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  #190 Low Light Photography 		Entry 3 of 18
   
 
Mexican Pottery       ©2017 ysal
Panasonic DMC-GX7       3rd place, 139 points
8s, f8, ISO 200, 40mm, Manual, Pattern, no flash
 
Post-Processing: Cropped and straightened; cloned out dirt specks and distracting background objects (I didn't use a drop cloth); reduced highlights; corrected colors; denoised and sharpened; resized       Extra Info: This was shot in a dark room where the only light source was a pen light, not flash.

This is a small clay pot made by one of the potters in the small village of Mata Ortiz in Mexico. Few hundred potters in the village carefully recreate their traditional method of hand formed clay pots. I found this in an art gallery many years ago while traveling through California. This particular artist uses black clay, mixed with graphite, then hand paints this super-fine patterns in matte black paint. This pot is very small, barely 4” (10cm) tall and is covered with this delicately painted patterns. I’ve read that artists often use a paint brush made out of 2 or 3 strands of human hair. I will post an image of the whole pot during the Outtakes.
 
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mrsawyer
Sep 7, 2017		     Good job Yuki! I love the framing and the lighting (except for the bright reflection). Anyway, congrats on a well-deserved high finish.

Good to have such interesting looking pieces at hand!
Mepo
Sep 6, 2017		     Very effective representation. Love it!
Lo
Sep 5, 2017		     Congratulations. Your photograph captured the beauty of this intricate pot perfectly.
ysal
Sep 5, 2017		     Thank you for all the nice comments and votes!
RobertLavker
Sep 5, 2017		     This was my 2nd place vote. I love the mood, congrats on a high placement
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Lo
Sep 5, 2017		     This is a beautiful example of low key photography. The composition is perfect to bring out the classic design of the pot, and the lighting accentuates the lovely patterns.
jomari
Sep 5, 2017		     I really like this - the pattern, the composition, the muted colour and the light. My top pick.
babysister
Sep 5, 2017		     Excellent use of light and a perfect subject for the challenge. Good angle and composition. In my favs.
Jade O.
Sep 4, 2017		     Quite nice.
davemisunas
Sep 2, 2017		     I like this photo... focus, lighting, composition (offset to the right) works well, right on for this challenge.. in TT
SteveBee
Sep 1, 2017		     Black on black -- who would have thunk it would be so interesting. I like the composition.
forkcandles
Sep 1, 2017		     the pot is well defined . like the xtra information
aoc46
Sep 1, 2017		     Very nice light, and the off-center positioning makes a great composition. Well done!
RobertLavker
Sep 1, 2017		     Outstanding - perfect for the challenge. This cetainly conveys a sense of low light.
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