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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 176 - Macros >> Challenge 176 - Eligible > Cotton Eggs
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05 Jan 2009 Christakis Schinis

Cotton Eggs

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/200 at f/22, ISO100 hide exif
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Date/Time05-Jan-2009 19:19:11
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Guest 10-Jan-2009 20:51
CJ, thank you for your comments. You are right the short one and leaning ones add to the effect. I noticed that too when I was reviewing the pictures on the PC.
ctfchallenge10-Jan-2009 19:28
Great texture and I like the perspective too. Looks like a crowd of little white aliens. My eye is drawn to "Shorty" and then the "leaners" on the left. Cute! CJ
Guest 09-Jan-2009 13:17
aam, rod and tv, thank you for your commends. tv, I've thought of the angled lighting idea but unfortunately don't have the equipment for that yet.
ctfchallenge09-Jan-2009 02:41
Wow you're getting a lot of comments. I guess you have the benefit of being a newbie to the challenge. I'm jealous.. no one pays any attention to me any more.. Tough subject here but not badly rendered. Needs some angled lighting I think. -tv
aam1234 07-Jan-2009 19:47
Even bigger than A3, mate. I tell you, those guys are freaks not photographers. It drives me nuts when some people go over-board over something that people may or may not even see.

OK, I vented enough for today :) Good day/night :)
Rod 07-Jan-2009 19:12
Yes I like the look of this better & it's not too white for me. The faults people find with lenses & sensors are really only seen at 100% crops or maybe very large prints so for most people who print around A4 or A3 or view on the monitor most any camera, lens or F stop will work just fine.
aam1234 07-Jan-2009 15:42
And at f22 no less. Where are the Diffraction Police* to see this.

* Diffraction Police are those people who think one shouldn't go below f11 on a crop camera (or f16 on FF) otherwise diffraction will kick in. As I mentioned under one of Penny's pics (the M&M one) this is bull, and you guys proved it. Bravo.
Guest 07-Jan-2009 11:44
Indeed. However much you crop, the quality of the lens is so good it doesn't show. I think this picture is around 85% of the original image.
aam1234 07-Jan-2009 11:34
Not only it looks better but now it's more "close-up".
Guest 07-Jan-2009 05:40
Thank you all for your comments. I tried cropping the picture a bit and I must admit it looks better. I am not sure if its too white now though...
COAmature 06-Jan-2009 17:46
Nice job of retaining detail within the sometimes difficult white. -Doug
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2009 17:37
crop or rotate - you could watch them swirl. Penny Street
Guest 06-Jan-2009 08:09
Thank you all for your comments and valuable feedback. Will try cropping it a bit later today to see how it looks.
Rod 06-Jan-2009 07:37
Very well exposed to keep the whites really white looking, I agree wiv Debi about the top right being a very slight distraction. nicely done mate.
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2009 07:07
very nice except for the top right ( or is it left) - Debi
ctfchallenge06-Jan-2009 03:31
A crowd of egg whites speaking affirmatively. Nice texture and a wonderful abstract of ideas come to mind.
Penny Street
Guest 06-Jan-2009 01:53
Yes, Very Good and Creative.
aam1234 05-Jan-2009 21:22
Very good exposure and WB.