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The Letter K dgrin #90

kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
edited November 28, 2011 in The Dgrin Challenges
Hello, This is kwickers..... So "K" is for Kiwi ! C & C appreciated.

#1
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1592312227_sSrq74q-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-sSrq74q/0/M/DSC0136-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

#2
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1592293938_ZFxmKV7-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-ZFxmKV7/0/M/DSC0161-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

#3
<a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1592341845_jMSJzLZ-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-jMSJzLZ/0/M/DSC0080-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

:D Keith
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    cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    Nice job with the light & layout. I like #1 best.
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    SeascapeSSeascapeS Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    Cute! I prefer #3. #2 is a close second. The ice in #1 on the right spoils #1 for me.
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    PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    I like the composition in #1 but the ice is distracting. #2 is my 2nd choice.
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    kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,275 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    There goes my first idea...
    I like #3 the best; it's nice and clear with no other details distracting from the kiwi.
    Kate
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    sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,945 moderator
    edited November 19, 2011
    I think that all of these are lovely shots, but you asked for comments so here goes....

    #3 Says "kiwi" the most to me, and I like that having a slice in perfect, crisp focus. Almost feels like I can taste the kiwi. Yummm.
    #1 The orange slices in the background are lovely but almost compete with the kiwi. Wonder what a similar composition (without the ice) would look like, perhaps bringing the kiwi in front into sharp focus.
    #2 Nice composition and pov on these slices of kiwi and orange. Would like this better if there was a bit more kiwi in the frame.

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    DonRicklinDonRicklin Registered Users Posts: 5,551 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    PedalGirl wrote: »
    I like the composition in #1 but the ice is distracting. #2 is my 2nd choice.

    15524779-Ti.gif the ice is distracting! Maybe a crop or some cloning will get #1 up to snuff. thumb.gif

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    lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    My fav is #3 - really like the DOF & the clarity. Kinda wish the focused kiwi was a bit higher in the frame & maybe not quite so centered.
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    divmedic4divmedic4 Registered Users Posts: 160 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    I really like #1. The opaque ice on the right adds to the photo for me. It is the clearer sliver in the lower left that distracts me. Is it possible to blend it more with the kiwi in processing?
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    kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    Thanks! I knew that ice in #1 was going to crop up, (pun intended) It was nice crushed ice when a I started but the lights melted it into a ball of ice....

    Here is a #1 in a cropped version
    <a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1592808979_qrxhFRH-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-qrxhFRH/0/M/kiwi-crop-0136-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>
    It is the clearer sliver in the lower left that distracts me. Is it possible to blend it more with the kiwi in processing?
    Well I could break out the PhotoShop.... but I am afraid it would be too much cloning.

    Here is a #4 A new image. ( a similar shot to#3 from the Same Shoot)
    <a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1592825975_DB6R4hD-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-DB6R4hD/0/M/DSC0068-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>
    I think this is my new favorite. I love the backlit Orange in the background.

    I ate the props with dinner, but I still have two more uncut kiwi .... So I could still Re-Shoot.
    Thanks for the input.
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    DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited November 19, 2011
    I would like to see some Kiwi laid out on glass with some flash lighting underneath. Or different lighting on the original shots from behing the translucent effect of the fruit makes glow.
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    kdotaylorkdotaylor Registered Users Posts: 1,275 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    I really like the new 4A....The soft orange in the background is just the right compliment to the kiwi in the foreground. NICE!
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    sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    4a appeals to me the most! Yummmmmmmmy. That being said, on my monitor, the color of the kiwi seems off.....it's more yellow than what I associate with the kiwis we get here in the Midwest. I'll have to try it on another computer and see if it's more an issue of my monitor....
    Leah

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    sapphire73sapphire73 Registered Users, Super Moderators Posts: 1,945 moderator
    edited November 20, 2011
    15524779-Ti.gif that the new 4A is lovely. Looking forward to seeing what you choose to enter!

    Cheers,
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    kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    I would like to see some Kiwi laid out on glass with some flash lighting underneath. Or different lighting on the original shots from behing the translucent effect of the fruit makes glow.

    OK, Decided to give the back light kiwi a shot.

    Kiwi with a Glow (Image #5)
    <a href="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/20164639_Fwzp3T#1594619246_hzbSFxR-A-LB&quot; title=""><img src="http://photos.keithwickersham.com/Photography/dgrin-90-letter/i-hzbSFxR/0/M/Kiwi-Backlit-1-M.jpg&quot; title="" alt=""></a>

    Still pondering an entry This (#5) being the top contender as of now or shooting some more.
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    PedalGirlPedalGirl Registered Users Posts: 794 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    Really like #5 ... great reshoot! Love the light filtering through the fruit.
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    jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,005 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    This one is really nice I would just touch up the blown out areas
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    GretaPicsGretaPics Registered Users Posts: 373 Major grins
    edited November 20, 2011
    I liked visualizing this idea as it's gone through its various iterations and feel like this last one #5, is the strongest with the backlighting really bringing the kiwi to life.
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    red_zonered_zone Registered Users Posts: 533 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2011
    I really like the backlight kiwis too! The only thing that bugs me is the effects around the edge where it looks like the background was removed in post... I think that having a real black background with a hole for the backlighting (on a glass plate?) would be the ideal setup, and you could re-create that without the funny edge effects.
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    kwickerskwickers Registered Users Posts: 310 Major grins
    edited November 23, 2011
    red_zone wrote: »
    I really like the backlight kiwis too! The only thing that bugs me is the effects around the edge where it looks like the background was removed in post... I think that having a real black background with a hole for the backlighting (on a glass plate?) would be the ideal setup, and you could re-create that without the funny edge effects.

    Thanks for looking and c&c. I did very little post processing, a little levels, no crop, defintely no removing of backgrounds. The background is Black Foam board about 2' behind fruit, the light is a flashlight from behind. I think the rough edges must be from Cutting the fruit. None the less, I may carefully cut some more kiwi and re-shoot if I get real motivated... but then again it is Thanksgiving, free time may slip away...
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    VisualXpressionsVisualXpressions Registered Users Posts: 860 Major grins
    edited November 24, 2011
    Back light is definitely the way to go! thumb.gif
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    cbbrcbbr Registered Users Posts: 755 Major grins
    edited November 25, 2011
    VisualXpressions wrote: »
    Back light is definitely the way to go! thumb.gif

    I agree. Great shot.
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited November 26, 2011
    I like the backlit one, but it does seem to lack a little sharpness.
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    KinkajouKinkajou Registered Users Posts: 1,240 Major grins
    edited November 28, 2011
    Whoa! I agree - the lighting and composition in #5 is awesome :)
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