This is straight from the camera save for some fine-tuning. I adjusted the levels and performed some sharpening with PhotoPaint. You will find my setup and outtakes here I chose this shot over the outtakes because it has no notable problem with glare, the flame is very visible, and I like how the background pattern leads the eye to the flame. The candle has special significance to me. My wife gave it to me early in our relationship. It symbolizes the beginning love and friendship, growing from one small flame.
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Thank you everyone for your kind and helpful comments. As with every challenge, this one was a great learning experience for me. Sorry about the rotation, I really should have caught that and corrected it. I think that next time I will shoot only a few frames and then preview on the PC before making setup changes. I would like to hear how other people achieve perfection in their tabletop shots.
Lovely setup, good image. Nice use of props, background, and light. The line of dark liquid near the top is disruptive. You know, love is like this sometimes...a tiny little flame sunk into all the water of our defenses.
I like it! I love the color and concept on this shot... I think the exposure may be a little hot, but the overall image impresses me quite a bit. The only minor details that I think could be better in this image are the exposure and the tilt to the right on the glass. Im guessin that correction on both of those would probably score an extra point or maybe two. Good shot! = 8 - jmsetzler
Nice clear photo... good concept. Just a few nit picks: the figure is slightly leaning to the right so it could use a few degrees rotation, and that blue speck in the lower right hand corner is a bit distracting.
Nice. My mind would like to see a continuum (sp) of reducing sizes. The whole image being one, the glass being the next, and the candle the last. Make sense? I think zooming out a little more would accomplish this. 7
Outstanding! Would have been even better if the rim had not washed out. I think either a black contrasty, or even a non-existant background would have added to this already super shot.
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