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Challenge: Art in the Incidental II (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
Date: Apr 15, 2026
Aperture: 2.2
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2026

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There are SO MANY details that I would take care of if I had this shot to shoot again, but I don’t.

Not the tilt of the ceiling or the… wonkiness of it all.

I love those.

But, the butter knife… that bothers me. :)

So, here we are.

:)


(Dinner was great.)


Statistics
Place: 21 out of 31
Avg (all users): 5.5926
Avg (participants): 5.4737
Avg (non-participants): 5.8750
Views since voting: 98
Views during voting: 60
Votes: 27
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 05/01/2026 05:20:55 AM
Oh I totally disagree, Lydia! That butter knife is doing some real work here. :-)

I really enjoy this shot. Intentional or not, it contains a certain melancholy that lingers with me. Maybe something about the "table for one" aspect of the perspective, coupled with the way the humans in the frame are turned away from the viewer. And the processing is gorgeous. I love that you resisted the temptation to "correct" the tilt.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/27/2026 12:33:15 AM
Composition: 5 - Too much white table top for my taste. Maybe a better crop?
Technical: 6
Creativity: 6
Appeal: 4
Challenge: 5
Overall Calculated Average Score: 5

I could see a PH for this though. :)

Note: If you're interested in my voting methodology...
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Canon EOS-80D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/25/2026 12:37:12 PM
I appreciate incidental art shots like this. full frame to frame but not crowded, and telling a short story through an off-kilter almost innocently voyeuristic tableau.
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