenge: Free Study 2016-12 (Standard Editing)
Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10
Lens: Canon FD 50mm f1.4
Location: Huntsville, AL
Date: Dec 17, 2016
Aperture: f2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2016

 Did this as an assignment for our local photography club. My best Still Life submission to date I think.

PP: Added structure, contrast, 90 degree coffee colored gradient filter, vignetting, and some minor cropping.

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 01/08/2017 08:18:43 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club, Daniel!

Very glad that you have joined a local photography club and are working on improving your skills. I can tell you used a tripod here...what a difference a simple piece of equipment makes eh? The composition is fairly straightforward, I like it overall but would have preferred to see one of the roses a little lower than the others, to help create a leading line up from the apples. (Personally I would have used just one red rose, but that's me, and still lifes aren't my strong point). I do agree with the comment re the oof apples and highlights...your photo club can help you learn how to control highlights, but in the meantime most still lifes are front-to-back in focus....f2 is extremely shallow, try going a bit deeper next time, longer exposure and keep the ISO low.

All in all very nice work and a good showing in a Free Study, which are always tough to do well in. Keep up the good work and definitely continue to work with your photo club!

Susan
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01/07/2017 11:16:38 PM
A nice collection of elements.
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 01/07/2017 09:22:18 AM
Nice concept, but I would have liked to see the apples in focus here, and the reflections on the vase slightly better controlled.
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