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10/28/05 Todd Smith

10th
Berries *


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ctfchallenge04-Nov-2005 03:18
Berry good job! Yvonne (hee hee)
janewigginsphotography31-Oct-2005 04:28
Great tip Techo! Thanks jano
ctfchallenge31-Oct-2005 02:19
I have a sweet spot for berries ;) I like red berry against the repeating pattern of the background, works very nicely together. Nicely exposed too.

Jano, to get that sheen on fresh blueberries you can give them a very quick bath in some very hot almost boiling water. Well I didn't nessacerly go for that sheen just noticed it while I needed to give them that extra wash. But you have to work fast before they dry out.

-Techo :)
janewigginsphotography30-Oct-2005 14:52
The frozen or just thawing blueberries give an interesting sheen to this photo that you would have not been able to acheive with fresh ones I think. Comp is well done and just scrumptious looking :) Very nice Todd. jano
Rod 30-Oct-2005 00:39
I think that luck was with you Todd not being able to get fresh blueberries as I think it would have turned out more like the shots I'm not keen on. There's a quality to this background you have that just possibly is the result of the different look of frozen fruit....................................& your vision of course:-) Lovely shot.
Guest 29-Oct-2005 14:50
Thanks! Yes, those are blueberries...I wanted to use fresh blueberries, but I couldn't find any at the local grocery stores, so I had to go with frozen instead...Not quite what I wanted, but it still has the general effect I was looking for.
David29-Oct-2005 08:46
Damn - well there goes my idea! Nicely executed. I think the contrast of the red strawberry works well against the darker blueberries (they are blueberries?

Regards,

David
aka Tradescant
Rod 29-Oct-2005 05:15
I'm not normally too keen on these sort of shots but this works really well, & you have kept the highlights under control. Well done Todd I really like this shot mate:-)