DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Ornaments
Ornaments
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shallow DOF II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Dec 20, 2005
Aperture: f/ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/32 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2005

 Who knows why I did it again....I think it is, I hope, a good representation of the technique. I had a great picture of these ornaments that I did for the Holiday Catalog Challenge but thought it too dark and went with the poinsettia. So I thought I would use them in this with the net. The set up is fairly the same Net Shot Gerbera X and Rover Net except the for the black background and I set the net lower to accommadate the position of the ornaments in the shooting area. Lit with two clamp lamps on the same level as the ornaments each with a 100w halogen bulb and no diffusion.
The drops were trying, again, but I am getting it down. I did a session the night before where the pattern was nice but would have called for some editing outside the basic guidelines in order to straighten the pattern out. This pattern did not. I have only a slight problem with the one drop on the bottom row that is not complete filling in the hole, but it breaks the pattern a bit for a little surprise or character.

Post. Open. Crop to 1:25:1 aspect ratio...otherwise this is a full crop. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. USM. Resize. USM.

Well I'm off to see if I can do it better one more time....If I don't get back, hope you like this one. Happy Holidays!

Well, I'm back...I did not like the focus on the first submission...It tried to reset the drops and they were just not cooperating. SO....I went throught tonight's shoot and picked through and went with this one. It was shot in Super Macro mode on the camera with a 10x close up filter. There is no zoom on super macro so you get as close as you can and for the best. But this has the best focus and is I like the composition of the drops to the background. This is a big crop. Choped to 1:25:1 from the original in landscape and then to 1:25:1 portrait....it's a little off, too ...I'll have to fix it if it goes to print. The rest of the processing is the same as noted above.

OK that's it....Happy Holidays!

Statistics
Place: 29 out of 346
Avg (all users): 6.1618
Avg (commenters): 8.1000
Avg (participants): 5.9076
Avg (non-participants): 6.3595
Views since voting: 1274
Views during voting: 401
Votes: 272
Comments: 10
Favorites: 2 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 12/27/2005 08:56:25 PM
very creative shot. great use of pattern.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Sigma 300-800mm f/5.6 EX APO IF HSM for Canon
 12/26/2005 08:22:33 AM
This one is beautiful, creative - and my favorite in this challenge. Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/23/2005 03:08:52 AM
Robert :) Your images are almost easily spotted from the crowd :) Great image. Is it just me or you used a glucose mix here because the dew drops are a bit cloudy and not as clear as your previous ones? Great image nevertheless. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DS
Pentax FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited AF
 12/22/2005 07:34:29 PM
Incredible shot. Beautiful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
 12/22/2005 02:23:53 PM
This is outstanding. Love the colors and reflections. Soap bubbles? 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ20
Panasonic DMW-LTZ10 1.5x Teleconverter
 12/22/2005 01:26:17 PM
Great concept nice execution and jsut a bloody good picture 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Minolta DiMAGE F200
 12/22/2005 01:21:42 PM
This is very interesting and suggests quite a bit of thought and planning. I think I would like this better if the top were cropped to eliminate the edges of the chicken wire (if that is indeed what this is). The empty space at the top and the jagged edges bother me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z9
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/21/2005 03:47:34 PM
Very cool -- love the colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 12/21/2005 11:44:30 AM
done before, but very nice colours here!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/21/2005 09:09:36 AM
Super dooper shot, and it also has the WOW factor in my book as well..........
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/15/2026 12:19:56 PM EDT.