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Pure Pearls
Pure Pearls
bobdaveant


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Challenge: Jewelry Advertisement (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: My bedroom
Date: Apr 22, 2005
Aperture: F5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/40Sec
Galleries: Black and White, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2005

My wifes pearls laying on my black sweater under a lamp for lighting.

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.1928
Avg (commenters): 6.9688
Avg (participants): 6.0600
Avg (non-participants): 6.2819
Views since voting: 1330
Views during voting: 401
Votes: 249
Comments: 41
Favorites: 2 (view)


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09/16/2005 06:51:30 PM
Pretty good considering the 'studio' equipment you have.
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09/16/2005 06:48:14 PM
This one is really nice. I like the dof and the lighting a lot. I would have liked the pearls laying not quite so flat. One of those headless type necks they display necklaces on would work well here. I agree that the border doesn't help the shot. I don't think it takes much away, but just not needed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2005 08:10:05 PM
Not sure border helps...maybe a darker shade of pink, gray? Very well done design and layout though.
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05/01/2005 07:38:14 PM
This would be a great ad. I don't know if it's just my monitor, but the pearls look sort of bronze or brown, somehow. Otherwise, I love it.
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05/01/2005 06:20:29 PM
Pearls seem a bit dim to me, otherwise a fabulous job. Great graphics, too. 7
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05/01/2005 11:46:50 AM
Hmmmm, I'm torn. I like it the way it is, but I'm curious what it would look like with ALL the pearls in focus, or at least the leading edge of the earings (they ARE earings?).
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04/29/2005 11:14:32 PM
Nice concept ... simple and elegant.
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04/29/2005 01:59:26 PM
Nice layout and design.
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04/29/2005 11:06:04 AM
This is quite nice, I like the centered composition on the black background, the text works nicely too. Nicely done.
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04/29/2005 07:12:00 AM
I like this. the pearls have a nice radiants. the fonts are nice as well. 9
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04/29/2005 04:48:22 AM
bad colour, lustre
04/29/2005 12:32:33 AM
Dear anonymous participant,
This by chance, came up next and just noticed that it will be 2,000 image comment since I joined this site, and am actually happy this shot came up, as I really like it!
Composition is well laid-out, the lighting is soft enough and the text / font used as well as the message are just right. In a member's challenge, you would have been able to destaurate / tone down the 2 orange lighting reflections in the back, but such is life in an Open Challenge.
Good luck and now going to add to my favorites as a milestone tonight. (8)
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04/28/2005 10:34:58 PM
be careful with your white balance and color balance...looks a little to tungsteny for my taste
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04/28/2005 09:22:09 PM
Would be absolutely stunning with white pearls.
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04/28/2005 03:01:09 PM
Nice composition and lighting. A very classy ad.
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04/28/2005 01:50:37 PM
This is lovely in conception, nice to look at until one gets in close. Unfortunately the forwasrdmost pearls are in front of the zone of sharpness and this hurts you badly IMO. More DOF would have done the trick. 7 from me, I really like the design, fonts, and tonality of this.
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04/27/2005 11:00:25 PM
A nice shot and layout, but I'm wondering why you didn't make them a more "pearly" color.
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04/27/2005 09:59:21 PM
Nice layout and concept. The lighting seems a bit warm - or you are selling low-quality pearls. Too gold.
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04/27/2005 09:36:52 PM
Very nice - I like how they blur in the background.
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04/27/2005 09:34:18 PM
Great text, good contast and nice layout.
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04/27/2005 08:52:50 AM
very well done ... 10
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04/26/2005 08:25:04 PM
I love the glowing nature captured in the photo of the pearls.

I'm afraid I feel less sanguine about the text. Wish it had some of that same warm sepia luster. Not sure I would pair these two fonts. When using three parallel one word sentences it's best if they are all the the same part of speech.
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04/26/2005 07:22:48 PM
good job - nice dof
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04/26/2005 01:01:01 PM
Beautiful.
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04/26/2005 06:46:19 AM
I can really imagine this as an ad! Great shot
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04/26/2005 03:18:26 AM
stylish and very professionally done nice work 9
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04/25/2005 11:14:45 PM
I really like the comp here. A deeper DOF and more contrast is needed to make the piece stand out. I like the text placement,
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04/25/2005 04:21:16 PM
Nice DOF. Good sharp focus on the beads and nice lettering.
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04/25/2005 02:04:05 PM
This looks like a ad. I wish the [earls were a little clearer in the front. Still it is a very good example.
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04/25/2005 01:44:38 PM
Looks great. I'm not sure about the shallow deepth of field though ....
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04/25/2005 01:37:48 PM
nice advertisement. simple and precise...good job.
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04/25/2005 10:55:33 AM
Love the DOF and the text is just perfect. I gave this a 9 but I would have liked to see a little more light on the pearls. Good job.
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04/25/2005 08:26:15 AM
nice arrangement.
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04/25/2005 08:06:28 AM
nice pearls, they are very hard to photograph
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04/25/2005 04:55:09 AM
nice sharp focusing. great framing. nice background and lighting. 9
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04/25/2005 03:02:38 AM
very nice...like the border!!
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04/25/2005 02:18:29 AM
nice idea. would be better for me, at any rate, if the front pearls were in sharper detail.
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04/25/2005 01:43:08 AM
Very nice. Only issue is the crop is maybe a tad tight and the pearls a tad yellow.
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04/25/2005 01:22:50 AM
nice set up
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04/25/2005 12:56:06 AM
gl ...nice shot and layout...clasp is BRIGHT
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04/25/2005 12:26:26 AM
the pearls look very yellow..would either make the text more creamy and yellow or whiten up the pearls
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