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Potpourri
tammy


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Challenge: Textures II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: on top of bookcase, my house, MD
Date: Feb 13, 2004
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2004

 Not much to say. Took this shot of a jar of potpourri sitting on a bookcase. My goal was to capture the variety of textures found among the potpourri, as well as include a bit of the glass jar. I converted to B/W so the color wouldn't be distracting (plus I simply love B/W). Also sharpened a bit after resizing.


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Place: 240 out of 406
Avg (all users): 5.0040
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX2
 02/24/2004 08:20:49 AM
great contrast, many will not like the darkness but I love it!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 75-300mm f/4.8-6.7 II M.Zuiko ED
 02/23/2004 11:32:07 PM
Nice choice for texture, great variety and contrasts. A little shadowy in some parts though.
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Epson PhotoPC 750Z
 02/22/2004 06:34:34 AM
Good texture, but potpourri is sure boring in black and white.
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 02/20/2004 02:51:26 PM
real concentration on these textures - and a great complicated composition too. Excellent light, excellent exposure. We like this very much.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/19/2004 09:43:54 PM
think I'd like to see what color offers here. also closer in on one of the many textures might add so focus for me - quite a lot going on.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 02/19/2004 10:52:34 AM
I don't care for this black and white treatment on this one.
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Sony DSC-F707
 02/19/2004 10:18:05 AM
Lots to look at, maybe TOO much in fact. Eyes bouncing around pic, looking for somewhere to rest my attention on.
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Olympus E-1
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 02/18/2004 10:02:16 AM
This is a rather busy composition in my opinion. Some of the stuff I can't make out what they are. The shim of the walls on the top-middle and the wall and floor (or table) on the top-left should have been avoided. Good luck.
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Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 02/18/2004 07:21:11 AM
Interesting choice of focal point. I might have used more depth of field.
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