This was a challenge for me, trying to get a reflection and the lighting working. My husband didn't like this one as of the lack of colour, but I was running out of time. I thought the roots made it a little interesting?
I'm so happy - this did better than I thought it would!
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Hey Jo,
You should be happy - this is a great image! I really like the lo-key style and the shine in the skins. And yes, the roots are good.
Try experimenting with white balance, the colour tone is a little on the warm side for my taste.
How does this garlic look with a fully symetrical reflection?
Your images are reflecting your photographic growth. You are getting better for sure!
beautiful garlic. one of my favorite things in the whole world:) i like your lighting, it seems nice and warm, like its sitting next to an open flame about to be thrown into a pot of something yummy:D
Garlic is the most photogenic vegetable/root/edible thing... Incredible colors, and masterful lighting. Maybe the crop could have been shifted a tad to the left, giving it a bit more air on the left, and not quite so much negative space on the right.
There are two ways to look at this image - one, it has a lot of blank space which could be viewed as a negative. Or one could view the rather large space as a positive controlling the core subject by bringing the eye to the object instead of away from it. In either case, this works fine as it is, although the offset to the left could be a little less strong to eliminate the sense of space while keeping the same image size. The image is technically successful without any significant issues - properly focused showing rich detail complimented by the reflection on the surface. As a stand alone art print, it also works as the soft reflected light addresses the need for depth and dimension. Well done - this would work very well as a photo-on-canvass print.
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