taken from a tripod, with natural light on a cloudy day
used PSE 2.0 for post-processing:
cropped, auto levels, cloned out dust specs and reflections on the mandolin surface, 2x unsharp mask 75% 1.5 pixels on the instrument, gaussian blur to blue backdrop, despeckled.
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It does make for a very interesting and appealling entry in the shapes challenge. The lines and curves are very appealling. Your only downfall are the strings are slightly soft. This is definately a very nice relaxing photo and well done.
Beautiful shot. Love the main shape in the mandolin. There are actually many shapes but I think that one is the main focus. Nice an sharp and the light is just right. The blue cloth background helps. 7
Sometimes less is more. The tight crop on part of the mando brings out the texture of wood and metal, the shape of the f-slot and a hint of the shape of the body. I like this better than the shots of entire instruments that were submitted.
This picture caught my eye immediately for its strong shapes and great colors. I would have like a more evenly lit, flat, background of the same color, or more blur, to attract less attention. And the right hand side is not totally sharp. But small imperfections.
Nice! I like the way the strings are at the right hand side and parallel to the edge of the frame. The position of the left curve is also strong. Personally I think a lower DOF, throwing the blue cloth further out of focus, would look better. Nice image!
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