Slice

[Shadowman]

f/3.2, ISO 100, 1/8sec

[Barbara Ponder]

Nice effort. Did you eat the rest of the subject?

[deetheturk]

Good idea John

[IzzieK]

Peach, John? Very sharp and looks juicy...where is the rest of it?

[Shadowman]

Nice effort. Did you eat the rest of the subject?

Barbara,

Thanks for commenting, yes indeed.

[Shadowman]

Good idea John

Thanks David.

[Shadowman]

Peach, John? Very sharp and looks juicy...where is the rest of it?

Hi Izzie,

Apple, thanks for commenting. All gone I'm afraid.

[DanK]

Nice image.

The top left edge and the bottom edge are out of focus, which is not surprising with this kind of subject. It would be a great subject for experimenting with stacking, if you haven't done it. Well, another slice like it anyway. This one is probably no longer so pristine.

[Mike Buckley]

A couple other alternatives to try:

• Use a relatively smaller light source positioned to produce stronger side lighting that rakes over the subject to render more display of the fruit's texture
• Slice the fruit so thin that it is translucent and light it from behind

[Downrigger]

It's a pretty shot, John. I'd like to understand your settings: I'm thinking you might have used a higher f-stop, but perhaps you wanted a little softness here and there?

[Shadowman]

Nice image.

The top left edge and the bottom edge are out of focus, which is not surprising with this kind of subject. It would be a great subject for experimenting with stacking, if you haven't done it. Well, another slice like it anyway. This one is probably no longer so pristine.

Hi Dan,

Thanks for the comments and critique. I have not experimented with stacking yet, I can easily get more.

[Shadowman]

A couple other alternatives to try:

• Use a relatively smaller light source positioned to produce stronger side lighting that rakes over the subject to render more display of the fruit's texture
• Slice the fruit so thin that it is translucent and light it from behind

Hi Mike,

Thanks for the suggestions, well worth considering. I was concerned that the texture was not being presented effectively, considered adding some noise, but thought I'd get some opinions first.

[Shadowman]

It's a pretty shot, John. I'd like to understand your settings: I'm thinking you might have used a higher f-stop, but perhaps you wanted a little softness here and there?

Hi Mark,

My shooting location was a room with overhead fluorescent lighting and the sample was placed vertically in a slightly darkened corner. I had reasonable camera stability, the camera was resting flat on a countertop; so settings were chosen to get the best exposure using lowest ISO. I will experiment with a higher f-stop moving forward.

[Downrigger]

so settings were chosen to get the best exposure using lowest ISO. I will experiment with a higher f-stop moving forward.

Thanks, John, Yes, I think you have room to noiselessly increase ISO to achieve deeper DOF and shoot in your lens' "sweet spot" (probably around f/8), which may obviate the need for stacking with this subject and distance.

[Shadowman]

Thanks, John, Yes, I think you have room to noiselessly increase ISO to achieve deeper DOF and shoot in your lens' "sweet spot" (probably around f/8), which may obviate the need for stacking with this subject and distance.

Normally I like to keep ISO below 400 although I can still get clean shots up to 1600. As this is still life and I'm shooting with camera stability; it's well worth it to open up the settings to get the best final output.

[Kaye Leggett]

I think I would like a little more room around the subject - you've just nicked the corner off in the top right and that bothers me!

[bnnrcn]

John, I like Mike's idea about a very thin slice lit from behind.Why not trying

[Shadowman]

I think I would like a little more room around the subject - you've just nicked the corner off in the top right and that bothers me!

Hi Kaye,

That slight nick is what compelled me to crop tightly at bottom and left. I will give next attempt a bit more room. Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

I think I would like a little more room around the subject - you've just nicked the corner off in the top right and that bothers me!

Hi Kaye,

That slight nick is what compelled me to crop tightly at bottom and left. I will give next attempt a bit more room. Thanks for commenting.

[Shadowman]

John, I like Mike's idea about a very thin slice lit from behind.Why not trying

Hi Binnur, I will. I once did the same with an image scanner.