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Lox is not fun to work with. It 'sweats' when not refrigerated and the edges turn funky colors really fast. Either it is too shiney or too dull as it also discolors very fast when warm. Between shot groups I would have to replace the salmon as it just looked brown and gross after I sat at the computer and downloaded images and decided what I had to adjust.
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Wow! This could be used in the high contrast challenge also, as it just jumps right out at you. I like the composition, nicely focused as well...but wow the lox is sooo bright
Oh I love powdered donuts...I like the simplcity here, I wonder if the lox were a little less "dayglow"/saturated if maybe a little more texture would be seen?...I keep wanting to see a bit more detail in the fish that I know os there but may be blown out due to the coloring... still a really interesting contrast of subject matter.
The top left cornerseemes like the doughnuts merge with the background. Maybe another background would improve it. Nice texture on the lox and doughnuts. Good color with placing them on the black plate, nice contrasts.