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Dragonfruit


Dragonfruit
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Copyright: Ratna Kong (Ratna) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 221 W: 68 N: 204] (1231)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-09-25
Categories: Macro
Camera: Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/25 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-09-26 5:20
Viewed: 1273
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I would like to try to get photos with fruits as the subject. for this purpose, I went to the nearest market. The dragonfruits just attracted my attention. I bought some, cut one of them into two, borrowed my bro's black t-shirt (see.. the t-shirt pattern..?), arranged them on the shirt, allowed the sun light passing through by opening the front door. then 'click'. finally, ate the cut fruit.. emmm.. yummy.. :-)

The PP works include:
sharpened, cloned some black dots on the fruit's surface, added text and framed.

hope you like it.
Any comments/critics are welcome.

'bout DRAGONFRUIT:
This fruit originally comes from central America. Also known as Pitahaya/Pitaya, dragonfruit is a tropical jungle cactus vine that tastes sweet, juicy, and crisp. The taste reminiscent of pear, kiwi and water melon. common dragonfruit has white flesh with tiny black edible seeds.
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Nice colours and comp.!

Hello ratna
Like your idea and compostion. Maybe you can put some waterdrups on it, makes the fruit fresher and more inviting, but it is maybe not applicable for all fruit. This is just a thought of mine. Good colours and also good framing.

wow, u really have a sense of art for photography, all the thing u take with your camera will have a good result.
Have u thingking about advertising photography for Commercial Ad ?
goodluck ratna

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  • Eru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 235 W: 4 N: 83] (2760)
  • [2006-09-26 7:00]
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Hello Ratna,

Nice presentation of a fruit, with beautiful colors and a good idea of presentation.
Merci!

Marc.

Hi Rtana,

Wonderful fruit and perfect compo.
The white is to dark no ?
Bravo

Hello Ratna,
Very professional like work and perfect presentation.
Well done. TFS Thomas

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  • jasp Gold Star Critiquer [C: 499 W: 3 N: 7] (3614)
  • [2006-09-27 7:07]
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you have good way Ratna... patient. I cannot give your information about exposere because it no is a photo.

dragon fruit? :-/...nice colors

Hi Ratna.
I like very much this composition.
Well done
Renzo

Hello Ratna
Fruit is like fruit - but this composition You did it is great, very nice colour balance... Greetings. Tomek

nicely done for the dragon fruit. two thumbs up! this fruit was once alien to me but when i tasted one i loved it immediately!

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  • zips Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 27 W: 0 N: 37] (201)
  • [2006-10-10 6:33]
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Well composed and rendered. Food photography is very difficult, and there is a lot of money in it too. Keep clicking away.

Great Job.
Aloha, JB

hi ratna,
awesome foto of a not-so-well-known tropical fruit (infact i first saw them in melbourne and are called pitaya..i knew they were cacti fruits and non edible, but i was wrong.....!)
i like the way you presented them for this foto! very appealing and gorgeous! interesting notes, too! and oh, btw, i have planted this in a pot here and it is thriving like 3 feet tall now and many 'branches' are errupting!
benedict

Hi Ratna,
I love this photo and the note is fantastic.
Well done.
Cheers,
Brad.

love the colors here ratna :)
i'm eating this fruit rgiht now as i'm writing this :P
love the composition and presentation here
well done :)

Très belle présentation, c'est très créatif. Bravo
Michel

You cloned the dots? no wonder there are same sized black dots on its surface. i think you have good sense in photography. you really dont publish piece of ordinaries here. well done

Regards,
Frisco

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  • xuaxo Gold Star Critiquer [C: 53 W: 0 N: 16] (101)
  • [2006-11-10 14:29]

Excellent composition and very nice post-processing. I didn't know about this fruit (now I know a little bit; I must try it!).
F

hello!
exellent shot! wonderful details!fantastic composition and colours!TFS
Regards Aga

Pretty cool cut and presentation Ratna.
Effective and a pleaure for the eyes. Well done!
Robert

Hello Ratna,nice to meet you,i had the pleasure to savor this fruit and i like it very much,and colorfull.
Which i have proven comes from the cactus,one of its so many species,but it is not peyote,i clarify by the doubts.

I like the aproach of this photo and the good taking i believe that finished of the zoom is very good.
Regards and good luck.

HEllo. Excellent lay out. IS this for an ad?

Well done!

TFS.

Hello Ratna. Nice shot and excellent composition. Creative background, your Brothers t shirt and opening the door for your light source. If I could I would award an extra point for creativity :~) Thanks for sharing.

Regards Phil.

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