Citrus in Vase & Repost

Gallery: FloraPosted December 22, 201253 views8 comments

I don't know what these are exactly...but they taste like kumquats. A friend offered me to pick some branches from her tree to photograph. I ate them afterwards. :)

I had no idea how hard it is to photograph just a few stems of something in a vase! I arranged, re-arranged and arranged them again.

Stack of 7, zerene

Comments, criticisms, suggestions welcome.

Comments

8 comments

Comment posted by RL Potts on December 22, 2012 at 4:26 PM

This one seems a bit too dark, especially in the thumbnail. I find the larger version acceptable in terms of brightness. The bottle looks really neat with the dark background.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on December 22, 2012 at 4:58 PM

Eirini - I like the light here even though its subdued. Love the lighting on the Vase too which is just about enough to highlight its presence.

While this genre is alien to me, I think a 5:4 or square comp may suit this better and I see a slight left to right slant to the Vase - may be just an light induced illusion.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments

Comment posted by Eirini Pajak on December 22, 2012 at 5:21 PM

Thanks Ram! You are right, the vase was tilted to the right! I tried a closer crop here....not sure what I think of it though.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 22, 2012 at 6:49 PM

I like the cropped version Eirini. In particular I like the arrangement and the lighting. I think you might still crop some from the left and make this more of a portrait. The stack looks good to me also.

pat

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Comment posted by scott lanz on December 23, 2012 at 7:47 AM

Looks good to me, Eirini. I prefer the cropped version. I agree with Pat that cropping some more to center the subject would also work. I like the lighting, the clear vase, and the dark bg. They combine for a nice soft still life image.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 23, 2012 at 11:42 AM

Eirini: This is Sampsonesque IMO, especially the cropped version. Beautifully done. >=))>

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Comment posted by Carolyn Derstine on December 23, 2012 at 1:00 PM

Very fine processing in your dark images you have been posting lately. I really like the richly soft look of these images. To me, the cropped version feels much better without all the extra blank space. Can see the branches better too.

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on January 1, 2013 at 2:43 PM

The repost makes this pure art.

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