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Challenge: Knife Fork Spoon (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 for Nikon
Location: Home Studio
Date: Dec 4, 2005
Aperture: f/18
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2005

 In case you don't get it... The fork and spoon are having an afair, while the knife looks on. :)

This shot was made using two studio strobes, one with a red gel (meant to illuminate the fork and spoon representing passion) and one with a blue gel, illuminating the knife (representing coldness) I was trying to get a lot more blue on the knife, but I don't have barn doors for my lights, so they were kinda spilling all over the place. I ended up using some cardboard to get the blue off of the fork and spoon. It didn't work out perfectly, but it's pretty close.

Only post processing was a little levels adjustment (the original was very slightly under exposed), a crop, and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 163
Avg (all users): 5.4844
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1829
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Views since voting: 828
Views during voting: 316
Votes: 192
Comments: 11
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 12/12/2005 05:59:15 PM
***Critique Club***

~The Affair~

Hi, This is a very creative idea, and the fork, spooon and knife are well placed. The title explains whats going very well! :)

This might have placed higher with a lighting change. The silverware is sort of hidden by the colours of the background, if you had put a little light on the front of them all it might have brought them out a touch more. The red is harsh while the purple side is very calming. maybe also you should have switched the colour sides to give more emotion to the scene, with the knife sngery red and the couple soothing and passionate in the purple.

HAve fun in future Challenges !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/11/2005 06:49:33 PM
could have been a goold picture but I really don't like the backround color
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 12/11/2005 05:41:31 PM
Nice colors.
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 12/10/2005 08:28:46 PM
Nice colours. I would have liked more shiny reflection on the blade of the knife.
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 12/08/2005 02:13:08 PM
...and the fork ran away with the spoon? :-) I like the lighting. Creative and clever. Nicely done.
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 12/06/2005 11:47:56 PM
Oh this is nice a wicked. I love the coloring red on the passion and purple on the sadness.
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 12/06/2005 09:04:03 PM
Poor Mr. Knife....
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 12/06/2005 02:52:21 AM
The affair ... or The Voyeur? The knif, fork and spoon need a little more definition; they seem very flat and not-shiny.
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 12/06/2005 12:13:43 AM
neat
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 12/05/2005 12:40:01 PM
I really love the reds & purples and the idea, but I guess it's a little out of focus, or maybe you used a large aperture??
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 12/05/2005 02:48:13 AM
this made me laugh and this image very quirky, super colors
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