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17-JUN-2006 Larry

Merlot 1999

Canon EOS 20D
1/160s f/2.5 at 35.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time17-Jun-2006 07:32:43
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length35 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/2.5
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias0.67
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modepartial (6)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge20-Jun-2006 13:20
Definitely an improvement. This is not as blatently obvious as the same crop centered, but it does work, in a mellower way - which is not necessarily a bad thing with a glass of wine. :) ~ Lonnit
Guest 20-Jun-2006 05:53
Yummmm...you got my attention, love merlot. I did get a chance to see the original version and I do like this new version. It's simplified the original and is bolder. I also love the capture of the deep red hues of the wine in the glass...that's the genuine article in the glass, yes? However, I do have to tell you that I now think it needs a slight counter-clockwise rotation...not much, .25 or perhaps less, at least that's my perception. Am I too picky? -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge20-Jun-2006 01:03
Thanks, Lonnit and CJ. I liked your cropping suggestions and decided to incorporate both. Larry
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Jun-2006 23:46
Since I'm having a hard time taking pictures for this challenge, I hope you don't mind if I did a little editing on your picture as I like the idea and the elements in it very much, but the centering didn't look quite right to my eye. I'm certainly no expert and others may have different ideas on it, but here is a another way of cropping this image with still a lot of leading lines to the wineglass. Nice idea and nicely shot. :-) CJ
http://www.pbase.com/cj_in_ca/image/62147007 (I'll delete the image from my gallery as soon as you want)
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Jun-2006 23:09
I'd prefer it cropped just above the wine glass Measure the distance from the top of the stem to the bottom front edge of the base. Use that distance and go from the top of the stem and measure upwards. Crop at that point. To me that relieves the boredom of the centering of the glass and takes away the unnecessary space at the top that adds nothing to the image. This also draws more attention to the bricks that all point towards the glass. ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Jun-2006 20:19
Cat, thanks for the feedback. You're right, the bright flowers were too distracting. Larry
Canon DSLR Challenge19-Jun-2006 15:48
This fits the bill. Nice. The bright flowers can go... -Cat