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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Nov 11, 2005 9:55 pm

Taken on today's micro meet, Leigh I'll post these just for you... (hopefully) these two shots are unique to me, and no one else sniped my "product placement".

Fire away, any feedback welcome (no PP done, just resize and sharpen), which do you prefer portrait or landscape ?

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*NEW* This one sort of fitted in better here.

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Postby ozczecho on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:00 pm

Portrait, but the image looks a bit cool on my LCD...
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:05 pm

Craig

Definitely portrait and I agree - the grey of the binoculars is a little too blue - needs to be warmed slightly (maybe pop your CF card in the microwave for 10 seconds)

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Postby sirhc55 on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:09 pm

Most certainly the landscape - the bottle leads the eye towards the out of focus background in a way that makes it part of a whole instead of the whole :D
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:13 pm

Chris,

You are absolutely right. I just had a less cursory look and have now changed my mind :oops: Craig - the landcscape is the go, dump the portrait.
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Postby Alpha_7 on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:20 pm

I like them both, I like the OOF background in the landscape.. but the actually bottle almost looks like it's been PS in... it doesn't look like its sitting there if that makes sense ?
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Postby drifter on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:45 pm

I like the last one . That looks really cool .Making me thirsty even . To make me break the glass and reach in to my screen i'd crop a bit off the left side .
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Postby marcotrov on Fri Nov 11, 2005 10:52 pm

On the money Chris. Gee, a cool drink for a hot day and you guys want to warm it up, cumon! :lol: :lol: The landscape for sure. #3 does it for me. It's a great image. Straighten rail remove that little corner bit in bottom left and it's a real advertising winner Alpha :wink:
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Postby Onyx on Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:19 pm

Nicely executed Craig. :)

Reprocess with white balance at 6000 Kelvin and you'll see an improvement in warmth.
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