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Berry Bubblicious
Berry Bubblicious
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Challenge: Bubbles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 DL Macro Super for Canon
Location: Home studio
Date: Apr 23, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2007

Tonic water and strawberry. Light box with 500w inc. bulbs.215mm focal length on macro.
Cropped, levels, touch of saturation, USM and border....

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 172
Avg (all users): 6.8551
Avg (commenters): 7.5806
Avg (participants): 6.4688
Avg (non-participants): 6.9717
Views since voting: 2147
Views during voting: 503
Votes: 276
Comments: 36
Favorites: 3 (view)


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05/05/2007 05:34:34 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Well, 11th place, 35 comments, 2 favorites, and a score of 6.85. I don't know that I can be of much more help here!

Anyway, first impression was that I liked the slightly different take on the challenge. Not to photograph one of those big bubbles, but to focus in on the macro version. The shot is very... refreshing!

Composition is nice... grounded at the bottom, nothing cut off on the top or sides. Maybe just a bit too much empty space to the left? But I do like the few extra bubbles floating around in the background to keep it from being this stark whiteness, which you would have lost had you cropped the space on the left. The lighting is great, and allows the bubbles to be well defined. I love how they cover ever side of the leaves.

I think my biggest nitpick with this one is that red border. I'm just not a huge fan of colored borders. I think replacing that red with a simple white line would have worked better for me.

Congrats on a great image, and a new personal best! Looks like food is your thing to photograph! :)

Hope this has been helpful. Please feel free to PM me with any questions.
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05/02/2007 04:56:47 PM
Invites a delicate crunchy bite. Congratulations on your top twenty finish.
05/02/2007 11:37:36 AM
Looks like you have a new highest rated photograph.
=)
Great work.
Great idea.
Still makes me hungry.
=P
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2007 02:27:45 PM
Nice image, plenty of bubbles in this one. Very crisp and fresh. I can't make my mind up about the crop... I think I will have to come back to this one before I give it a final score.

...Ok, I came back, I decided I like the crop on a second viewing :-) Not so sure about the red pin-stripe around the border though, it seems a bit "cheesy Christmas card" to me tough it wont affect my scoring.
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05/01/2007 01:10:44 AM
yummy!
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04/30/2007 10:33:42 PM
i think it is really nice, except the grey.. still a 10
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04/30/2007 09:08:39 PM
Nice colors and lighting on this.
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04/30/2007 12:48:04 PM
Refreshing to see a shot that is not just bubbles, but the over exposure is slightly distracting from the overall shot.
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04/30/2007 11:28:44 AM
I LOVE it!!! Great job
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04/30/2007 11:13:00 AM
If berry was centered in the shot would be much better
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04/30/2007 10:00:08 AM
Yummy!
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04/30/2007 07:03:16 AM
exceptional.. i love it..
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04/29/2007 12:29:27 PM
Wow great job! I look forward to the 'making of..' :) Is it just a strawberry in carbonated water or was it harder?
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04/29/2007 11:48:44 AM
Excellent color and creativity
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04/28/2007 05:59:19 PM
dang! wish I'd thought of this! 9
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04/28/2007 10:59:17 AM
great idea, I like it
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04/28/2007 07:54:09 AM
wow, nice shot!
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04/28/2007 03:31:52 AM
wonderful picture
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04/27/2007 11:41:51 PM
Wow, I really like this. I'm assuming it's in a glass of something fizzy. That's crazy how clear all the bubbles are! Clever take on the challenge. :)
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04/27/2007 10:07:09 AM
aww my favorite so far!
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04/26/2007 10:41:15 PM
I feel like the white is over powering a bit in the background. I do love the shot though. Nice capture.
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04/26/2007 05:34:29 PM
Nice and crisp. Good colors and DOF.
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04/26/2007 09:43:11 AM
Nice bubbles - I wish to see the berry´s detail too
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04/26/2007 08:31:40 AM
What a great idea! Looks so yummy!! Well done and one of my favourites.
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04/25/2007 09:06:34 PM
Nine.
Gave me cravings.
=P
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04/25/2007 08:05:26 PM
mmm.. indeed! nice focus, good lighting, well done! :)
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04/25/2007 06:07:11 PM
pretty, but washed out
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04/25/2007 04:56:15 PM
making me a little bit hungry right now looking at the picture. Great job
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04/25/2007 03:38:11 PM
Wish that the bottom of the strawberry wasn't cropped out. Good photo that meets the challenge.
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04/25/2007 02:55:10 PM
Looks yummy! I like the colors and all the tiny bubbles. Makes it seem crisp.
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04/25/2007 12:17:55 PM
Very bubbly.
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04/25/2007 11:35:42 AM
strewberry bubble
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04/25/2007 11:26:20 AM
I like this image. Creative take on the challenge. I like the white background, because it makes the strawberry pop out.
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04/25/2007 11:23:28 AM
nice. what kind of liquid is that strawberry in? this is so clear it looks great. the colors are awesome.
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04/25/2007 02:23:14 AM
the strawberry looks nice! nice and fresh.
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04/25/2007 01:21:17 AM
i would have gave a 10 if the whole berry was showing 8
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