At breakfast the other day, my partner suggested that the scoop of margarine she had taken from the tub might make a good entry for Textures II. I had other ideas but on reflection I grew to like it. The soft oiliness of the margarine makes a nice contrast to the hard steel of the knife and the camera picks out details on the knife that are virtually invisible to the naked eye.
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Great job of getting texture in the margarine. The background just doesn't work for me though, I would really like to see this on solid color background.
I was going to dismiss this one at first, but all the interesting shapes and textures of the margarine caught my eye and I studied it more. I also like the pit marks in the knife. nice details. I do like this shot, but something about the table edge in the background doesn't quite work for me. Anyway, congrats on an interesting intepretation of the challenge.
The photo isn't that great. Not very interesting in terms of composition and lighting. It might have helped to fix the levels as it is a bit dull. The texture, however, is quite interesting. I have never seen margarine act like this! I think a close-up crop on the margarine would have been more effective.
Original, with remarkable texture on normally smooth butter - good lighting to show it off. Although the woods in the background fits in rustically, I find their patterns and glare distract from the main subject - I'd prefer something darker and blurred (like a flower macro shot).
Interesting shape. background shows a lack of planning, and distracts from the concentration of attention on that marge. Lighting is not bad to shaow the texture of teh stuff.
needs to be cropped tighter - lose the plate on the right, the corner of the table on the lower left. it a tad dark..better lighting needed. a bit more USM too.
nice 'pattern' on the margarine
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