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Glass curves
Glass curves
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Challenge: Curves II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: My dining room
Date: Mar 27, 2008
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 25 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2008

 This is a photo of a glass vase that my gf made on a glass blowing course last year. Technically it should have been round but I think it looks great the way it is!

It is taken in a light tent (with just light through the patio doors), here is the set up


Crop, Shadow / Highlights, curves, brightness / contrast, hue / sat, Shadow / Highlights again, contrast, adjust exposure of the background to "flatten" the black sheet that is above, USM, SFW

Statistics
Place: 135 out of 206
Avg (all users): 5.4211
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1600
Avg (non-participants): 5.6753
Views since voting: 1011
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 152
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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Pentax K10D
Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax
 04/07/2008 09:44:09 AM
I didn't realise it was sitting on a mirror until I saw your set-up shot. I really like the glasswork. ;-Þ
Hmm, after reading Tim's comment - maybe I should withdraw from the Centered Composition challenge...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/07/2008 06:20:09 AM
Totally agree with Timfy. Gave this a 5 for meeting the challenge and being technically OK except for the reflections at the bottom, but lacking any further interest. Besides that, I think it's an ugly vase, but that might just be me :)
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 04/07/2008 05:13:35 AM
I didnt vote in this challenge but I would have probably given this a 5. You did meet the challenge by presenting the voter with somethign that had curves. But IMO its just a straightforward picture of a vase/sculpture thing. There just isnt a whole lot of creativity to the presentation of the object. Its centered, the angle isnt overly interesting. It's more of a product shot style. Allowing some shadows on your backdrop may have been nice to show some depth or light play.

Its in focus, exposed well, no real technical issues that I can see. It just doesnt have any real wow impact that the DPC voters want. Hope that helps.

Tim
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Canon EOS-20D
 03/31/2008 04:47:59 PM
very dpc 7
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