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POPcorn
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Challenge: Popcorn (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
Date: Nov 6, 2007
Galleries: Nature, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Nov 6, 2007

 Thanks for the votes and comments.

To answer a couple questions that were asked:

Why is one of the popcorn dark?

It is dark because the popcorn above it is casting a shadow over it.

How was the flying popcorn setup?

I used pins to hold each one in place. You can see the shadows on some of them. I tried to position the higher popcorn to align with the lower ones to help mask/confuse viewers of the pin shadows.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 74
Avg (all users): 6.4103
Avg (commenters): 7.0476
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.4621
Views since voting: 2330
Views during voting: 617
Votes: 312
Comments: 28
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/24/2010 09:42:15 PM
You are SO clever.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 11/14/2007 08:56:11 AM
WTG, Richard. Nicely done, congrats on top 10.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/14/2007 08:41:05 AM
I really like this set up Richard, and feel you have such an amazing mind and so much talant..... Well done mate, and I had hoped for this one to ribbon for you.....
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 11/14/2007 05:42:46 AM
This was the best imo ;p love the idea love the harmonising colours, lovely
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 11/13/2007 04:30:05 PM
nit sure I like the pale yellow colouring on the cob and the background
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Sony DSC-R1
 11/13/2007 03:08:14 AM
nice use of classic effects. great focus
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/12/2007 10:19:22 PM
they do look like they are poping out of the corn. great choice of backgrounds
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Nikon D5100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 11/12/2007 01:31:27 PM
i like the colors and clearness of this shot... nice job
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 11/12/2007 10:18:08 AM
Very nicely done! I'll be interested to see how you suspended the popped corn.
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
 11/12/2007 08:20:28 AM
This is great! Nicely done, thoughtful deails, great effect!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 11/12/2007 06:12:07 AM
very nice, probably should have used black background...
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 11/12/2007 01:42:26 AM
The white dot in the upper left is throwing me for a bit of a loop. I like the original thought with the shot. A very nice capture.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 11/11/2007 05:47:33 PM
Creative idea. Nice, crisp focus. My only nitpicks would be the white dot near the top left, and the bottom left kernel being in shadow.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 11/11/2007 06:46:28 AM
Really nice work here. The masking you did to layer out the background from the cob and popping pieces is really well done. Love the blur added to the background as well. Hey - wait a minute. This is basic. DQ -DQ-DQ!!!! ;)
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 11/10/2007 01:30:48 PM
The look of this really appeals to me!
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 11/10/2007 11:59:22 AM
Clever. Posed?
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 11/10/2007 08:47:42 AM
Should I admit that I was compelled to count and compare the gaps in corn with the number of popcorn? lol

Love the floating popcorn but the little white piece on the upper left is a distraction. Nice and creative idea - good luck!
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 11/09/2007 12:39:47 PM
Nice simulation. I like the colors and the grad across the frame. I wonder why the bottom left kernel is so much darker.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35mm f/2.0
 11/09/2007 08:17:51 AM
Nice. Great concept, well executed (8, no 9)
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Fujifilm X-T1
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 11/08/2007 09:19:44 PM
Nice work here. Love the popcorn in midair with the empty slots they seem to pop out of. Excellent show of action.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/08/2007 01:39:33 PM
very nice 3D like effect. i was wondering why did you choose to have popcorns white(colorless) instead of bright yellow for the "pop" in the photo. i like it nonetheless.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/08/2007 01:36:28 PM
cool picture
good background color!
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 11/07/2007 09:10:15 PM
Looks photoshop'd.
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Sony DSC-P72
 11/07/2007 03:10:32 PM
great idea. nice angle too! =]
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 11/07/2007 02:05:54 PM
very cool!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
 11/07/2007 11:18:59 AM
Good idea, but something just feels weird about it.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Canon
 11/07/2007 10:30:22 AM
:-) cute idea, I like it, and well executed. colour combination is very nice. 10 points!
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/07/2007 12:32:39 AM
not diggin the burnt piece, and would like to see a different color background to give it more contrast.... otherwise like it a lot.
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