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Jalapeno Salute
Jalapeno Salute
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hot II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Feb 2, 2010
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.6
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Feb 2, 2010

 Didn't really come out quite as I had in mind... not the most creative photo, but I was going more for technically decent than conceptually innovative. I'm sure there will be plenty of other pepper shots in this challenge--and maybe some of them will even be red! (I'd have preferred red or yellow--anything but green, really--but I was in a rush and the most-convenient store only had green ones.)

My setup was so low-tech, so low-budget it's almost embarrassing to describe. Clip-on light for background gradient, 500W work light bounced off of foamcore for foreground light, all on a chunk of clear glossy plastic.

The dust (esp. in the lower right) is really bothering me! I tried to kill it with Dust & Scratches / NeatImage, but only got so much of it. Already lost more detail than I'd have liked in the peppers - ideally I'd reshoot, but I'm not expecting to have time to do that.

I thought about titling this "Jalapeno Joedown," just to be silly, but I decided that wouldn't actually be better.

PP: Hue (greener greens & redder reds); Saturation (+2); lil bit o' levels; lots of noise redux to try to kill dust; USM.

If I were good at guessing how images would be received, I'd get higher scores than I do, since I largely aim to please in this forum. Hoping, however, for a modal average of 6.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 02/09/2010 09:19:53 PM
Where is the heat?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-3
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 02/09/2010 09:18:40 AM
Great lighting. Some water spray would spice it up more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 02/07/2010 05:55:51 PM
Cool shot, like the setup reflection and background. Would be a good Ad for the Chili's restaurants.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/03/2010 10:57:28 AM
Nice lighting and effect here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
 02/03/2010 10:42:51 AM
Very nice, the lighting is wonderful. The reflection and color combinations makes for a very nice image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm X-Pro2
Fujifilm XF 10-24mm f/4 R IOS
 02/03/2010 09:31:47 AM
Neat! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/03/2010 02:33:16 AM
great back lighting..8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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