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Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
Candy is dandy, but liquor is quicker.
EssAreDubya


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Challenge: Candy II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
Location: Scarsdale, NY
Date: Sep 9, 2007
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Humorous, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2007

 Cropped. Adjusted contrast, brightness and exposure. Cloned out a sucker stick and a distraction in background. Fix some of bottle glare. USM. Saved for web.

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Place: 97 out of 141
Avg (all users): 5.2531
Avg (commenters): 6.2727
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Votes: 162
Comments: 12
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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 09/15/2007 02:24:16 AM
Looks like you're already set for Halloween! :-) Tighter crop on the left would have worked better for my eyes but overall this is a good shot.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 09/14/2007 10:24:11 PM
Really nice idea!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 09/14/2007 12:16:34 PM
I bet your house is a fun stop for all the Halloween trick or treaters lol.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2007 10:58:44 AM
mmm boy. Technically excellent, interesting.
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 09/11/2007 06:24:30 PM
Lacks the added punch of bright candy colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H5
 09/11/2007 04:09:23 PM
Willy Wonka was a wise man...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 09/10/2007 10:31:29 PM
give me the vodka - you can keep the candy...well, maybe i'll take the 100 grand bar... but i do want the firewater. good colors and composition, solid connection to a familiar phrase - 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
09/10/2007 09:38:30 PM
LOL great sense of haha.

-dave
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 09/10/2007 10:08:49 AM
lol! nice!
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/10/2007 07:17:15 AM
Ha! I've used both methods! The lighting seems a bit Walmart-ish, though, and the background colour choice should have probably been black.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Tamron SP AF 17-35mm f/2.8-4 Di LD Aspherical IF for Nikon
 09/10/2007 06:50:49 AM
DNMC j/k that must have cost you a fortune! But why the Vodka?
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Pentax K10D
Pentax FA 28-80mm 3.5-5.6 AF - Silver
 09/10/2007 06:21:46 AM
good lighting, no blown parts. i like the choice of bg.
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