Shooting Date/Time 10/17/2005 11:22:58 PM
Shooting Mode Program AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/13
Av( Aperture Value ) 3.5
Metering Mode Center-Weighted Average Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 200
Lens 18.0 - 55.0 mm
Focal Length 22.0 mm
Image Quality Fine
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Tungsten
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. Low
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Standard
Statistics
Place: 11 out of 274 Avg (all users): 6.4021 Avg (commenters): 8.0000 Avg (participants): 6.0172 Avg (non-participants): 6.9744 Views since voting: 1617 Views during voting: 343 Votes: 194 Comments: 36 Favorites: 9 (view)
This is a very nice shot. The added grain is a plus to the natural grain already present, or at least a grainy "feel". The front pear has a grainy pebble to it, and the cloth/napkin used in the basket has nice texture to it as well. It all comes together nicely with the lighting adding the final forte!
I loved this shot when I was voting in the challenge and I love it still. The colors, the grit, it all works so well together. I normally do not like grainy shots but this one really appealed to me because you darkened it in a manner that really made it work.
The composition is wonderful the colors, again, wonderful, the shadows on the left are a bit distracting but not so much that it really hurts the overall picture.
There is really nothing here for me to critique! A beautiful shot! It would make a great print!
I had this one pegged as a "hopeful"; I think it deserves a ribbon, if only because it steers a different course than most of the entries and does it extremely well. In my personal aesthetic, this image is a deep, moody winner.
Nice colours. Good composition. I still rated this fairly high despite the fact that I don't feel the low level grain that was added helped out the end feeling of this shot.
Excellent lighting and composition with beautiful color combinations. If this was mine i would be very proud but I would have also got a bit more adventures in this challenge and used more noise. Still a beautiful creation 9 (bumping)
stunning color, texture, and light - love the stems alligned, and the one pear being so different in shape - classic composition makes this feel like a painting in a museum. The fact that I love this so much may have cursed you to not receive the blue ribbon you deserve - 10
Nice still life. I liked the green background used. Really brings out the pears. Selective sharpening on the shadows may have given the image a better grain.
The overall effect is nice, although the grain does not ad as much as the rest of the process that gave this picture its earthy tonality. The only change I would make is t ensure that the grain was the same colour as its surrounding environment. That is the problem of digital grain that is not present in film grain.
BEAUTIFUL still life!! Wow, really great subject choice and excellent choice in colors for the whole shot. The lighting on the pears looks tremendous, and I like how you've complemented the golden tones with red and green. Very well done! Great shot!
Awesome still life - I love the soft, warm, glowing light, but I don't see how the photo benefits from a noisy background. If the background were left alone and more noise was added to the pears, I think I would like it a bit more (assuming the noise was added in post-processing). Nice use of complimentary red and green. Good shot overall. Good luck.
It seems that the "noise" is a natural texture of the pear. I was looking for something more dramatic. However, to comment on the rest of the picture, the lighting is wonderful, the subjects are nice for a still life and the colors are subtle, yet contrasty enough for some oomph. I'm just not sure this is a good grain image. Even if you were to up the grain, would it be adding or detracting from the subject? I'm just not sure pears need grain.
Oh my. This is beautiful. The golden pears and the red cloth - perfect compliments to one another. I'm not seeing much grain though - disappointing cause in another challenge, I'd give this a 9. Hmmmm - I'l review again tomorrow. Maybe it's the late hour. LOL
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