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Day-03---Peanuts.jpg
Day-03---Peanuts.jpg
Ken


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Texas Coral, Michigan City, IN
Date: Dec 3, 2007
Aperture: F/1.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 3, 2007

Viewed: 328
Comments: 17
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 Since we've only eaten out about 127 times in the last week, we figured we shouldn't break our streak. Tonight was Texas Coral. This is one of those places where it has a Texas/roadhouse theme and you get a bucket of peanuts. You eat peanuts and throw the shells on the floor.

Comments heard during dinner:
"You threw those nuts right between my legs!"
"My nuts taste bad or old, how do your nuts taste?"
"Perfect shot throwing that nut!"

I didn't have any pictures for the day so I took my camera in figuring I'd get something. I only had the 50mm since I didn't want a bit ol' honkin' lens on the camera. I had to take the bucket and put it under the light to take the shot. I chose B&W because the original picture was completely red and I didn't want to spend all night getting rid of the color cast.

If you ever want to see a good example of how our brains automatically set white point, go to a place that has a lot of red neon and then take a picture. It's amazing how we compensate for off colors.



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 12/06/2007 06:06:53 PM
excellent bw
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 12/05/2007 03:21:19 PM
great story! love the textures and b&w is perfect here. I just wish that the foreground was a little more in focus.
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 12/05/2007 03:18:32 PM
this shot is calling for a cold beer to be beside the bucket. Great shot and B&W was a great choice.
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 12/04/2007 08:21:19 PM
I love the composition crop and detail of this one.....
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 12/04/2007 05:34:59 PM
Excellent DOF, great photo.
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 12/04/2007 04:34:19 PM
Well done for such challenges! You've captured the whole thing with one peanut.
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 12/04/2007 11:01:22 AM
what a great pic, and lens.
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 12/04/2007 10:50:31 AM
Nice composition for a fun picture!
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 12/04/2007 10:20:37 AM
Dang. I just wrote a comment and then the page wouldn't load.

So... Love your story!! Great BW for this photo; gives it lots of atmosphere.

I said some other things, but now the moment has passed. :op
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 12/04/2007 09:15:02 AM
I love throwing things on the floor and it makes it more fun when they tell you to do it. And that 50 mm 1.8 is a wonderful lens, for $70.
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 12/04/2007 09:09:06 AM
How funny!! Nice slice of slice imagae!!
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 12/04/2007 08:33:08 AM
LMAO Thanks for the laugh first thing this morning. I didn't think you were really going to put those comments in your post. :oP I wouldn't have wanted to sit all night and try to remove the color cast either. It all worked out though because this picture looks great in B&W. Nice composition and I like how only a few of the peanuts are in focus.
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 12/04/2007 08:31:46 AM
Ops again.

Message edited by author 2007-12-04 08:32:47.
 12/04/2007 01:20:09 AM
oops double post d'uh!

Message edited by author 2007-12-04 01:20:46.
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 12/04/2007 01:19:23 AM
Beautiful lighting and dof.

Yeah, I noticed that WB brain thing when taking pics of the kitten in the christmas tree at work today.
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 12/04/2007 01:12:41 AM
Years ago, I was eating dinner with a co-worker...Same deal, peanuts, shells on the floor. But when you sit down, the waiter or in our case, waitress comes over and tosses some peanuts on your table. My co-worker tossed one back. She said "If you do that again, I'll have to remove your nuts!"...Good job in less than ideal conditions...Works well in B&W.
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 12/04/2007 12:22:10 AM
wow you sure'd be sick of take away by now .. and were you having breakfast, lunch and dinner out ?? .. sound like my kind'v place where you can just throw the shells on the floor .. :)
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