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Challenge: Abstract Food (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Albany, New York Vicinity
Date: Jul 15, 2006
Aperture: f 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3 Sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 15, 2006

 Thanks for all the nice comments.

Although this image didn't do as well as I hoped in the voting, I think part of the problem was that many people couldn't quite get the connection with "food." In the earlier "abstract" challenges the instructions said that if the observer could tell what the image was a picture of, it wasn't an "abstract." I guess I took this too literally!

As one observer guessed, however, this actually is a shot of a slice of matzo which I had placed on a window sill so it was lighted from behind. This put a lot of light through the holes which were very bright and blown out in the centers. Here is the original shot:

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For post-processing, I cropped and rotated the image, then created an invert adjustment layer. This changed the color to the bluish palatte, but made the holes completely black.

So I used the layer style's blending controls to "blend if" and backed off the blending for very brignt points in the underlying image. By picking just the right setting I could achieve the white holes with the black rims.
I guess I might have gotten a few more voting points, and maybe not the 1's and 2's, if I had used a more literal title. Ah well!

Statistics
Place: 148 out of 199
Avg (all users): 5.0977
Avg (commenters): 6.4167
Avg (participants): 4.9643
Avg (non-participants): 5.1832
Views since voting: 1219
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 215
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD with Piezo
07/23/2006 10:38:56 PM
Marking as fav, I need to know what this is!
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 07/23/2006 09:46:36 PM
Not sure what food it is but I think this image is what the challenge is all about. I've seen several nice photos but not many of which I would consider abstract. This one fits to a T. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/23/2006 07:58:23 PM
hmm, Food? looks like a grater of some sort. I'll be interested to see if you have extra comments to sure? In any case, this is nicely done :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/22/2006 05:23:37 PM
this is abstract to the point that I can't tell what it is on alny level. This is not a bad thing of course. Judging just on the appearance, I like it. Well done. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 07/21/2006 02:55:18 PM
I love those film-like squares! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot ELPH 330 HS
 07/18/2006 10:37:47 AM
8 :) interesting abstract.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/18/2006 10:03:21 AM
what is the food that you are using? Salt grains?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/18/2006 12:13:21 AM
Hmm.. a cracker? I like this! Abstract without being too awkward and strange, and the border is nice too, neat but unobtrusive. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 07/17/2006 04:42:05 PM
I'm sorry, but I can't recognize this as food at all... it's an interesting image, but I have no idea what it is!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC--RX10 II
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 07/17/2006 12:05:49 PM
Is this matzo??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5200Z
 07/17/2006 03:06:35 AM
Will be looking forward to finding out what this is. Abstract, definitely. Food? Who knows... But I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/17/2006 01:55:21 AM
are you sure you are in the right challenge? abstract food???
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/17/2006 12:48:36 AM
I just want to know what kind of food this is... a 7 from me :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 07/17/2006 12:38:40 AM
Hmmmm... Im trying to figure out what this is ! ! ! :)) Mesmerizing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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