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Challenge: Sticky (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Harwich Port, MA, USA
Date: Dec 17, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2006

 Serving spoon against heat-mottled aluminum pizza pan. Lit by bounced flash and tungsten downlights, kitchen reflection showing.

Tone mapped from the single RAW exposure (no HDR layering this one) to bring out the BG texture, exported to PS7

Cloning for details in small areas, corner burning and gradient bottom, hue/sat, gothic glow overlay and faded, sharpening with high pass, resize, USM, border, save for web.

I have very little faith in this image, but WPL3 playoffs require I enter SOMETHING for the team, so let's see. It actually turned out better than I thought, but I can't light-tent this as I don't have a light tent and I was anyway hand-holding the spoon dripping molasses (whatta mess!). Anyway, I've always liked when the reflections show the actual environment, though I'm sure the voters won't approve. Plus of course this is more viscous than sticky... Oh, well. I assure you it was sticky as hell :-)

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 100
Avg (all users): 6.0608
Avg (commenters): 7.0667
Avg (participants): 6.0370
Avg (non-participants): 6.0709
Views since voting: 1245
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 181
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Olympus E-10
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 12/25/2006 07:49:29 AM
bos - beautiful lighting, lovely centered composition.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
12/25/2006 03:08:18 AM
You have much better looking spoons than me. Very nice shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 12/24/2006 08:49:29 PM
It would have been cool to have a reflection of something interesting other than your ceiling in the molasses. Initially I thought of maybe a forest, but I was also thinking at first that it was syrup.
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 12/23/2006 08:57:45 PM
Stunning. Love the ambiguous background and reflections.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 12/22/2006 06:30:56 PM
I wish I didn't see the reflection of the room in the spoon, but more of the beautiful colors, otherwise great picture.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 12/22/2006 02:47:17 PM
Good Job! :)
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 12/20/2006 12:42:08 PM
beautiful reflection. 7
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Sony Alpha a7R II
Pentax A 50mm f/1.4 MF
 12/20/2006 11:45:12 AM
Nice reflection | excellent colors | the only detraction, IMO, is the handle - it's just too... something - flat, overexposed, un-shiny? seems out of place with the rest of the image -- 9 --
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Micro Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
 12/19/2006 03:51:52 PM
Very cool photo.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/19/2006 03:07:28 AM
I like the composition, and the idea of this one very much.....
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 12/19/2006 12:35:26 AM
Great lighting, colours and composition.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 12/18/2006 05:10:38 PM
Anda self portrait to boot.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD Tele-Macro for Canon
 12/18/2006 10:14:24 AM
One of the better "dripping" pictures in the challenge. Border compliments it.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/18/2006 09:50:26 AM
the reflection is distracting ... but otherwise good photo ...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 12/18/2006 06:46:46 AM
Great except that what I like most about this is also what I dislike the most -- the reflection in the molasses on the spoon. I love that there is a reflection, but not what is reflected -- the cabinet and window. The ceiling beams are ok, though. Find another place to do this shot and it could be a 10.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 12/18/2006 04:46:40 AM
background is noisy, reflection in spoon is dittracting
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 12/18/2006 04:43:19 AM
I like the choice of background and tones. Good work.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
 12/18/2006 12:26:30 AM
Nice! Well composed, lovely reflection, and great background. 7
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