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Challenge: Indulgence (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Jun 11, 2006
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Emotive, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2006

 Our local Chocolatier has gone out of business ... : (

-Handheld, auto mode
-Cropped a little
-RGB Curve
-Resize for DPC
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 66%/0.6 dia/TH = 5
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 6/10 = 148kb

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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 06/21/2006 12:49:41 AM
Originally posted by pidge:
IMHO - the selective desat in this picture doesn't really add to the picture for this challenge

That's pretty much the natural color, maybe a tad over-exposed.

While many (including me) view chocolate as a staff of life and not an indulgence at all, the presence of a chocolatier (where they made the chocolates) a block from my house definitely was.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G
 06/20/2006 04:50:49 PM
love the colors.......
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Panasonic DMC-LC43
 06/20/2006 09:14:23 AM
Great play on words/title. Cute. Nice color too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix L3
 06/19/2006 05:03:03 PM
It's not a far stretch to think you ate them "out of house and home"!
Cute pic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot A95
 06/18/2006 11:56:59 AM
CLOSED?! oh the horror, great title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/17/2006 11:33:21 PM
thats not good!! Store needs to reopen!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5 Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 06/17/2006 08:04:40 PM
Had to look closely to get it:o) Funny one :o)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 06/17/2006 10:08:04 AM
They love to make good candy, I love to eat good candy :)! Too bad it was closed, you could have had a very sweet day! Great capture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 06/15/2006 07:26:33 PM
Clever title!But the only thing that tells me this is a candy shop is the sign (and perhaps the pink ?).5
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/15/2006 05:16:00 PM
Oh...why does it have to be closed....chocciieeesssssssss!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 06/15/2006 03:58:43 PM
good title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 06/15/2006 09:10:52 AM
Great title! Love all the color and texture, esp. that pink.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/15/2006 12:53:48 AM
I really like this one, and now bumping it up a tad.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
 06/14/2006 11:54:17 PM
IMHO - the selective desat in this picture doesn't really add to the picture for this challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix S1
 06/14/2006 09:42:24 PM
nice title
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8D
 06/14/2006 11:13:02 AM
Sorry, I don't see the challenge topic here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/14/2006 07:08:30 AM
Love this picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/14/2006 04:18:21 AM
Harhar...just delightful and right on topic!...8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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