One BAD Apple
Uploaded: September 23, 2003 07:43:30
Colette M. Metcalf September 23, 2003
Cool image, Mary-Ella!! #61269Brinn MacDougall September 23, 2003
Nice one, Mary-Ella! That's one good looking "bad" apple... #209431Patricia A. Kuniega September 23, 2003
There's a show-off in every bunch! A very creative shot. Great job Mary-Ella! #209441Leanne M.E. Boyd September 23, 2003
Very creative and artisically put together shot, Mary-Ella!!! Excellent image!!! #209454Roseann E. Dreasher September 23, 2003
How fun! I love your lighting and composition..and that gold filigree apple is a nice touch! #209505Charlene Bayerle September 23, 2003
This is wonderful and so creative Mary-Ella!! Great job. #209525Mary-Ella Bowles September 23, 2003
Thanks all! I had fun with this one. The gold apple is one of my many "finds" at the local thrift stores. I'm always on the lookout for props for my photography, or stuff I can use in my mixed media art. Those stores can be dangerous!Here's a question if anyone is reading this - at another site I just had someone comment that the apples looked soft focus - not crisp enough. I used a tripod and everything, and thought they were fine (maybe time to get my eyes checked? Opinions? #209529
K J. B September 23, 2003
Very clever idea......great! #209548Claudia Kuhn September 23, 2003
I really like this Mary-Ella, the lighting and compositions are great.I think that the apples are rounded that the parts that curve away just don't have as crisp an edge as something flat. Maybe the lighting also makes the edges look a bit softer, from the shadowing on the bottom part. Sometimes on other sites it seems that some are a bit overcritical! #209549
Darren M. Alexander September 23, 2003
I know which one I *wouldn't * eat! :-)Neat shot! #209557
Ellen Peach September 23, 2003
Wonderful creativity, Mary-Ella....great shot! #209566Murry Grigsby September 23, 2003
Great imagination and execution,Mary-Ella. At 750x500 it's impossible to tell if anything is sharp or soft IMO. Did you lock the mirror-up and use a cable release (or self timer). Sometimes even on a tripod at certain shutter speeds you can get a bit of movement when the mirror slaps up--just a thought. Still an excellent image!! #209615Judith G. Secco September 23, 2003
No complaints here! Looks perfect to me. I love this!Theresa McCloskey September 23, 2003
wonderful - very creative :-) #209646Karen Engelbreth September 23, 2003
This is wonderful and so creative Mary-Ella!! #209694Kathleen Clemons September 23, 2003
This is sooo creative, Mary-Ella! I just love the way your mind works! #209706Barbara K. Breitsameter September 23, 2003
How original and unique! Superb work here Mary Ella. #209918Darren K. Fisher September 23, 2003
Very creative and one outstanding image. #209932Mary-Ella Bowles September 23, 2003
Thanks everyone!! I truly appreciate your kind words and support. :-))))) #209942Evy Johansen September 23, 2003
WOW.... Mary-Ella! What a wonderful and creative idea!!! Great image!! #209999Gabriela Cunha September 24, 2003
GREAT!Greg McCroskery September 25, 2003
Mary Ella,Darren K. Fisher September 26, 2003
Hey Mary Ella, about the softness of the image, I do not think it is the original image, im thinking if you had sharpened the image just a tad more it would have made it a bit more crisp, or it could be from the upload. #212684Louison Rousseau September 30, 2003
What a wonderful set-up, Mary-Ella! To my eyes, the apples do seem a little soft, especially the "bad" one, but it's rather minor. The composition, lighting, set-up and colors more than make up for it. #217050Kathleen Clemons October 17, 2003
Another great month for you, Mary-Ella! Big congrats to you! #234730Claudia Kuhn October 17, 2003
Congratulations Mary-Ella!! #234886Karen Engelbreth October 17, 2003
congratulations Mary-Ella!! #234946Colette M. Metcalf October 17, 2003
Congrats, Mary-Ella!!! #235030Darren K. Fisher October 17, 2003
Way to go Mayr-Ella!!! #235170Ed Isaacs October 17, 2003
Congratulations, Mary-Ella. #235193Murry Grigsby October 17, 2003
Congrats on your creative finalist, Mary-Ella!! #235234Sharon E. Lowe October 17, 2003
Congrats and Good luck, Mary-Ella! Very creative! #235802Darren M. Alexander October 17, 2003
You go, girl! :-) #235852Tim Chong October 17, 2003
Congrats. I bet you a dozen apples that this will go into the next round. ;) #236049Evy Johansen October 17, 2003
Many congratulations and good luck with this great image, Mary-Ella! #236379Gabriela Cunha October 17, 2003
CONGRATS, Mary-Ella!Doug Benner October 17, 2003
Great job, Mary-Ella. This is a unique and elegant composition. #236631Dan S. Coquia October 17, 2003
Congratulations, Mary-Ella! #236943Judith G. Secco October 18, 2003
Congratulations on this very creative image.Susana Matos October 19, 2003
Congrats and good luck,Piper Lehman November 10, 2003
Collette,I disagree with the soft edge comment. This is perfect the way it is. If you got rid of the shadow areas, you would lose the depth and dimension of the apples against the white background. Nice lighting job! This isn't easy to do with all the potential reflection problems. Great work! #262974
Piper Lehman November 10, 2003
OOPS! Sorry Mary Ella. I just scrolled up to get your name, and I saw Collette's on the left there. Sorry guys! #262980Steve A. Stephens December 16, 2003
Mary, Your shooting in digital on a canon camera..I have used canon for a number of yrs and the one thing I found out about canon is that their digital cameras are not tack sharp..you may have to go into photo shop and sharpen the shot up...I was at work for Boeing and we got Canon D60's...all of the shots required the shots to be sharpened...that is my guess...it's good...good lighting, comp..etc...but the digitals aren't tack sharp and it has something to do with the CCD they are using... #296717Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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