Very last minute entry. Decided to shoot it at 11:15 pm Tuesday.
Not much to say. I'll probably get blasted for it.
Shoot about 10 shots at various speeds. Decided to use one shot at ISO 800 in order to freeze the steam. Levels, convert to BW. Neatimage to clean up the noise. Back to PS for some USM and Gaussian blur. Final level adjustments and save for web.
I don't know. I like it. Maybe somebody else will too.
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Nice. The b/w work on the tea kettle is beautiful. ~7
BTW, out of curiosity, are you left-handed? I am right-handed and I would never put a tea kettle on the stove facing right - I would get burned picking it up.
A nice idea: the steam looks like it is almost in motion. I like the composition. The choice of colours works very well with the kettle. Unfortunately the background is distracting. I think it would have been better to get rid of it; it would give the photo much more appeal.
I woulda put a black cloth over those stove controls in the background, I like the teapot by itself against a dark background better. Actually it wouldn't have to sit on the stove at all for this photo.
great job of elevating the mundane into something interesting. Your lighting is terrific and rhe steam is captured in a very visible interesting way. The softer focus works well here, making harsh metallic sufraces look not so cold and sterile.
Pretty focus, light and tones here. Very interesting shot and I love looking at this..it's got a great feeling. A few minor flaws, but this is good for the challenge. Well done.
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