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A history of pharmacy
A history of pharmacy
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Challenge: Science IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: study
Date: Dec 20, 2011
Aperture: 22.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 0.8
Galleries: History
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2011

Convert from raw, crop, levels, colour curves. Cloned out some scratches.

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01/02/2012 07:48:59 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Artistic: I think you did a fine job of capturing both the past and present of pharmacology here, this is the kind of shot that could easily get cluttered up, but I'm glad you kept with the less is more principle. The stalks of thyme lead nicely to the cap's green lining...and I know that mortar and pestle are marble, because they have to be very solid. (I have a white marble one too :-)

Technical: Compositionally I like the angle of the pestle leading to the bottle and spilled pills. Looks like you shot with a single light source (skylight maybe?.) A reflector, bounced into the back left area, would help even out the bg. Reflectors are fairly inexpensive and even a pie plate or sheet of aluminum foil will do a decent job. I can see by your settings that you're trying to cover all bases by having a very deep DOF, but that in turn has cut down on your light, leading to underexposure, which will always show up any noise. And as I also shoot Nikon I am too familiar with noise issues. So if you don't want to raise the ISO, you have to learn to expose for the shot. You need more light, so don't be afraid to go for a longer exposure, use a second light source, or open up the aperture. Don't be afraid of overexposing a bit, as black can always be added later.

Overall: A very promising image, just play a little more with the light. You're on the right track, just work at balancing out the amount of light. Especially if you're going to do studio work, you need to light both the background and your subject. There are plenty of excellent tutorials here, and you don't need expensive equipment.

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan

Message edited by author 2012-01-02 19:54:41.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/27/2011 05:28:16 PM
I like it- Chapter 1, and Chapter 27, nothing in between!
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12/27/2011 12:01:05 PM
I'm not crazy about the background here -- like the shadows but not the gradient and it's a bit grainy -- but the idea is excellent and I really like the marble look (may be real) of the mortar and pestle and the touch of the fresh herbs in it. One of my top ten.
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12/26/2011 09:23:50 PM
Nice. The willow brush. I wonder how many people will get this.
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12/26/2011 12:14:20 PM
Clean and precise.
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