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Challenge: Complementary Colors III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Home Studio
Date: Apr 22, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2006

I know this horse is beaten to death. But I can't help myself. I decided to do this, and this is the perfect challenge.

Here are the PP steps.

Crop
Levels
Curves
Contrast/Brightness
USM
Glassian blur
NI

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 287
Avg (all users): 6.9732
Avg (commenters): 7.8438
Avg (participants): 6.6364
Avg (non-participants): 7.1141
Views since voting: 3937
Views during voting: 423
Votes: 261
Comments: 55
Favorites: 13 (view)


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05/11/2006 01:36:14 PM
Shailesh, I don't know how I missed seeing this image before - I've even been to your profile several times! What a timeless beauty. I know it's been done before, but this is such a unique and refreshing take, and soooooo well done. Kudos!
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05/06/2006 10:05:59 PM
Shailesh,
Very well done! Congratulations on top 5!
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05/04/2006 07:34:16 PM
Comment from a member of your own commenting club :-)
Wow, you did a great job here.
It is hard to critique this shot. You probably would have cloned out the dust on the glass to the right if it wasn't Basic editing.
The cropping is perfect, actually much better than Jacko's.
This is what I see (and probably you to):
1. I would have liked to see a bit more of the outlines of the glass in the middle.
2. The glass in the middle should have been a bit closer so the top of it was a bit higher then the other two or to have it lower or to have it in the same hight. The way you have is more like you made a mistake.
3. I love the colours, the lighting is also great.

Message edited by author 2006-05-10 20:23:52.
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05/03/2006 10:35:04 AM
Great image and wonderful colours, congrats.
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05/03/2006 10:04:00 AM
Mucho congrato, Shail! A very pleasing composition--well done.
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05/03/2006 06:49:25 AM
Congrats on the top 5 finish.
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05/03/2006 03:56:50 AM
Superb shot Shail!! Composition, lighting, colours....everything is awesome! Congratulations *hugs*
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05/03/2006 01:15:50 AM
This is so clever I would love to try this but I dont know how to start
Super image Well done
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05/03/2006 01:04:21 AM
Congratulations !
I feel I am proving to be a better judge !
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05/03/2006 12:38:51 AM
Shailesh - congrats on your 5th place!!! Your hard work is paying off.
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05/03/2006 12:25:08 AM
Glad my vote made it in. Was about to comment, and then the rollover.
Must say this is one the cleanest shot of this style from the challenge. Glad it did very well :)
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05/03/2006 12:23:37 AM
Congratulations, Shailesh! You've made your team proud today. This is very, very well done. YAY for you!! Soooo happy for you - can't wait to see what you cook up for the next challenge ;-)
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05/03/2006 12:21:51 AM
5th! Way to go, Sully
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05/03/2006 12:10:37 AM
WTG SHAIL!!!! This is awesome and a well deserved score and placing! CONGRATS!!!!

Deannda
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2006 09:27:28 PM
Wonderful tones. The sharpening you did along with the lighting actually makes these colors look much better together.
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05/02/2006 01:59:34 PM
Nice clean image.
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05/02/2006 02:15:15 AM
nice shot... very clean image with good use of theme
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05/01/2006 11:56:38 PM
Setup and execution are flawless - can't not give it a 10
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05/01/2006 08:11:39 PM
This should be the winner. Great job. 10
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05/01/2006 03:30:17 PM
This has become too much of a DPC cliche to get very high marks any more.
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05/01/2006 08:00:38 AM
Excelent framing and wonderful colours. I really like the lighting and lack of reflections
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04/30/2006 09:37:44 PM
i know how hard it is to get these shots, and you did it wonderfully
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04/30/2006 06:25:04 PM
I love this picture! The three glasses really go well together, and the colors go even better.
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04/30/2006 05:34:42 PM
Cliche Yes, but still its a damn good photo, 9
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04/30/2006 04:17:00 PM
good spin on an old classic, the brightness of the backround is perfect
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04/30/2006 02:03:20 PM
Great set-up. Perfect!
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04/30/2006 12:02:34 PM
That is really well done, awesome shot.
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04/30/2006 09:15:43 AM
cliche and uninteresting title. cannot be too bias though because its well executed. 7.
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04/30/2006 12:55:22 AM
Wow!! Absolutely striking and stunning. I love these glasses shots! This one is so well done!!
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04/29/2006 11:48:25 PM
another great one with glasses I love how u used them to show the colors in this image, I also love the pattern of colors in the glasses
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04/29/2006 11:23:39 PM
This has been overdone.
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04/29/2006 06:02:34 PM
great lighting. I'll be contacting you for some tips after challenge. 10
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04/29/2006 05:17:39 PM
I love it!
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04/29/2006 03:05:41 PM
superb composition - 8
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04/29/2006 02:42:36 PM
very clean and nicely done. I like the reflections in the base..
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04/29/2006 02:08:11 PM
very well executed and definetly uses complementary colors, good luck ;)
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04/29/2006 01:43:17 PM
3rd entry I've seen using this same idea, hmmmmm. Works anyway. 7
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04/29/2006 10:56:48 AM
I've seen this type of picture a thousand times now, but this is a really nice looking version of it. Congrats.
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04/29/2006 07:40:32 AM
I feel you will be a winner in first ten.
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04/29/2006 02:23:26 AM
nicely done...i really want to try this shot
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04/29/2006 02:19:42 AM
Nicely done. I hope this image does well as I had experimented on this type of imagery for a while ;) Good luck.
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04/29/2006 12:10:28 AM
Top 3. Nicely conceived and setup variation of this oft taken still life. Exceptional framing color and technical quality. Beautifully done.
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04/28/2006 04:38:22 PM
Nice idea.
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04/28/2006 10:09:05 AM
very bored of this style of phot. Been done so many times. Originality???? 5
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04/27/2006 04:35:15 PM
Excellent execution. Very eye catching. Wish the idea hadn't been done many times before, however. 9
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04/27/2006 08:29:33 AM
this idea is not original anymore.
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04/26/2006 11:16:34 PM
good shot
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04/26/2006 06:40:45 PM
7 - Nice colors. Good execution and refraction and symmetry. Fairly minor and nothing to be done likely in basic anyway, but the 'someting' in the right glass up near the rim detracts in my opinion.
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04/26/2006 03:40:21 PM
Too often done.
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04/26/2006 01:22:05 PM
One of the few images that stand out in this challenge. I don't care if it has been done a million times. It is still a very cool thing and this is a great version. 10
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04/26/2006 08:41:57 AM
i was vaiting for this one :) now i found it, i like it :) which ribbon will you get this time ;)
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04/26/2006 06:53:30 AM
A well shot example of an often used concept. Good.
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04/26/2006 05:20:38 AM
there are a few of thses types of shots...this one is fantastic, one of the better ones...they are popular on this site, so well done
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04/26/2006 04:59:43 AM
These are the DPC equivalent of flower or bug shots.. 3 in this challenge alone so far i've seen, yet still each one is unique. Nice take on this photo, and meets the challenge.
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04/26/2006 03:50:50 AM
great as usual, but black edge at bottom should have been cropped off
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