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Painted Still Life
Painted Still Life
amandak


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Challenge: Painting With Light II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Home
Date: Feb 24, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 4 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2006

 This is the first time I\'ve tried \"painting with light.\"
Process: Purchased artificial fruit. Set up arrangement in a totally dark room. Illuminated with a medium-sized flashlight with a piece of wax paper over the light for some diffusion. Set camera to aperature priority and used the self-timer. Began the exposure and quickly turned on and off the flashlight. Shot in RAW. Post-processing included levels, brightness, and saturation. Added a border, resized for web.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 187
Avg (all users): 5.8653
Avg (commenters): 7.9375
Avg (participants): 5.7789
Avg (non-participants): 5.8996
Views since voting: 1453
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 334
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/07/2006 11:51:10 PM
Beautful lighting. Even better IMO if you had used less plastic-looking fruit. It's just a little TOO smooth. 9
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HP PhotoSmart 945
 03/06/2006 10:24:35 PM
good still
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/06/2006 06:51:51 PM
the composition is great and the placement is right on, great image
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Nikon D70
 03/06/2006 04:10:44 PM
very baroque. I would have liked to have seen real fruit rather than plastic, but I like the composition and color. :o)
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 03/06/2006 07:52:15 AM
i think that this photo has really been done well. For me this is what painting with light is all about. Well done.
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Pentax K7
Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF
 03/06/2006 12:56:41 AM
very stunning.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/04/2006 03:34:42 PM
The black background looks excellent! The color is good and the picture is sharp... good work. 7
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 03/04/2006 12:39:20 AM
Simple and nicely done still life. Like the highlights on the grapes and pear, and positioning within the frame. 10
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/03/2006 09:41:28 AM
10! The best example of the theme I've seen so far. This is a great photo that seems like a painting. Great comp too!!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/03/2006 12:37:08 AM
Simply beautiful to hold the form intact.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3100
 03/02/2006 10:03:12 AM
love the asymmetrical balance but try to crop some dead space out next time
Nikon D70
Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon (Black)
 03/01/2006 03:35:18 PM
Great job, it looks like a painting to me. Assuming it's *not* it's one of my favorites. :-)
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 03/01/2006 11:18:18 AM
cool shot. to bad one can tell that the fruits are plastic.
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Canon PowerShot SD990 IS
 03/01/2006 08:57:38 AM
tad dark, but i like what youve done with the pear.
Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 03/01/2006 08:49:41 AM
I'm not sure it meets the guidelines, but it's gorgeous 9
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/01/2006 01:16:30 AM
I'd like this better if these were real, with water droplets. Nice placement and use of negative space.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/01/2006 01:08:03 AM
Beautiful fine art
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