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CH 34 - Third photo

dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
edited March 17, 2005 in The Dgrin Challenges
Well, here's my third photo. This one took 56 takes before I got it right. I have a headache.

Bottle
2005-03-15

ISO 64, f/2.2 @ 1/15s
17606764-L-1.jpg
Dan
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    gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    Hey i like that...whats the tiny white spot on the neck ? Can you PS it out ?

    Enter it !
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    adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    that's really good - ps out the white hightlight and my personal preference would be to get rid of some of the noise. But I would think that you intended the noise to be there.
    Humungus wrote:
    Hey i like that...whats the tiny white spot on the neck ? Can you PS it out ?

    Enter it !
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    Thanks Adrian and gus. Here's the updates

    with spot removed:
    17619150-L-1.jpg


    sans noise:
    17619153-L-1.jpg
    Dan
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    shamanshaman Registered Users Posts: 151 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    smooth...
    I like it.

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    adrian_kadrian_k Registered Users Posts: 557 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    nice
    That's much better-but it's up to you which one you enter.

    now I'm just going to be picky :-)
    There's a bit of noise in the shadow right at the base of the vase.
    dkoyanagi wrote:
    Thanks Adrian and gus. Here's the updates


    sans noise:
    17619153-L-1.jpg
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    wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    I kinda like the noisy version better. Nice lighting. But maybe a little blown out on the top of the bottle?
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    Charlie BrownCharlie Brown Registered Users Posts: 199 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    i like the last version the best, but i think id like it alot more with something dribbling out of the vase/bottle. or, ooooohhhh, how about turning the bottle on its side, perhaps elevated a bit, with somehting bright and vibrant pouring out of it and pooling on the floor?



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    KimballPhotographyKimballPhotography Registered Users Posts: 133 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    I really like the last shot. The only thing I can pick on is it seems to be leaning a bit to the right (my right as I sit in front of it). Is that meant to be, or can you straighten it up a bit? Otherwise I think it's a fantastic entry!!clap.gif

    Edited to say: After looking again, I think the leaning look may just be an optical illusion. Your surface edge looks spot on...so maybe it's just my ole eyesne_nau.gif .
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    wxwax wrote:
    I kinda like the noisy version better. Nice lighting. But maybe a little blown out on the top of the bottle?
    I keep flip-flopping between the clean and grainy version. Initially the photo looked too "clean", which is why I added the noise in the first place. You may be right about the blowout. I'll try reshooting it tonight. Thanks waxy. thumb.gif
    Dan
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    ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    My take is that the noise looks tooooo digital. There is too much of it, if you are going to use it.

    Plus, I put noise in something once and Andy noticed immediately, didn't know I had put it in. He did not like it.

    That is a thought there.

    I like the bottle idea.

    ginger
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    KimballPhotography wrote:
    I really like the last shot. The only thing I can pick on is it seems to be leaning a bit to the right (my right as I sit in front of it). Is that meant to be, or can you straighten it up a bit? Otherwise I think it's a fantastic entry!!clap.gif

    Edited to say: After looking again, I think the leaning look may just be an optical illusion. Your surface edge looks spot on...so maybe it's just my ole eyesne_nau.gif .
    Thanks Natalie. Actually, the bottle was leaning slightly to the right in the first photo. I fixed it for #2 & #3.
    Dan
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    digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    darn you dan!!! ug, you're makin' me look bad ovah here! rolleyes1.gif

    I have to say the 2nd shot with the noise and hot spot removed is my favorite. I love the grain, makes everything so connected despite the contrast.

    IMO, I think if you could get the lighting just perfect so that all the shadows and highlights form a more perfect geometric replication then you'd have this shot perfect!

    if you're unsure of what I'm talking about, look at the shadow at the bottom of the bottle. see how there's just a tad more to the right than on the left? the same happens on the neck of the bottle as it goes into the perpindicular sides of the bottle.

    you rock as usual!
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    landrumlandrum Registered Users Posts: 285 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    I really like this shot. I prefer the noise to the clean version. It adds more character or something to me. Maybe it just reminds me of the old darkroom days...iloveyou.gif
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    digital faerie wrote:
    darn you dan!!! ug, you're makin' me look bad ovah here! rolleyes1.gif
    Surely, you jest.
    digital faerie wrote:
    if you're unsure of what I'm talking about, look at the shadow at the bottom of the bottle. see how there's just a tad more to the right than on the left? the same happens on the neck of the bottle as it goes into the perpindicular sides of the bottle.
    You're right. Good catch, DF. thumb.gif I'll definitely be reshooting this one. Looks like another long night for me.
    digital faerie wrote:
    you rock as usual!
    Oh stop, you're makin' me blush. :):
    Dan
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    FlyingginaFlyinggina Registered Users Posts: 2,639 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    Whatever version you choose, this is going to be a really strong entry. Good luck with the re-shooting.


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    gpgoldgpgold Registered Users Posts: 469 Major grins
    edited March 16, 2005
    I think that this shot does a nice job of demonstrating simplicity. I has that clean and simple feel.

    regards,

    Gary
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    Final entry
    Thanks for all the valueable feedback everybody. I've combined all your suggestions into a final photo. Voila!

    Bottle
    2005-03-16

    ISO 64, f/2.2 @ 1/50s
    17659864-L-1.jpg
    Dan
    www.dkoyanagi.com
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    rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    clap.gifPerfect!thumb.gif
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    digital faeriedigital faerie Registered Users Posts: 667 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
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    this is it Dan! hands down! clap.gifclap.gif
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    joechiujoechiu Registered Users Posts: 60 Big grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    Wow. That's nice. Any chance you can show us how you lighted this?
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    dkoyanagidkoyanagi Registered Users Posts: 656 Major grins
    edited March 17, 2005
    joechiu wrote:
    Wow. That's nice. Any chance you can show us how you lighted this?
    I used my standard lighting equipment:

    15035624-M.jpg

    One light was setup above the bottle:

    17669926-M.jpg

    The other was to the right side. Here's the original photo shot in raw:

    17669927-M.jpg

    After adjustment for white balance and exposure:

    17669925-M.jpg

    I then converted to bw, cropped, cloned out the bright spots, and adjusted the shadow on the neck of the bottle:

    17659864-M-2.jpg
    Dan
    www.dkoyanagi.com
    www.flickr.com/photos/dkoyanagi/
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