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09-AUG-2007 aam1234

Hello

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/100s f/13.0 at 100.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 13-Aug-2007 23:11
I would have called it Peach Fizz ;-)
Looks great with the bubbles Aam.
ctfchallenge12-Aug-2007 20:47
ummm refreshing!!! i absolutely love the texture you got with bubbles. i dont understand the title "hello" though. beautiful colors too. -Abstract
ctfchallenge12-Aug-2007 13:40
The bubbles are great - an ingenious way of adding interest to what could have been another clicheed subject, fruit. Your title suggests that they are all looking at us since they do look like fishy eyeballs. Did you prepare for the shot with the bubbles or do you always soak and wash your produce so thoroughly? Good idea either way. We should all follow your example. -tv
aam1234 10-Aug-2007 23:12
Thank you Rod and Troy. Makes me happy to read comments like yours. Thank you.
Guest 10-Aug-2007 22:13
Fantastic Shot. Like the bubbles and all the detail.
Rod 10-Aug-2007 22:03
Well done Aamm this does look good mate:-)
aam1234 10-Aug-2007 19:21
Thanks Cat. WB is probably the first thing I do. It's really simple, take a pic of the white/gray card of things in that light, then use that for Raw processing.

Speaking of which, what's shown as white in the back is the rim of a white umbrella. Wanted to take a high-key photo here but guess it didn't work. Have to try again :)
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2007 16:33
Missed previous version(s). But I find this pretty delightful!
Aam, a suggestion: If this is taken with your new lights, you need to check the white balance (right color temp) for your lights.(nothing wrong with this photo) Use a 18% grey card and identify the correct temp of your lights and then compensate accordingly and stick to it. You will always get predictable results. If you use Adobe Camera Raw then you can also save that as a profile(5D+lights).
-Cat
aam1234 10-Aug-2007 11:25
Thanks Kiki. I'll play with the channels and see what happens.
Btw, you can adjust individual channels in DPP. Try it it's really good program (the latest is v. 3)
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2007 10:52
Looking at it again, I like that spot :) But if you want to experiment: Try a slight increase of contrast in both the R and B channel. (I don't think you can do them individually in DPP.. at least I haven't figured out how.)
-k2
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2007 10:27
Silly thing - the blue was fine :) There's water there for heavens sake. I'd have *added* a wee bit contrast to the blue channel actually, rather than (in practical terms) the opposite.
I asked about individual channels also because the dark spot on the peach (or what it is), is in the red channel only. Tested a retouch of R, it turned out well. (Didn't save.)
-k2
aam1234 10-Aug-2007 09:58
Kiki, your comment made me re-edit the photo. You are right that there is a blue tint to it. Adjusted WB, does it look better now.

Thanks for the hint.
aam1234 10-Aug-2007 09:26
Thanks Doug and julie.Kiki, I use DPP for raw conversion and rarely use PSE for editing.
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2007 07:59
Bubbly fresh. You have a delightful sense for colors, and always a good presence of blue. Do the apps you use allow you to edit on the individual RGB channels?
-k2
Julie Bird10-Aug-2007 07:00
Yes 1234, I like it a lot. Julie
ctfchallenge10-Aug-2007 05:22
Fun shot Aam. Nice sharp bubbles. -COAmature
aam1234 09-Aug-2007 23:49
Thanks, Lee.
ctfchallenge09-Aug-2007 23:43
great bubbles.
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