Bought some candy valentine hearts. Layed on a sheet of white paper in our kitchen. Broke one heart in half and arranged some other hearts around it. Took a bunch of shots.
Nikon D50
2006/02/07 20:50:18.8
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 18-55mm F/3.5-5.6 G
Focal Length: 34mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/5 sec - F/11
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 1600
Optimize Image: Normal
White Balance: Incandescent
AF Mode: AF-A
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off
Cropped image, levels, curves, and resized for web. Ran image through NeatImage to lessen noise
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This shot would be more interesting from a lower angle. Also needs more lights, and more diffused lights to avoid the darkness mixed with blow outs and the out of focus effect.
Wow, are they shellacked? I like the shine and good focus on the text, but possibly a more contrasting backdrop or avoiding monochromatic colorizing would improve this.