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#80 Still Life
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1st - Jade O.: For Onion and Potato Omelette
2nd - boar76: two still lifes
3rd - f_otto: Still Life with Green Peas
4th - Edward48: Empty bottle
5th - rafinmelb: Bread and fruit 2 (also)
6th - Mepo: Dandelion Wine
7th - mbbin2: Forever
8th - Kreativeclick: Have a Nice Day
9th - wrosenthal: One Candle Power
10th - melanija: still life
11th - kletkeman: Still Waters
12th - Franz07: Candid Still Life
13th - Andris: for two
13th - Una: Just Books
15th - dodrizzt: Ready to play
16th - henriksson: Ouch...My head.........
17th - Runzamukk: Little Sprout
18th - Old Finn: Still Life
19th - RobertLavker: Backseat Geraniums
20th - mrsawyer: Look Ma! No Hands!
21st - Amberbug: Shell & Rocks
22nd - anayv: Tulip after the rain
23rd - sunraygp: old lock
24th - broph: waiting for the kids
24th - forkcandles : deadwood but still deadsharp
Dandelion Wine
©2010 Mepo
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
6th
place,
86
points
1/125s
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f3.6
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ISO 80
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?
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Aperture Priority
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Pattern
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no flash
Post-Processing:
Cleaned up background. Adjusted brightness & Contrast & Levels. Resized. Slight USM.
Extra Info:
We have to find some good in all these dandelions.
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Mepo
Jun 2, 2010
Belated thanks to all due to my absence. Now I will have to try some high speed photos using my shotgun on glass to see if I can keep Jade & FC happy LOL. I do appreciate with your various comments and they will help me improve the next take for sure.
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dodrizzt
May 17, 2010
This time voting is almost a headache with so many beautiful entries, but finally yours is in my TT, because I like a lot the colours and the clarity/sharpness in the pic... just in my 10 place but only due to the strong competence, voting apart this is a beautiful image for sure. Well done!! :-)
Amberbug
May 17, 2010
Nice shot, like the composition etc, in my top picks.
broph
May 17, 2010
Nice composition with the polished stones and the dandelions the crowning feature of the bottle arrangement.
Had you considered leaving out the bottle to the left.
I have a feeling it doesn't add to the shot and with it's removal you would have had a more dramatic photo.
Just a thought.
rafinmelb
May 16, 2010
I am not sure the bits come together here. Each is attractive on its own but to my eye they clash rather than complement.
forkcandles
May 16, 2010
if the white base on which the bottles stand is a clue to the photographer and his shotgun you could have blown them awy in time. love the shapes on the decanters especially the Bristol Blue one.
the 'Ships decanter' didnt start as name implies on ships . they were originally for use with deep red wine such as burgandy to allow the wine to breathe with the large top surface mixing with the air. just taking the cork out is a waste of time. they became known as ships decanters due to the obvious large base prevents loss of wine in a heavy sea.
Franz07
May 16, 2010
Nice setup, beautiful colors, good lighting.
Very well done!
Old Finn
May 15, 2010
Nice composition, one of my favorites.
Mepo
May 13, 2010
Jade: How can you say that after I went to the trouble of including a blue bottle just for you LOL. Thanks for the comment - it was meant to be just the decanters but then I added the rocks and flowers. I can see what you mean but hope that others don;t share your point of view. Thanks for commenting.
Jade O.
May 13, 2010
I'd use the shotgun on this grouping! Really, I would prefer to see the blue and clear bottles gone and this one shot from surface level. The composition and colour are fine, but I just don't like the bottles.
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