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bowl & chopsticks


bowl & chopsticks
Photo Information
Copyright: Gabriel TL (GabesterTL) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 355 W: 121 N: 111] (394)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-02-01
Categories: Food, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Sony DSC F828 Cybershot, Carl Zeiss T* 28-200, CCD 8M 2/3" RGBE
Exposure: f/4, 1/30 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My Favourites [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2005-02-02 3:42
Viewed: 3061
Favorites: 3 [view]
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Bowl & Chopsticks - Curves & Lines

[Setting]
- I used a desk lamp pointed at some pale curtains to reflect its light and create the shadow.
- Also used the built-in flash of the camera but diffused it to get a softer light.

[PS - Tech Talk]
- Resized to 25% using a Bicubic Sharper resample.
- Croppity-Crop.

B&W conversion:
- Converted to Lab Color mode.
- Highlighted the Lightness Channel.
- Converted back to Grayscale mode.
- Selected the Gray Channel.
- Inversed it.
- Converted to RGB color mode.
- Created a Solid Color adjustment layer by choosing a color for the tonal range seen here.
- Changed that layer blending mode to multiply
- Created a Curves adjustment layer and slightly tweeked the RGB channel.

Finishing it up:
- Duplicated the layer.
- Used Select>Color Range>Highlights
- Used Filter>Other>High Pass on that at 0.5
- Changed the blending mode of that layer to overlay.
- Expanded the picture with Image>Canvas Size and framed it.
- Saved for web.
SandPiper, SylFondacci, starkey666, pattyjy, Werewolf, tsumeb, patcras, fotofreak, Arusem, noyan has marked this note useful
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  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1339 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2005-02-02 3:49]
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Hey, you're "back home" again ?
Nice pic you've brought with you.
I like the colour and the composition, also
the tiny chinese details, nice one, Gabriel.

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  • zto Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 946 W: 120 N: 59] (262)
  • [2005-02-02 3:53]
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Great to see you back Gabriel. I have missed your postings :). Hope all is well with you. You make me long for sushi now...again...have had it every other day now hehe. You did a great work as always Gabriel.

This is super, Gabreil. I ate at an Oriental Restaurant for lunch today, so this brought back delicious memories! Your composition is done with excellent use of the lighting and the oriental figures on the chopsticks add that special touch and makes it a perfect photo.... good to see you back. ...:O)

Très simple et fort beau Gabriel. J'adore cette photo et je la mets dans mes favoris. Excellente profondeur de champ. Amitiés, Patty.

Graphique interessant. Jolie composition mais j'ai une petite réserve. Personnellement, j'aurais préféré les baguettes plus dans la diagonale et une profondeur de champ plus importante car le flou du bambou me dérange un peu.
Il ne d'agit pas de critique négative, au contraire, c'est juste la façon avec laquelle j'aurais procédé si j'avais eu l'idée de faire cette photo.

Beau travail tout de même.

Bonjour Gabriel,
J'adore cette image minimaliste ...
La composition est sobre ainsi que les couleurs qui se marient très bien entre elles.
La sobriété asiatique y est bien rendue.
C'est inattendu et très graphique ...
J'adore les idéogrammes sur les baguettes.
La lumière est belle.
Le format carré est excellent, la diagonale des baguettes rompt l'arrondi du bol, les lignes verticales du set ajoutent au jeu des formes.
Bravo ! Une belle photo pour un retour ...
Sylvie

This is nice Gabriel, it seems like the bowl was made for chop sticks. The chop sticks in your shot are nice and engraved.

Tres jolie composition autant pour la disposition des articles que par sa lumière tout a fait géniale.....Ombres,courbes et lignes droites font de celle-ci un délice pour l'oeil!!!!
Bravo fort bien vu et réussi
Claude

Superbe composition tout en douceur! Ça se voit que l'aspect a été bien travaillé et au niveau de la lumière!

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  • yttt Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 270 W: 10 N: 3] (2114)
  • [2005-02-02 16:17]

good work. well done

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  • Dingo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2744 W: 369 N: 2624] (11948)
  • [2005-02-02 18:06]
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"Croppity-Crop". ;o) That sums up one of the most important PP tasks very nice. Me like, me gonna steal that.
Does this bicubic algorithm downsize in one step Gabe ? I have software to enlarge pictures without much quality loss, but in downsizing it is not that good I think...
I like the Croppity-Crop you did here, lines & curves are excellent. Even the place-mate is authentic ;o) TFS, TFS². FAF :(.

Very nice composition, with a good harmony of colors. But may be it would have been better to have the stiks displayed diagonally.

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  • Saiz Gold Star Critiquer [C: 909 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-02-03 14:21]

Merci pour cette tranquillité.

I love the simplicity of this shot Gab. Nice to see you back, we greatly missed you!

Great composition. Great repitition of lines, and the smoothness of the plate, broken up by the chopsticks. The lighting is just right too, not too much, but enough to enhance all the details. Once again, great work! **I added it to my fav's. :)

Welcome back Gabriel, and you surprise us with the fantastic photo. I ate Japanese food last week, with chopsticks ... honest. I like the composition with only part of the plate visible. Very creative set up. The lighting is excellent. Your detailed instructions for post processing will be very useful. I'd like to try this technique one day. Nice to see you around again.

This is a very stylish image. Simple and effective.

Hey Gab, I just noticed you've deleted a bunch of your pics. May I ask why?

Outstanding image.

All the best.

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  • noyan Silver Star Critiquer [C: 20 W: 5 N: 20] (153)
  • [2005-04-01 1:47]

I liked the frame and the composition very much. color tones and PP is also very clever.

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  • edie Gold Star Critiquer [C: 659 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-05-01 13:18]

Great graphical effect and very elegant compo,I think it's due to the soft gray tone, that for me is an almost magical colour.
I lot it with great pleasure.
Bravo.
Edie

very nice composition in this image, i like how u got the soft shadows
thanks

hermosa!!!!!!....
;OD

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  • Gand Gold Star Critiquer [C: 355 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-10-21 2:29]

Well seen and composed Gabriel.
Congrats.

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