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11-OCT-2007 Charlie Beck

Breakfast Interrupted

Seattle, WA

I had just sat down to eat, when I thought I
would check to see if a new topic had been chosen.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/60s f/5.6 at 50.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time11-Oct-2007 06:29:08
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/60 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Charlie Beck19-Oct-2007 23:37
The fruit is real. Or I should say, it was * wink *. Thanks for the comments.
ctfchallenge15-Oct-2007 20:53
I really like the flash bits. Makes the fruit look plastic. Not that plastic fruit is as good as fresh... *smile*... just it adds interest to the shot.. It looks real, but is it really? The flashy spots make one pause and consider. I like it. ~Lydia
Guest 12-Oct-2007 15:39
Quick entry Charlie. You may be able to lesson the flash reflections in PS. You found a bowl full of color. -COAmature
ctfchallenge12-Oct-2007 15:33
Good idea Charlie and maybe next time if you move the bowl over to the window for some natural light it would add some shadows and texture to the fruit or maybe take a picture of the whole breakfast table. If yours is anything like mine, it will be plenty cluttered! :-). CJ
Charlie Beck11-Oct-2007 16:21
Thanks, tv. I actually had thought that I could increase the “clutter factor,” by pulling the grapes off the stem, and mixing everything up in the bowl. Unfortunately, that thought occurred to me on the bus ride to work. LOL.

As to coincidences, this morning was the first time in many, many years that I had fruit for breakfast. This stuff was just leftovers from a camera club meeting.
ctfchallenge11-Oct-2007 15:54
Wonderful coincidence. It would have been a shame to lose this into your gullet before capturing it for the challenge. "Clutter" very nicely satisfied, and marginally just enough variety of color and shape among the objects despite their association as kinds of fruit. I would have drawn the line at all the same kind, e.g. grapes only. Contrasting groups of color and shapes provides good compositional interest. Becasue of the reflected translucence from the bright frontal lighting, there is a greater sense of depth than I would have expected from using flash. However, there is a slight harshness that results from it and from some sharpening artifacts, that don't distract from the rich colors and clutter. -tv