2nd Place Rule of Thirds by Paul A by Canon Image Challenge

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Rule of Thirds
by Paul A


16-SEP-2011	Paul A

Is it square or rectangle?

Canon EOS 50D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/60s f/16.0 at 100.0mm iso200 full exif

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Canon Image Challenge		26-Sep-2011 17:21
Excellent execution from set-up to presentation. Great entry. Regards, -Najinsky

Leo Charette		21-Sep-2011 07:38
Very nice graphic representation that is accentuated by the three panels. Good light and shadow.

Jim B (MSP)		19-Sep-2011 16:34
Nice details, and I love the color. The three panel works well in the square format. My first though on this was a title like "Pepper behind bars". :-) Jim

Canon Image Challenge		19-Sep-2011 12:23
I agree about the cloning, I and considered it but I never followed thru with doing it. The shot actually started out to be a reflection shot but when it failed to deliver as promised I started thinking what else can I do with it since I liked the detail and lighting. It's my first real attempt at a triptych. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		19-Sep-2011 03:15
A very creative presentation. Nice lighting too. It really brings out the tiniest details of texture. For an abstract shot of this type, I'm really tempted to clone out the bit of reflection in the right most frame. -Techos

Michael Kilpatrick		18-Sep-2011 08:45
Very clever - and the lighting on the pepper is pretty nice too. Regards, Michael

Canon Image Challenge		17-Sep-2011 22:22
Lets see a picture of you with your tool belt on and your hair on fire Trav. Don't forget about GFCI outlets and a new 20 amp branch circuit to keep inline with the electrical codes. I assume you are referring the the triptych effect not the lighting of the sweet red bell pepper. The triptych was actually very easy, square crop first to make Gerald happy, duplicate the background, add a new layer between them and fill with white. Then resize the top layer (canvas) to .25 inch smaller. Grab the line tool and draw 2 lines how ever wide you want them to be on your image. Here is the only tricky part, your lines become new layers so use the magic wand to select a line and then click on your image layer and hit delete. Do the same for the other line and then turn off the line layers and your done. Add a drop shadow and a bevel to the image layer to complete the 3D soft edge look. Well that was a mouth full I hope it helps anyone wanting to attempt it. Paul

Canon Image Challenge		17-Sep-2011 21:04
You know, Paul, this shows me that the "Dress Up," of the final photo is important....could you share how you get to this excellent image? (personally, I'm trying to be an electrician today....rewiring back bathroom...what a hoot, I may be w/o electricity and off line for a week....lol) Wishes Me well. Traveller

Canon Image Challenge		17-Sep-2011 13:56
Clever concept to combine three strips into a square, Paul. I like the 3d look. -Gerald

Canon Image Challenge		17-Sep-2011 11:20
ahh! this is nice! bright and simple and the "square" is made interesting by the application of a triptych. (can i vote yet?) LOL shu

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