Since I have a relatively simple point-and-shoot camera, I put the camera in macro mode and held it a few feet away from the table while auto-focusing on the spoon a few inches away in order to obtain the shallow depth-of-field effect. Basically, I wanted to simulate how I see the world when I wake up before noon (a pox upon the working world!).
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Place: 109 out of 545 Avg (all users): 5.4618 Avg (commenters): 7.5455 Avg (participants): 5.3315 Avg (non-participants): 5.6504 Views since voting: 1057 Views during voting: 412 Votes: 301 Comments: 18 Favorites: 0
Thank you all for all the kind comments. I had fun setting up this photo and using my actual breakfast for the shot (although, since I'm not a coffee drinker, the mug is actually filled with Diet Coke). I'm quite happy with how this placed among the other 500+ photographs given the rather unexciting nature of the picture. I was just hoping to get a few laughs from the people who don't really wake up until after noon. Judging from the scores of commentators, I succeeded.
I gave this a 10 - I thought it was WONDERFUL! I may use it as inspiration in some of my stock images, actually. Lovely composition and creative use of depth of field. I can't believe this wasn't one of the top finishers - I love it!
Subject Impact: Nice visual impact
Meets Challenge: Really meets the challenge
Technical: Average technical form
Composition: Good
Creativity: Very Creative Idea
i really like it, the lighting and detail in the cherrios are especially nice. My suggestions: iron the placemat, I found it a little distracting, have more milk in the spoon so we can actually see it, and then move the bowl over just a tiny but so that the bowl and spoon aren't touching. Just my personal preferences. 8
nice definitely amonst the best pictures of the ones i've voted on so far. love the background blur and the texture of the cereal and the composition and the color. very nice indeed.
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