Shot RAW, converted in Nikon Capture, saved as TIFF.
Opened in PSP9, cropped to square, applied clarify, adjust b/w points; resized, sharpened, salt/pepper (lightest), added border, very slight noise reduction, saved as JPG.
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Place: 9 out of 258 Avg (all users): 6.4804 Avg (commenters): 7.4000 Avg (participants): 6.0673 Avg (non-participants): 6.6931 Views since voting: 2983 Views during voting: 503 Votes: 306 Comments: 32 Favorites: 5 (view)
This one is pretty cool, I hope the DNMC nazis are leaving it alone as you now have a liquid in the bulb and the whole point was to photograph glass that wasn´t for holding liquid. I definately think this fit´s the challenge, very clever, love the lighting and color contrast, only thing I really dislike is the frame but I tried not letting that affect the score wich is 8 from me.
This is the first photo I've seen in this challenge where instantly I thought: RIBBON! It HAS to win! It stands out in this challenge in a HUGE way!! Beautiful colors, lighting, focus. concept. Spectacular work! 10!
WOW ! REALLY amazing photo. Maybe a LITTLE more light on the upper straw area ? Another one I want details on this challenge. What a GREAT print this will make !
pretty cool! I wonder how you've created the blue lines in the background. I think the straw in the bulb and the top of the bulb could be a bit lighter, right now the background is too much of an eye-catcher..