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Challenge: Minimalism in Black and White (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2010
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Nikon
Location: Los Angeles, California
Date: Jul 30, 2010
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2010

 Had originally submitted , which I really like. But decided it was another "noir", abstract image which doesn't seem to do too well here. I decided to go for a walk in the neighborhood and keep an eye out for things that might look good and minimal in b/w. All the walking made me thirsty, which led to fresh fruit cravings, and the idea was born. I even had a nectarine waiting for me at home. Unfortunately, it wasn't a freestone fruit, and I made a total mess trying to cut it in half. So I had to go to the store and picked up a white peach, a yellow peach, and an apricot, just in case. This was the white peach, which split perfectly.

It's not a particularly original shot, but I had fun processing it to get this look. It's pretty close to what I had in mind.

Converted from RAW
Cropped
Converted to b/w
Curves
Levels
sharpening on the pit and stem
dodging on the pit
saved for web

Statistics
Place: 86 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.4676
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4430
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 911
Views during voting: 263
Votes: 139
Comments: 4
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/10/2010 12:59:10 PM
VERY nice work Johanna !
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
 08/07/2010 03:59:23 AM
very o keefy 7
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 08/03/2010 10:39:06 PM
I could see this image hanging on the wall in a kitchen.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 08/02/2010 10:02:35 AM
My first reaction to this was "too bright." After examining it more closely, I do like the idea of high key for this. I would like to see textures in the fruit, but at the same time, not having them makes me see the lines more.
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