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Challenge: Magazine Cover Revisited (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: My dining room
Date: Mar 20, 2004
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10th
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Mar 21, 2004

Wine and cheese just taste so much better when presented nicely...

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04/01/2004 10:04:44 PM
Alright your picture would never make it to the editors table to even think about a page in or on the cover of a magazine unless it was about bad photography! Your image is very blurry you have to many things in your photograph that cause problems. There is no dynamic angle to follow with your eye since there is so much stuff. The lighting forget it about it. The reflections is the least of your problem and a softer light you need more light its a completely flat and dull image you need light boxes and a tent for this image. Good luck!
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03/26/2004 10:57:02 PM
a bit blurry. also, try a deep gold on the back wall
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03/26/2004 03:17:18 PM
IThe photo looks a little bit out of focus - might be my screen. However, I like the composition and the contrasting colors.
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03/26/2004 02:14:28 PM
Nice composition of the subject elements... But the background is, well, empty. You should have put something colorfull behind it. And I don't think the soft focus works here. There should be something that's in perfect focus. Lighting is a little weak.
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03/25/2004 06:07:10 PM
Nice composition, but a few things let this down. The picture must be sharp and in focus! The reflections on the bottle and glasses are distracting. The lighting needs to be much softer, the shadows look unintentional and too sharp. There are burnt out highlights on your candles. It's a shame about the marks on your background. Your tablecloth doesn't quite work for me, as it looks like you've gone for a symmetrical composition but not quite managed it. I would have taken this shot with the wine and cheese taking up more of the shot. Basicallly lighting is everything in a shot like this, and it looks like you haven't thought about it enough. Have you tried with several lamps, most or all of them diffused in one way or another? A tripod is a must as well. If your camera allows it, extend your dof.
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03/25/2004 03:42:08 PM
I really like the way you've set up this still life. However, the picture itself would be better if the focus were improved and the lighting. The angle of the lighting is unflattering to the subject and casts unflattering shadows in the picture.
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03/25/2004 02:01:36 PM
Great composition but a little unsharp, smaller aperature would improve this.
the lighting is pretty good.
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03/25/2004 12:40:38 PM
Very well done.
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03/25/2004 07:01:12 AM
Nice idea, goos use of negatice space for titles etc just lacking that crisp focus.
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03/24/2004 04:26:44 PM
Don't like the soft focus
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03/24/2004 12:13:42 PM
a little bit soft but nice composition
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03/23/2004 09:15:53 PM
The wine bottle and glasses should be the center of attention for a wine magazine but in this image they are out of focus.
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03/22/2004 10:50:18 PM
I love how repetative this is without being overly so... the green from the bottle to the grapes, 2 glasses, 3 candles. Really well composed.
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03/22/2004 08:11:50 PM
Very out of focus. It might have been intended, but it does not seem to work here.
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03/22/2004 07:48:03 PM
One of the best composites I've seen in this challenge, with excellent space for a magazine title, but it could be more in focus? Seems a bit blurry on my screen.

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03/22/2004 06:50:13 PM
more focus needed 5
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03/22/2004 06:21:49 PM
nice concept! I think if the background was a solid color, it would bring the compostion together,also focus could be better
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03/22/2004 10:50:06 AM
A nice setup, but it seems a little blurry to me.
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03/22/2004 07:58:39 AM
Good composition, but I don't like the soft focus and far too much 'dead' space above
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03/22/2004 06:49:58 AM
Well made magazine cover. You have even made space for the logo at the top. Good colour-combination.
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