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Scrambled Eggs -- (No, I said beat the eggs, THEN cook them!)
Scrambled Eggs -- (No, I said beat the eggs, THEN cook them!)
LizArtDesign


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Misunderstanding (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A610
Location: Reston, VA
Date: Feb 15, 2008
Aperture: F3.2
ISO: Auto (80 or 100)?
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2008

 Coming back to clarify the title before voting starts. I liked "Scrambled Eggs," but I sent it to a non-DPC friend to look at, and she said, "I don't get it, it's a nice picture of scrambling eggs, but I don't see how it's a misunderstanding." Sigh. Too subtle.

PP:
- Crop
- Curves
- smart blur on inside of bowl on left side of beater to reduce noise
- slight gaussian blur inside bowl to right of beater
- clone out dust on background cloth, and a few small milk spatters
- adjustment layer - brightness/contrast; mask everything but eggs and decrease brightness
- do same as above with milk
- Hue/Saturation: Dial down hue on yellow a tad
- Hue/Saturation: partial desaturation of red and blue
- resize
- unsharp mask
- border
- save for web

This was my first "studio" shoot -- and I used every possible lamp and bulb and non-professional light source I had laying around the house. I am pretty happy with this, but I know it would be better with better lighting and a better camera.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 75
Avg (all users): 5.2938
Avg (commenters): 5.1429
Avg (participants): 4.8649
Avg (non-participants): 5.3949
Views since voting: 1002
Views during voting: 437
Votes: 194
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/24/2008 07:13:44 PM
interesting concept.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/23/2008 04:47:51 AM
good idea , like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/21/2008 08:43:49 PM
I can't see the misunderstanding in the photograph without the title. Try to let the photo tell the viewer what the misunderstanding is before they read the title. Nice use of slow shutter speed with a controlled blur though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2008 02:24:54 PM
Nice idea, but exicution needs work, mainly the lighting needs to be worked on
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2008 12:24:04 PM
I like the lighting in this image. That is the part that stands out the most for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/18/2008 07:51:37 PM
Cool pic, unsure of the black background, but it is neat, 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/18/2008 05:39:28 PM
cute idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/18/2008 08:46:28 AM
Been There! Done That! :) Dude! That's us literal-minded kinds...all-over! We don't read very well! That is what literal-minded means,...Right? :}
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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