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Challenge: Pattern II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax
Location: home
Date: Dec 25, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Studio, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Dec 25, 2006

 I was inspired by a hamburger restaurant wall panel that had strips of photos of ingredients set on a lightbox, including slices of renkon like this. So I bought some renkon, made a crappy lightbox with a box and some greaseproof paper and put the slices on it, holding the box over my upside down table lamp which I had to hold with my foot to keep it turned on. I wish I'd had a proper lightbox so the backlight would be even.

PP: crop, USM, curves, levels, USM, a bout or two in the ring with a wrestling bear, rotate, resize, USM, more levels, save.

Oh, renkon is the lotus plant rhizome (root).

Statistics
Place: 135 out of 250
Avg (all users): 5.3565
Avg (commenters): 4.5556
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/02/2007 03:18:10 PM
pretty creative idea here. I would have loved to see a more balanced lighting scheme or more constant. But it is a very good idea.
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Canon EOS-30D
 01/02/2007 12:31:12 PM
unusual crop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 12/29/2006 04:44:58 PM
I like the idea, but you must learn to use the light better. Experiment more, it can be done what you wanted 3
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/29/2006 01:36:54 PM
Very nice - both idea and composition. Good luck in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7R II
Pentax A 50mm f/1.4 MF
 12/28/2006 02:14:42 AM
Bold choice of framing | very cool & unique pattern | neat tones | I can't decide if I like the blown highlights, though... << 7 >>
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Kodak C330
 12/28/2006 01:23:30 AM
very grainy looks kinda scaned
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Olympus E-400
Olympus 14-42mm f.3.5-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 12/27/2006 10:22:12 AM
I wish the flesh of the fruit were transparent/or more green to make this picture more alive/vibrant. I like the idea though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 12/27/2006 05:28:10 AM
Not very interesting.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 12/27/2006 12:51:00 AM
The background gets a bit too bright for me to easliy look at this but it is very creative.
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