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The tabletop and background are a single sheet of dark brown presentation paper. A small continuous-light lamp fitted with a diffusion sock to soften the shadows is on the right side. A white reflector on the left side brightens that side of the forward subjects. A flashlight (torch) on the rear left brightens the rear walnuts.
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Thread: Walnuts
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18th August 2017, 09:42 PM #1
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Walnuts
Last edited by Mike Buckley; 31st August 2017 at 07:10 PM.
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18th August 2017, 10:17 PM #2
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Re: Walnuts
I think I would arrange it just a tiny bit different. I'd put the cracked shell slightly back from the shelled nuts. But that's just me. However your excellent picture did it.....now I'm hungry for walnuts!
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18th August 2017, 10:27 PM #3
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Re: Walnuts
Thanks, Sandy! I had the exact same thought as you and initially set up the composition as you described. I didn't like it, so I changed it to the current composition.
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18th August 2017, 11:53 PM #4
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Re: Walnuts
Nice textures and tones.
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19th August 2017, 02:02 AM #5
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Re: Walnuts
One thing about small objects that can't move on their own, you can put them where you want them and they will stay put!
Originally Posted by Mike Buckley
I did get my handful of yummy nuts too! Thanks for replying!
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19th August 2017, 08:40 AM #6
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Re: Walnuts
Very nice image
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19th August 2017, 01:11 PM #7
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Re: Walnuts
I like it a lot Mike
Did you blur the walnuts at the back with PP or is it your aperture choice which created the blur?
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19th August 2017, 03:16 PM #8
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Re: Walnuts
Thank you, everyone!
Binnur: The blur is created by the limited depth of field, not post-processing.
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20th August 2017, 10:39 AM #9
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Re: Walnuts
The colour accuracy is superb Mike. Nice shot.
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21st August 2017, 07:13 AM #10
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Re: Walnuts
Mike, this is not one of my favorite shots coming from you. I think that the white colours dominate a tad too much. Maybe another angle showing the warm colours of the wallnut shells and tabletop. That is only my opinion.
Cheers Ole
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21st August 2017, 12:11 PM #11
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Re: Walnuts
Thank you to John and Ole!
Ole: It will probably irk you to learn that when I first positioned the nuts that are removed from their shell, I changed them to the current composition because too much brown and too little white was being displayed to my taste.
Last edited by Mike Buckley; 21st August 2017 at 12:56 PM.
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22nd August 2017, 01:23 AM #12
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Re: Walnuts
Mike, grrreeeeeeeeaaahh! Originally Posted by Mike Buckley
Thank you to John and Ole!
Ole: It will probably irk you to learn that when I first positioned the nuts that are removed from their shell, I changed them to the current composition because too much brown and too little white was being displayed to my taste.
Cheers Ole
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