Minimal editing on each of the RAW images in Lightroom. Tones and saturation. A small crop on the shoe image. Taken into Photoshop to combine the triptych.
Considered adding a '?' to the title as a rotting apple is not particularly inert. Decided to go with it having been stopped being eaten.
Also, all the items were photographed in situ, as found, without being touched which i'd decided on as a personal restraint before going out shooting.
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Not completely sure which definition (s) of inertia you are targeting here – but the image obviously gets some message through! I think should do very well in the challenge.
Very uniform images in color and lightness. Not very interesting subjects on their own, but the juxtaposition of tires, potato, and shoe makes you wonder why. IMO, the potato is too far to the right of its pane.
When I first saw this it seemed wrong somehow, but the more I look at it, the more I intrigued I am. I think it has something to do with the fact that there are three completly different sized objects, and most triptychs are with equally sized stuff. I also like the quiet color tones and the shallow DOF.
Excellent collection, but I feel you've cropped the image on the right a little too tight to the object - a small gap between it and the frame would be an improvement for me.