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Challenge: Heat (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Home, Jasra, Bahrain
Date: May 20, 2006
Aperture: f5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2006

 I thought of this idea pretty quickly and had great fun setting it up. Obviously a selection of chillis plus a red pepper/capscicum, but with a row of relighting birthday cake candles set up behind the pepper. Had to have two attempts at the set up before I was happy, and I would still wish for a ND filter or better contrast masking skills to deal with the rather blown out parts of the flames.

Shot in RAW and converted using Olympus Master. PP included levels and curves, minor colour adjustment to the reds. Cloned out a small hot spot in the back ground, and a very small part of one of the candles that could be seen behind the pepper. Resized, added stroke frame and saved.

Statistics
Place: 99 out of 158
Avg (all users): 5.2857
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.3063
Views since voting: 984
Views during voting: 290
Votes: 175
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/28/2006 03:24:58 AM
Great image, just slightly OOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/26/2006 01:55:49 PM
So much chilli.. I wouldn't eat that
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2006 09:32:33 PM
Everything works!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2006 01:20:48 PM
Nice vivid image. I don't particulary like the flame position in the photo. I think if the candle had been placed to the right front of the peppers, you would have had some nice reflections playing on the front of the peppers. Overall though a nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/23/2006 10:45:17 AM
Agreed!
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 05/22/2006 05:57:27 PM
Don't know exactly what it is, maybe the colour (all red) or the composition, but it can't hold my attention for too long. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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