great shot. I like the macro perspective on the top of the apple...it makes for a pleasing composition. Also, I like the background as well... its not black, and that makes it a bit different from most of the shots in this challenge.
Well, exactly why I didn't submit it. :-) Maybe I should have tried to redo it instead of abandoning the idea....? Ayme, nice shot as well, but I am also enjoying all the submissions, which must include yours. :)
Originally posted by Karen Bryan: Well, exactly why I didn't submit it. :-) Maybe I should have tried to redo it instead of abandoning the idea....? Ayme, nice shot as well, but I am also enjoying all the submissions, which must include yours. :)
Thank you Karen - yeah ... I'm hoping people will be bumping up scores .. beacause i'm not doing as well as i thought i would on my own photo - but that's alright - i like it- hehe ..
I have not finished voting yet ... will probably do that today - i've been scoring very high on the ones i have voted for - all well deserved :)
karen, i think your shot would've scored well with me, i love the colors and composition.
ayme, i like yours, too, i'm salivating just to look at it. i would've preferred either more DOF (if possible with a macro and your camera) or the focal point to be a little more to the front of the photo to reduce the amount of OOF apple chip there.
Karen I love the mood of the photo! I did notice something at the stem-oversharpened?- I have no clue...but it would have scored pretty high with me none-the-less. Here are my F&V outtakes. ( I tried this on another thread...but it went a different direction. Critiques welcomed!)
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Originally posted by gr8photos: karen, i think your shot would've scored well with me, i love the colors and composition.
ayme, i like yours, too, i'm salivating just to look at it. i would've preferred either more DOF (if possible with a macro and your camera) or the focal point to be a little more to the front of the photo to reduce the amount of OOF apple chip there.
Hey gr8photos thanks ... I'm still learning the macro lens - that apple chips is with the macro ... i'll work on it (umm gotta get a new bag - already ate the props - hehehe) I'll post something soon!
Originally posted by TerryGee: Here are my F&V outtakes. ( I tried this on another thread...but it went a different direction. Critiques welcomed!)
My fruit outtakes wandered off too... Terry -- I like the Kiwi best, maybe because the fruit itself is asymmetric. Karen -- I think the apple is unexpectedly dark, without something in the photo or title to indicate why. For example, a tiny bit of cutting board and fancy cheese knife showing off the right edge might imply a fancy, candlelit table setting...but then I'm more a fan of "action" photos than studio still-lifes in general... Amye -- I like how you snuck that crispy texture into an otherwise "soggy" challenge; I was OK with the DOF as it is...but you remind me I was just visiting my friend Tom in the Trinity Alps, and he just got a new apple corer/peeler which not only peels the skin in one continuous spiral piece, it slices the apple itself into a helix (think Slinky toys) as it removes the core! I want one...and the apple tree to go with it...Maybe we should have a "What Is It?/Unusual Item" challenge.
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Karen, I think that apple is very sexy. The Apple chips looked soooo edible. Short, I liked the crop on the watermellon. Terry, altogether that's an interesting group of shots. I liked 'hot-peppers' best as a single but I also think you could do a sequence of pictures.The story is already half told. LOL.
Originally posted by PhotosByAyme: Originally posted by Karen Bryan: [i]How would this have done here, do you think?
I think it's too soft and dark - especially comparing to the rest of the images within the challenge this week ....
I would have voted these "chips" at least 8 and probably higher. I love the rich earthy tones. BUT i do like the photo ... it gives me a mysterious feeling :)
below is an outtake of my own - and the rate my photo is going this week - i'm thinking I shoulda submitted this one One of my FnV outtakes [/i]
Originally posted by PhotosByAyme: below is an outtake of my own - and the rate my photo is going this week - i'm thinking I shoulda submitted this one One of my FnV outtakes
Amy --
I found this recipe at the iWon.com portal today:
Frugal Tip September 11, 2002
Apple Treat Use your apple peels! Sprinkle them with oil, cinnamon and sugar, and then bake until crisp.
