Breakfast, my dear ? by Willem by Sony Forums Challenges

Reshoot, with slightly changed composition after comments on the first submission.

F8, 1.6 sec, 500W halogen light bounced against the ceiling with overhead diner table light for the reflection. hide exif

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Sony Forums Challenges		25-Nov-2002 10:50
Willem. I really like the composition and the photo. The plate on the left is balanced nicely by the plate and cup on the right. The rose softens the mode and helps complete the tone, and its diagonal placement adds energy to this "still life. Very nice! SB's comments are interesting, I hadn't though it from his/her perspective, I just thought the comment "Breakfast, my dear ?" was made from the side of the table closest to the viewer, so I didn't find the title discordant. R.J. (imager)

Willem		24-Nov-2002 18:12
Isn't the change of viewpoint or angle not one of the methods a photographer has to make his image more interesting or make a better composition ? Look around and see which ones appeal most ? A standard view might match the title better but is just boring IMHO (I have tried that viewpoint).

Sony Forums Challenges		24-Nov-2002 00:16
Willem, I feel as if I'm sitting on the wrong side of the breakfast setup. The title says you're presenting this to someone (ie: the viewer - who'd be positioned 'in front' of the photo (bottom)). The positioning of the plate, cup, and orientation of the rose indicate that the recipient is on the other side (top). Small detail maybe - but it's the small details that make up the larger picture. Just a friendly observation. - SB.

W.C. VandenBerg		23-Nov-2002 03:26
Yup! I like it much better without the knife. Very nice!

Willem		22-Nov-2002 20:06
Mark, unfortunately this image is from last Sunday and the rose is no longer available for the picture ...... Could of course buy a new one but am going to try something completely different this weekend.

Sony Forums Challenges		22-Nov-2002 19:40
I like this one much more than the other version Willem. A rose is a much softer touch than a knife that looked just a little lonely on it's own. Now if you want to get REALLY picky with your image, take the rose, trim (with a scissor) the right side greenery so it's not sticking out so much... place it back in the same spot and you have an image with perfectly clean "lines". One has to really care to go to such great lengths :-) Mark J

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