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A fine pear
A fine pear
inshaala


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Double Take (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: My Kitchen
Date: Jun 2, 2007
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jun 2, 2007

 The girl at the greengrocers looked at me funny when i asked if they had any rotten fruit i could have and then proceeded to buy the "fresh" version of the same fruit. 60 pence spent for the fruit for this shot... wonder if it was worth it ;)
The "rotten" one wasnt really that bad... it was just bruised and cut and didnt create a good contrast to the ripe one so i stuck it in the oven for 20-30 minutes to make it brown and crinkly :)

Post:
RAW conversion in RSE
Levels
Burnt the background to make it perfectly black
Burnt detail into the pears esp the "rotten" one
Sponged (on desat) some weird purple highlights
removed a blemish on the "ripe" one
Crop
USM

Statistics
Place: 68 out of 383
Avg (all users): 6.0741
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 5.8611
Avg (non-participants): 6.3175
Views since voting: 977
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 135
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/11/2007 01:42:18 AM
Exquisite. (Delightful disclosure of oven treatment).
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/10/2007 06:06:55 PM
Fascinating doubling! New and old AND reflections to boot! Nicely composed with curves leaning into each other. Moody lighting works and the colors are great!
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 06/10/2007 05:25:55 PM
Beautiful picture, good composition, it's pairs (or should I say pears?) whether horizontal or vertical in the reflection. Nice and sharp, maybe unrealistically, and good black background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2007 09:28:25 AM
This would also have been great for Transition ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/10/2007 03:56:03 AM
excellent idea, a real 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/09/2007 06:00:19 PM
Great stuff! For a still life this does it for me. Lovely light, editing and a great choice of subject. You'll surely be scoring well with this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/07/2007 10:11:05 PM
NIIICE!!
 06/06/2007 09:29:31 AM
Two great subjects, well lit. You've managed to tell a story with a still life, rather than just stopping at creating a pretty picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/06/2007 03:22:43 AM
very good photography and processing..
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 06/04/2007 03:51:34 PM
good shot but pear on left looks oversharpened.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/04/2007 03:51:00 PM
pear = pair lol, I get it!
 06/04/2007 09:26:42 AM
Ho no, you should have titled this "Young lady, old lady"!! Interesting.
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