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Challenge: Shallow DOF III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Macro
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: Jan 28, 2007
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Macro, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jan 29, 2007

 actually, this is V.S. :)

Came up with this idea of shooting a crystal glass filled with cognac for the table top challenge, but after I shot it in this way, I re-read the description and realized that it doesn't fit, as it is not shot *from* the table top. Shooting it from a table top wuld not make for a good composition, so I discarded that option. And since I didn't want to go through another week of DNMC comments, I am submitting it to the shallow DOF challenge. So here it is... hopefully it is a shallow enough shot :)

Lit with a strobe frm the left and additionally highlighted with a flashlight. Shot with a macro lens, so the depth of field was TOO small until i closed it all the way down to f/13 (I wanted to have all the front of the glass in sharp focus, and the stem OOF). Postprocessing was very minimal (basic challenge, duh): converted from RAW, rotated slightly, cropped, adjusted levels, slightly corrected hue and sat, neat image, sharpen, cloned out dust specks (the order may have been different)

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 413
Avg (all users): 5.6170
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.2697
Avg (non-participants): 5.9293
Views since voting: 1011
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 188
Comments: 6
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/06/2007 10:18:48 PM
I lik ethe clarity of the glass. Maybe you could have used a more liberal crop
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/02/2007 05:06:20 AM
Beautiful colors, exquisite feel. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 02/01/2007 11:29:36 PM
Nice composition and light ... good execution of DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 7
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/31/2007 03:26:04 PM
Good definition on the texture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S5100
 01/31/2007 08:29:10 AM
Nice photo, but for this challange I gave higher score to photos with both the foreground and the background out of focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD with Piezo
01/31/2007 12:59:06 AM
I like this composition, lighting and use of the DOF. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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