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Tea Party
Tea Party
cordeliawl


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 35-80mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Portland, OR
Date: Jul 20, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60 s
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2006

Post Processing: Crop and Levels Adjustments

Statistics
Place: 236 out of 263
Avg (all users): 4.1197
Avg (commenters): 3.8000
Avg (participants): 4.2000
Avg (non-participants): 4.0769
Views since voting: 713
Views during voting: 343
Votes: 259
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2006 03:36:42 PM
This would have been better had the backdrop not been wrinkled.
08/01/2006 10:30:56 AM
It looks like you set this up on a soft surface as the paper is not flat in front which is somewhat distracting
08/01/2006 07:22:27 AM
It's a nice idea but the pot looks out of focus to me and the uneveness of the backdrop doesn't work so well.
07/31/2006 04:34:38 PM
Lighting's a bit too harsh and I'd like background to be a bit smoother, all the wrinkles are pretty distracting.
07/31/2006 12:43:25 PM
paper is too bumpy
07/31/2006 10:07:04 AM
something happened to the focus - far too small DoF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/31/2006 08:47:39 AM
Hi IMHO the blurring image of the pot is very distracting. Otherwise a nice setup
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/29/2006 01:04:30 PM
Simple, but effecive.
07/28/2006 09:20:39 PM
quite out of focus.
07/27/2006 10:33:50 PM
I find the background a little distracting with the ruffles in the lower left especially. Just MHO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/27/2006 08:14:43 PM
too blurry
07/27/2006 05:33:20 PM
the tea pot looks just a little out of focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/27/2006 03:01:31 PM
Your subjects are rather blurry and your background could be straighter.
07/26/2006 04:36:02 PM
focus appears to be on the background rather than the objects.
07/26/2006 03:06:54 PM
Interesting idea which I think would have benefitted from the tea pot being in focus and the checker background being smoother.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/26/2006 10:39:06 AM
The jug seems really out of focus to me
07/26/2006 08:43:22 AM
This is nice. My only complaint is that the pot is out of focus. Great idea and very nice with the checkered tablecloth. I think it needs to be straightened but that could just be the fact that I was up till 3am lol.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/26/2006 03:17:04 AM
Good effort. I like the continuous backdrop, the contrasting colors and shapes (and function), and how the handles are opposed.

However ...

it needs to be in focus and the lighting blows out the detail in the white cup.

Try googling for "light tent" to learn about diffusing your light sources to avoid harsh reflections. I'm far from good at it myself, but I've learned the theory anyway.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/26/2006 02:41:42 AM
There's a good idea lurking in here. But you need a more interesting angle on the cup & pot, and to focus on the pot rather than the checkered background.


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