Kernels of corn on a flat glass surface. Two lights: One above; One from the side level with the pile. Made an auto adjustment for color. Resized for the web and sharpened edges. Would have liked just a little more texture in the popped corn. . . but my main focus was the kernels themselves. My objective was to get the focus clear enough so that it seemed like you could pick the kernels off the page.
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funny image, interesting... perhaps it seems lowsaturation. i know what color popcorn kernals are and these are not the right color... ... it seems like it is a bit grainy, like this was shot ina low light situation... but good idea.. and decent.
You definately have texture, but your lighting is not very imaginative. If you shined light in from a side angle, you would get much more depth, definition and ultimately more OOOMPH!
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Good lighting, though I think you are just a touch over-exposed on that bloom (it actually looks like a piece of paper screwed up). beyond that it's well poitioned within frame, and the texture of those seeds is well caught. The over-exposure loses you some level of detail and thus texture in the bloom itself, which is a shame as it is inevitably the main subject of this image.
Oh, if you took this during the popping process, you are a brave photographer! If it were mine, I'd probably crop a bit tighter on that popped piece, but it isn't mine, it's yours. Good seeing and a good take on the Challenge.
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