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Rush job, but I hope it's fun. C&C welcomed. Haven't had any time to clean up the image or play around.
Gotta run, catch all of you later!

Aug 17, 2007 at 04:14 PM

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I really like this Photon! The color of the pan really makes a nice background to the tomatoes!

Aug 17, 2007 at 06:05 PM

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This is awesome! I LOVE your interpretation of this theme. This is an awesome WA. I'm sure that you will be in the finals. Great job.

Aug 17, 2007 at 10:20 PM

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Color... focus... lighting... all great. Nice shot.

Aug 17, 2007 at 11:39 PM

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Nice take Jess..nothing like fresh tomatoes! Well shot!

Aug 18, 2007 at 01:02 AM

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Looks great Jess! Excellent lighting and comp. Perfect for the theme.

Aug 18, 2007 at 01:18 AM

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Agree with everything said. I especially like the colors.

Aug 18, 2007 at 09:28 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · #260: getta loada them tomatoes!

Don't change a thing - you're on to something here. Well done.

Aug 19, 2007 at 12:43 AM

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What a size contrast!
The large tomato seems to be floating away from the minis with a great 3D effect…

Aug 19, 2007 at 10:36 AM

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Very nice job keeping everything in focus. Sometimes a shot like this will have a shallow DOF. You have done a very nice job keeping everything in focus.
Tom

Aug 19, 2007 at 05:47 PM

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Brenton Biggs wrote:
I really like this Photon! The color of the pan really makes a nice background to the tomatoes!
Thanks Brenton! I was on the road, saw the miniature tomatoes and the rather large tomato, and knew I had a subject. I was given a few dishes to consider, and this one was the most suitable.

Aug 19, 2007 at 07:43 PM

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jimiwheels wrote:
This is awesome! I LOVE your interpretation of this theme. This is an awesome WA. I'm sure that you will be in the finals. Great job.
Thanks a bunch, Jimi! One never knows about finals, but I appreciate the praise.

Aug 19, 2007 at 07:45 PM

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joshua22 wrote:
Color... focus... lighting... all great. Nice shot.
Thanks! I didn't have any lighting equipment with me, so I borrowed a flashlight, darkened the room, and "painted" during a 15 second exposure. I did have my white balance standard with me [WhiBal], so I knew I could get accurate colors.

Aug 19, 2007 at 07:47 PM

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Tom Basore wrote:
Nice take Jess..nothing like fresh tomatoes! Well shot!
Thanks Tom! Oh yes, those large ones taste wonderful! I don't know if the miniatures are good for more than photos. They were apparently the result of some kind of gardening mistake.

Aug 19, 2007 at 07:49 PM

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Vipermike wrote:
Looks great Jess! Excellent lighting and comp. Perfect for the theme.

Thanks Mike! I tried to envision how I would set up a main light, fill, and kicker if in my studio, then tried to achieve that look by moving the flashlight constantly and adjusting the relative time that it was in various positions. Surprisingly, it only took a few tries to get this.

Aug 19, 2007 at 07:52 PM

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hhski wrote:
Agree with everything said. I especially like the colors.
Thanks! I was in the mood to do something with bold colors.

Aug 19, 2007 at 08:06 PM

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Bill Sutherland wrote:
Don't change a thing - you're on to something here. Well done.
Thanks Bill! On my studio monitor, it looks the way I had hoped, and I will likely leave well enough alone.

Aug 19, 2007 at 08:08 PM

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jban99 wrote:
What a size contrast!
The large tomato seems to be floating away from the minis with a great 3D effect…

Thanks John, I was very happy to find objects that would give the size contrast without need for exaggeration or alteration. I figured that cross lighting would separate the big guy nicely, but having to do it with one flashlight didn't fill me with confidence. To my surprise, the whole thing worked nicely, and pretty quickly too. I'd just returned to base from a trip to the Met Museum of Art, and had a little over an hour before leaving again. I conceived and created this image, got it up on my web site, and made my FM entry during that period. Whew! A laptop can be useful.

Aug 19, 2007 at 08:16 PM

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bouchto wrote:
Very nice job keeping everything in focus. Sometimes a shot like this will have a shallow DOF. You have done a very nice job keeping everything in focus.
Tom
I played with different compositions, and settled on a kind of compromise between maximizing the strength of lines and keeping the main items close to a focusing plane. I used f/22, a stop or so beyond where I would go for ultimate resolution, but with this camera and focal length combination (1DMk2, 24-105 up in the telephoto range) the detail is very good in the full sized image, let alone in a web reduction, and the DOF was just sufficient to cover everything that mattered.

Aug 19, 2007 at 08:24 PM

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Very good photograph, Jess. This is one that you can hang in the kitchen. My only nit pick would be concerning the material underneath the dish. I would prefer that it be a little less sharp so that it doesn't conflict with the subject. That notwithstanding, I like this shot very much!

Robert

Aug 19, 2007 at 09:03 PM

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