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13-AUG-2002 Mike Savad

Mixed Nuts

My Living Room - NJ

When your real poor, you can only serve this kind of nut.

Ironically, this bowl was gotten at a garage sale for about a quarter. I got it, just for photographic use, as it looks like a fancy bowl. This background however, is new to me, it's a little busy and fights with the crystal a little, but overall it's still pretty nice. I added a soft blur to knock down the high spots that I didn't like.

The other spin on this one, is that I'm so rich, that I hold hardware in a crystal dish.

Canon PowerShot Pro90 IS
1/20s f/6.3 at 36.8mm (35mm equivalent: 426mm) with Flash hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time13-Aug-2002 11:55:02
MakeCanon
ModelPowerShot Pro90 IS
Flash UsedYes
Focal Length36.8 mm
Exposure Time1/20 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality (5)
Exposure Program
Focus Distance1.256 m

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ctfchallenge26-Aug-2002 03:08
i think what would have made it stand out better is if i chose a better cloth. i like the cloth, but it's the first time using it. i like it as a backdrop, and it will now stay a backdrop. i should have used almost anything else, a doily would have been nice, thinking about it now. i'm just glad i got to use that dish for something.


---Mike Savad
guest 23-Aug-2002 05:25
Another good idea, but the background is a little too busy. f6.3? Perhaps a larger aperture would help to defocus the background, make the subject stand out better?
Guest 14-Aug-2002 19:57
mike - when i saw it there was no text nor name. reading it now, i like your second title better :-) tomzinho
ctfchallenge13-Aug-2002 18:18
man, tom, your freakin fast, i just uploaded that 3 seconds ago! i'll assume you didn't read the statement due to the speed. that explains why it's here. whether it fit's or not, i'm not sure yet. until i think of something better. in this case it's a fancy dish, and all they can afford - is metal nuts? do better.


---Mike Savad
Guest 13-Aug-2002 18:10
i don't get it . . . how does this match the theme?