Ch.82: Cheese

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited January 24, 2007 in The Dgrin Challenges
Well, here's my take on it

[EDIT: please see an updated version below, thanks Angelo and Virginia for the very helpful improvement advices!]
Free Cheese...

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EXIF:

Date Taken: 2007-01-14 15:51:16
Model: Canon EOS 30D + EF-S 17-85 IS USM + Speedlite 580EX
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 64mm (guess: 75mm in 35mm)
Exposure Time: 1/250s
Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode (full manual, 1/128th)
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Now this really made me laugh. Too bad that there is no such thing as a free lunch. :D

    It looks just a bit too dark on my screen, but that may be my screen. Overall, I like the mood of the picture: the lighting, the colors and the way the trap fades into the darkness at the top. If it were my picture, I would clone out the light specs on the wood. They are distracting without adding anything.

    I like it!

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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Virginia,
    Flyinggina wrote:
    Now this really made me laugh. Too bad that there is no such thing as a free lunch. :D

    It looks just a bit too dark on my screen, but that may be my screen. Overall, I like the mood of the picture: the lighting, the colors and the way the trap fades into the darkness at the top. If it were my picture, I would clone out the light specs on the wood. They are distracting without adding anything.

    I like it!

    Virginia

    Thank you for your comment and suggestion!
    Let's see how lazy I am:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Hit F5
    Flyinggina wrote:
    ...If it were my picture, I would clone out the light specs on the wood. They are distracting without adding anything.
    ...
    I fixed the specs mwink.gif please hit F5 to refresh the cache...

    Thanks again for your suggestion! thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Other things
    Flyinggina wrote:
    Now this really made me laugh. Too bad that there is no such thing as a free lunch. :D
    Yeah..:-)
    Actually, I got that idea the moment I saw the new challenge topic:-)

    Flyinggina wrote:
    It looks just a bit too dark on my screen, but that may be my screen.
    Well, partially it was my intention: I wanted the "glowing" piece of cheese and the whole gruesome trap fading into the sadows...
    Flyinggina wrote:
    Overall, I like the mood of the picture: the lighting, the colors and the way the trap fades into the darkness at the top.

    I guess it's hard to guess the original shot was taken in the broad daylight:-) mwink.gif:D
    I'm glad you confirmed my intentions: I wanted the trap to look rather ominous, akin to some medieval torture device...
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited January 14, 2007
    Nikko:

    This is a very good shot and so perfectly themed to the challenge. My only nit-pick would be that your focus is a bit soft on the cheese and seems to be on the spring of the mouse trap.

    Stylistically that's not a problem but since this is for a challenge specific to the theme of "cheese" I think it should be sharp as a tack.
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  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited January 14, 2007
    Oh my gosh...how cute is this...?!?! rolleyes1.gif
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    Angelino,
    Angelo wrote:
    Nikko:

    This is a very good shot and so perfectly themed to the challenge. My only nit-pick would be that your focus is a bit soft on the cheese and seems to be on the spring of the mouse trap.

    Stylistically that's not a problem but since this is for a challenge specific to the theme of "cheese" I think it should be sharp as a tack.

    Your eye is dead on, as always:-) deal.gif
    I knew that but hoped that it would pass a QC :-) ne_nau.gif
    Maybe I'll reshoot, there are still a few days left. rolleyes1.gif
    And if not - let's not tell anybody else...;-) mwink.gif

    Thanks a lot, my friend! thumb.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    Seneca,
    Seneca wrote:
    Oh my gosh...how cute is this...?!?! rolleyes1.gif
    Thanks, I'm glad I made you laugh! mwink.gif:D :ivar
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    How about now?
    Angelo wrote:
    Nikko:

    This is a very good shot and so perfectly themed to the challenge. My only nit-pick would be that your focus is a bit soft on the cheese and seems to be on the spring of the mouse trap.

    Stylistically that's not a problem but since this is for a challenge specific to the theme of "cheese" I think it should be sharp as a tack.

    Free Cheese, night edition:

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,237 moderator
    edited January 15, 2007
    Very well done Nik. Great idea. Could a little pink nose and a whisker or two be added to the extreme right, just sneaking into the shot?
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    David,
    David_S85 wrote:
    Very well done Nik. Great idea. Could a little pink nose and a whisker or two be added to the extreme right, just sneaking into the shot?

    I thought of that too:-) thumb.gifmwink.gifrolleyes1.gif
    Unfortunately, the model refused to sign a release form so I had to toss that one:-)
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,237 moderator
    edited January 15, 2007
    The model wouldn't be around long enough to sue you. mwink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    David,
    David_S85 wrote:
    The model wouldn't be around long enough to sue you. mwink.gif

    You're so dead on the point:-)
    Unfortunately, she had quite a large family and they can be pure rats when it comes to lawsuites..deal.gif
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  • urbanariesurbanaries Registered Users Posts: 2,690 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    fwiw, the first image was better...flaws and all.
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  • FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited January 15, 2007
    urbanaries wrote:
    fwiw, the first image was better...flaws and all.

    15524779-Ti.gif I love the glow and the red in the first one. I love your banter too. Too bad there isn't a prize for the worst jokes on a prospective entry thread. lol3.gif

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  • LilleGLilleG Registered Users Posts: 313 Major grins
    edited January 16, 2007
    I also prefer the composition of the first one but agree that the cheese should be sharper. Maybe reshoot that one?
  • ultravoxultravox Registered Users Posts: 776 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2007
    Hi Nikolai, you Ch. entry is ok but I'm wondering...
    [SIZE=-1]There's no such thing as a free meal :D
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    Cristian.
    [SIZE=-1]It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. - John Lennon.[/SIZE]
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 17, 2007
    Cristian,
    ultravox wrote:
    Hi Nikolai, you Ch. entry is ok but I'm wondering...
    [SIZE=-1]There's no such thing as a free meal :D[/SIZE][SIZE=-1]
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    Exactly my point! deal.gif
    In Russia we had a saying "Free cheese can only be found in the mousetraps".
    This is a rather direct illustration of that saying:-)
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2007
    Nik, I love, love, love the mood of your lighting. Reminds me of Rembrandt paintings.
    Sid.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited January 24, 2007
    Sid,
    wxwax wrote:
    Nik, I love, love, love the mood of your lighting. Reminds me of Rembrandt paintings.
    Wow, you sure know how to say nice things iloveyou.gif Thanks, partner! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
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