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Cure for the summertime blues
Cure for the summertime blues
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Challenge: Summertime Meals (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Date: Jul 26, 2010
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Portraiture, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2010

 Took frickin forever to get this shot. Used stunt food most of the time, but had to go with the real thang for this (ie used boring ol Peaches and Cream corn instead of the nice Yellow Sweet corn...side ribs instead of back ribs, soda pop instead of beer...) And wanted to get it all in focus, from front to back.

Also really wanted to find the traditional red/white checked tablecloth...then couldn't find any clear table clamps to hold it in place on a windy day. But stuck with it and here's what I got.

Hope this makes people as hungry as I get, looking at it!

Camera on tripod, mirror lockup engaged.

pp: RAW-TIFF conversion, crop, brightness/contrast, saturation, resize, usm, sharpen, fade sharpen, save for web

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 63
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 08/05/2010 02:44:41 PM
Mastadon ribs!!!! Grog's favorite! How did Snarfles know?
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Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/04/2010 08:17:00 AM
Congrats on the great placement! I was one of your 10's. This looks sooooo yummy!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony DSLR-A330
Opteka 10X Macro
 08/03/2010 06:27:31 PM
looks sooo yummy!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2010 12:11:00 PM
Great setup... love the way you have put the table in sun to suit the challenge... as opposed to a studio shot...
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Kodak Z650
 08/01/2010 10:25:50 PM
I really like this picture. The color and detail are beautiful. I think it would have been a 10 if the glasses were different heights, and possibly less similarly shaped.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/31/2010 07:21:07 PM
This looks delicious!
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 07/31/2010 04:05:05 PM
great job top 3 (10)
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/31/2010 12:25:34 PM
The tiniest bit too busy for my taste, but still very well done. Very crisp and vibrant. The harsh light works well here and gives a lovely sparkle in the beer.
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Nikon D5000
 07/31/2010 09:20:33 AM
love the idea of the his and hers meals! just wish you had a solid background...maybe white or blue
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 07/30/2010 12:34:36 PM
great idea, not so great lighting and execution....definitely an A+ for effort here though
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 07/29/2010 01:17:11 PM
let me grab my bib
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/28/2010 01:09:09 PM
Great shot, looks to a complete meal, 8.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 07/28/2010 12:52:41 PM
Great looking meal. Photograph wise not overly exciting, but your food choices and what looks like an awesome execution of your ribs helps it out immensely.
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 07/28/2010 11:33:09 AM
Appealing presentation. If it was mine, I'd probably wait to put the pepper on the corn until after the photograph, but it's yours and still worth at least a 7.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/28/2010 08:13:33 AM
Yum. You really have all your bases covered from the beginning to the end of the meal. Nice setup and lighting.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 07/28/2010 12:18:57 AM
I keep staring at those ribs and the beer... no wonder I need to lose 20 lbs.
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