The setup:
Blue poster board for background.
Sprayed the apples.
Started shooting.
Post work:
Some quick enhancements in Picture Project (sharpening, contrast,cropped) saved as tiff
PSP editing - Selected the blue background and gaussian blurred it, ,USM, saturation, contrast
Cloned out a couple of dust spots
Saved as JPG
Nikon D50
2007/02/05 19:24:39.7
Compressed RAW (12-bit)
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 70-300mm F/4-5.6 D
Focal Length: 150mm
Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/60 sec - F/8
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Landscape
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Front Curtain
Auto Flash Mode: Built-in TTL
Auto Flash Comp: +1.0 EV
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Medium high
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off
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I think you have over prosessed this image. Those lines one the outside of the apples are distracting. The croping could have been better. This had the potential to be a very good photograph. Better luck next time.