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Bowl of Fruit as Still Life
by Pål Alters
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18-APR-2011 Pål Alters

5th Place
Bowl of Fruit as Still Life
by Pål Alters

Olathe KS

I was attempting to shoot this for a challenge at another site and realized it would work here too.
Admittedly I have tried and failed at this type of photography many times in the past but I don't give up even tho with my history of shooting Tone on Tone failures I should have.

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/60s f/8.0 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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alexeig25-Apr-2011 20:13
Very classical still life with great quality to it
Canon Image Challenge23-Apr-2011 17:27
Beautiful still life, love the colors and lighting. ~Melanie
Guest 21-Apr-2011 06:24
Well done Pål ! (exclamation mark not part of the name)
Canon Image Challenge20-Apr-2011 02:15
Correct about the light positions. In fact all the lights on the right side were on the deck so they would only light the muslin and the underside of the wood bowl. The glancing light and shadows were an accident that I choose to keep instead of adding another GOBO and re-shooting.
Jim B (MSP)20-Apr-2011 01:53
Thanks for the lighting layout. The lights in the right foreground must have been a tad low to cast the shadows of the oranges upwards a bit. I liked that.
Canon Image Challenge19-Apr-2011 20:38
Jim I did one better, in pending I placed Kevin Kertz a lighting layout file that should give you a good idea on the lighting.

Paul
GeraldH19-Apr-2011 19:17
Perfect for this challenge, Paul! I like phantastic the glow of the oranges. -Gerald
Jim B (MSP)19-Apr-2011 16:33
Now this is one fine shot. Great arrangement, fine use of lighting, and a very nice background. The shadows are interesting - can you briefly explain the lighting?
Jim
Canon Image Challenge19-Apr-2011 02:18
my! this is nice!! i like the arangement and color of the fruit and the background fits so beautifully--it looks like a modern-day classic lifted off the page by a delicately placed drop shadow. this is one that's great to vote for, imo! shu