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Challenge: Shapes II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
Location: Home
Date: Dec 30, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: ISO-64
Shutter: 1/35
Galleries: Macro, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2005

 Chickpea was slightly soaked in water to make its skin to be loose for surface texture to come out.A 100 mm screw thread old lens was added to make macro mode more magnified.Dodging/burning tools used.No cropping is done

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Place: 317 out of 366
Avg (all users): 4.5382
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.3577
Avg (non-participants): 4.7174
Views since voting: 675
Views during voting: 360
Votes: 275
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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 01/14/2006 02:49:05 PM
::: Critique Club ::: ladyhawk22

First Impression - the most important one: Very interesting texture and subject choice.

Composition: I might suggest putting the subject just a little more off center. This would allow for some different background texture and more shadow play in the beans behind the main subject. You've got a good angle to pick up all the detail and texture on the bean.

Subject: A very unique and creative idea for the shapes challenge! There is a lot of texture on the subject, which certainly makes it more interesting.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light): You have a nice focus on the subject! Color looks pretty good, though around the outer edge of the bean there is some bluish cast. Some tweaking with color balance might diminish that cast and help bring out some of the richer colors in the bean.

To grow its vote?: To grow its vote, I would recommend a composition that lets the viewer see more of the beans behind the one in front. Some slightly stronger lighting, or perhaps some lights from other angles might bring out the interplay in the shadowed areas.

Summary: A nice close-up macro shot here. A great job on the focusing, as well as preparation for the photo. If you hadn't soaked the chickpea during set-up, the texture wouldn't be nearly as interesting! Great job following your idea all the way through.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2006 09:54:15 PM
er,...uh...yeah
 01/05/2006 06:39:55 AM
well spotted! well photographed 8
 01/04/2006 02:26:38 PM
Ok, I get it, good title. Seems a bit soft te me.


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