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How to keep your bananas happy
How to keep your bananas happy
mijak


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Banana (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE Z1
Location: Umeå Sweden
Date: May 23, 2004
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Humorous, Still Life
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2004

 This is how we actually store our bananas. The smile is done by scratching the surface, and the peal will will almost immediately turn the natural brown color.

Cropped slightly. Hue/saturation changed on the yellows.

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 122
Avg (all users): 5.7211
Avg (commenters): 6.7273
Avg (participants): 5.4928
Avg (non-participants): 5.9231
Views since voting: 1483
Votes: 147
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 05/31/2004 12:18:44 PM
I did not notice the smile when I looked at this picture. It's very subtle. Of course now that I know it is there I can't NOT notice. I like that you made the smile that way, rather than just drawing it on. Good idea.

The light on the banana makes the yellow very warm and friendly and the focus is crisp and detailed. The leaf at the top is a bit distracting. Perhaps if there had been more than one it might have given the idea of a tropical scene?
I didn't give this a high score because, as you may know by now (wink) the subject didn't thrill me. I did think it was one of the better executed funny banana shots, though.

I would love a banana keeper like this, BTW. :-D We hang ours from a cup hook.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2004 07:20:46 PM
LOL, I guess he's one un-bruised banana...;-)
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 05/25/2004 06:42:53 PM
Works for people, too! Good shot!
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 05/25/2004 04:58:32 PM
Creative and cute. Maybe a little overexposed. I might have tried for more saturation.
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 05/25/2004 01:08:58 PM
All this banana needs is a glass of lemonade and some sun glasses! Fun idea, nice clarity.
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 05/25/2004 08:33:01 AM
Fantastic.
Made me laugh out loud.
10
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 05/24/2004 09:11:02 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
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 05/24/2004 02:08:40 PM
Your a bit mad arent you?
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 05/24/2004 12:23:07 PM
Pretty good, love the idea and composition. Fun shot.
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 05/24/2004 07:46:37 AM
8.
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 05/24/2004 01:15:45 AM
I'm assuming that's a very small hammock and not an enormous banana. :-) Nice idea for this contest.
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 05/24/2004 12:57:00 AM
Very cute, and a great exposure.
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 05/24/2004 12:34:01 AM
Great! The most creative shot I've seen so far
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