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Balancing Act
Balancing Act
bdenny


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Challenge: Still Life III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-H5
Date: Jul 22, 2007
Galleries: Still Life, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2007

 Fake fruit that are actually balancing atop one another. No toothpicks were used (but not for lack of trying). Those darn fruit were very tough to pierce.

Very proud of this pic. My personal best!

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 233
Avg (all users): 6.4647
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.5410
Avg (non-participants): 6.4220
Views since voting: 2012
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 170
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 17.5-45mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/09/2007 05:41:26 PM
Beautiful lighting and setup.
I think the fake fruit suited the lighting/style well, its very painterly
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 08/07/2007 12:22:21 PM
Love the warmth of the pic and the shiney fruit. Great idea to stack them like this. Congrats on the score and your PB too!
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/07/2007 08:59:30 AM
What I like best about this is the beautiful warm color tones. Congratulations on you PB and high placement.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 08/06/2007 11:42:11 PM
Congrats on a different take! Wow, what a score and placement, and hooray for your new personal best! :) I really like the vertical orientation of a classic still life subject. The background shading works nicely to highlight the fruit, too. And the green/red combination in the apples is a sweet visual treat.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/03/2007 08:02:39 AM
Love the rich, almost metallic, sheen to this.
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Olympus PEN E-P3
Konica Minolta MF 85mm f/1.7
 08/02/2007 09:46:30 PM
this is wonderful, i love the warmth of the colors. congratulation on your high finish. this is a tough crowd to please.
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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 08/01/2007 05:11:16 PM
Hopefully you used toothpicks? Neat idea and congrats on the personal best!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/01/2007 10:08:04 AM
Hey, Brian, congratulations on a personal best! This is so good. I love the rich copper color tones. And a top 20. WAY TO GO!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/31/2007 08:23:29 AM
The warm colors here are beautiful. Almost looks like a painting!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/30/2007 11:56:50 PM
Very clever :-) Soft, more ambient lighting might have made this a better shot.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/29/2007 07:00:45 PM
Great lighting, love the colors and contrast.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/27/2007 04:45:17 PM
This is a nice shot with warm lighting but i am sure, you will get punished for those hot-spots. bumping you up. 7
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Leica M9
Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux M MF - Chrome
 07/26/2007 09:12:20 PM
Would like to see the lighting on the grapes as much as the lower fruit. Still a good shot though.
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/25/2007 07:47:42 PM
Great lighting, and composition. I really like this picture. 8.5 (rounded up to 9)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ300
 07/25/2007 12:49:43 PM
Cool set-up but the processing makes the fruit look a little waxy and unreal. Nice lighting! *7*
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 07/25/2007 12:13:10 AM
thats pretty neat! i like your idea, composition is excellent, and i love how the fruit shines.
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