I was in a local park following an assignment in Bryan Peterson's "Learn to See Creatively" when I stopped to have a smoke break. I wasn't thinking (obviously) and made the mistake of mistakes and lit the WRONG end. BLAST!
Shot using my KM 7D at 112mm (35mm equivalent) on a beautiful sunny day. Didn;t make much in the way of adjustments. Took several pics at different apertures until I got just what I wanted. Adjusted the white balance for daylight in Photoshop.
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Ahh, being a smoker myself I can say I have done this more than once in my life, but normally when intoxicated. :p
First thing that hits me here is that the cigarette is blown out a bit. The rings separating the butt from the tobacco disappear too much and to me that is a major indicator that IT IS the wrong end. With having the cigarette the main point of focus it really needed to be spot on. I would of also liked to have seen more light on the burnt end to get some detail there. Maybe if it had of been turned slightly more towards the camera?
I'm also seeing that the focus on the cigarette is a tad soft. Not too much but just a little. I'm not sure if you used any USM in Photoshop before you saved it but it may of just been enough to reduce that.
The texture of the background the cigarette is sitting on is great in my opinion. It's obviously a park bench or something similar? The 'spots' in the foreground I find a little distracting. If it was an advanced rules challenge I would of cloned them out but as it stands you may of tried just moving the cigarette further back and bring the camera in a bit to drop them off the bottom of the frame.
The overall composition is great and the placement of the cigarette in relation to the frame is good. I like it. Well done on your first entry. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to PM me.
Great idea! Next time I find a full pack of ciggies on the ground, this is what I will do to each and every one of them... Oh and pull all the tobacco out.
Hmmm, since I don't smoke, I guess this would be an "oops" for a smoker, but for me, your image doesn't hold my interest compared with others in the challenge. Perhaps if there was a lighter or used match to add to the composition?
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