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01-DEC-2010	Michael Puff

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
1/125s f/8.0 at 85.0mm iso200 hide exif

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Gerhard Ritsema		25-Mar-2011 13:46
Wonderful!! Great colors and details. V

Guest		06-Dec-2010 20:14
I like the simplicity as much as I like the complexity in this - you must have struck the perfect balance!

Canon Image Challenge		03-Dec-2010 19:29
Better....from you, Michael, only perfect will do...lol. You have a tough road...smile. Traveller

Guest		03-Dec-2010 16:24
Sharon, point taken. Removing them feels a bit too "clean" for my taste, so I have toned them down and new version uploaded. -Michael

elips		03-Dec-2010 04:58
How can I not love this?! Absolutely beautiful! I wonder, though, if the light spots in the background just at the top of the frame aren't a bit distracting? Perhaps the image would be even stronger with them cloned or cropped out? This reminds be of an Andrew Wyeth egg tempera painting. Just great! ~Sharon

Guest		02-Dec-2010 23:46
Beautiful lighting and color. Very Rembrandt-ish feeling. - CameraShy09

alexeig		02-Dec-2010 22:20
Great background, very painterly feeling

Guest		02-Dec-2010 17:31
Kelly is correct, it is polished stone. The red reflection was OK with me, but I can see how it might be a distraction as it was so very light. To keep the original pattern, I used the clone stamp tool set in "color" mode. That way it only replaces the red color with color of surrounding stone without modifying the pattern. -Michael

Canon Image Challenge		02-Dec-2010 14:45
all of the above!!! and w the "texture" i love so much! in fact, that red spot may very well be part of the texture layer. can't tell, but nontheless, a wonderful entry in eligible! thank you! shu

Canon Image Challenge		02-Dec-2010 14:02
Nice, Michael. It's not wood Traveller - I think it's polished stone. - Kelly

Canon Image Challenge		02-Dec-2010 03:02
Dearest Michael...Superb of course, but oddly, I see a slight red reflection off the fruit onto the foreground wood. In CS5, the new intelligent heal tool would fix this easily...in any older version, I don't know. Best Wishes, Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		02-Dec-2010 02:39
Michael - great picture, I love the composition and colors. So simple and so beautiful K

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