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Standing Out in the Crowd
Standing Out in the Crowd
AmiYuy


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Challenge: Orange (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus D-550Z
Location: Back patio
Date: Mar 23, 2004
Aperture: F2.9
ISO: 60
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Macro, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2004

 Considering that black and white are not colors, this should be perfectly fine, even though I'll probably get some comments about orange not being the primary color...

This was my favorite out of the 33 pictures I took of M&Ms, not to mention the 50-odd others I took of other orange subjects.

Bought 6 packs of the black and white M&Ms and 1 pack of the regulars. Tested various set-ups, just black, just white, mixed, ect. Tested different lighting (indoor & out).

I ended up putting them in a white ceramic bowl, mixing them up, and standing out on my back porch with the cloudy weather to get the best lighting. *sighs* Oh to have a studio... I don't like the reflections or the fact that there is a shadow on the right side by the orange one, but without spot editing I can't do anything about it. After the Brightness & Contrast adjustment, I only sharpened a tiny bit in order to leave a soft "glow."

Brightness -4, Contrast +22, Resize, Sharpen +2.

Statistics
Place: 78 out of 383
Avg (all users): 5.6295
Avg (commenters): 6.1538
Avg (participants): 5.4121
Avg (non-participants): 5.9469
Views since voting: 1405
Votes: 278
Comments: 17
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/30/2004 05:19:32 PM
nice compostition , the orange one could be moved over to the left a little to balance the image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/30/2004 12:02:03 PM
I'm no fan of spot color, but cute.
 03/30/2004 10:16:46 AM
Neat idea for this challenge.
 03/30/2004 09:57:51 AM
lighting looks good, good execution
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2004 02:31:08 PM
Interesting composition!
 03/26/2004 11:54:28 PM
nice shot.
 03/26/2004 07:51:23 PM
This one stood out in the crowd for me - nice photo!
 03/26/2004 09:10:17 AM
Nice shot. too bad I can't see the M on the orange M&M. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2004 03:08:56 AM
very nice, well done - 8.
 03/24/2004 07:01:55 PM
Out of Place? : ) i like the shot, the lighting is a little harsh though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/24/2004 06:05:42 PM
Wish that orange one would stand out just a little bit more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/24/2004 04:51:19 PM
nicely developed! good idea
03/24/2004 07:57:11 AM
Maybe a challenge too soon!!
 03/24/2004 07:38:20 AM
How did my viagra pill get mixed in there!
 03/24/2004 01:10:59 AM
i guess it's a matter of definition but I would call that red - it does stand out though
 03/24/2004 12:40:08 AM
Excellent contrast. Eye is easily drawn to the challenge color. Smart.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/24/2004 12:25:36 AM
I may be completely wrong - and maybe you didn't do any editing - but I think you may get some DPCers upset for going past the basic editing rule. I'm marking it high regardless because I really like the overall concept and the compositoin. It's very eye catching. Good luck!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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