Thai Garlic Prawns anyone?

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Thai Garlic Prawns anyone?

Postby Alex on Wed Dec 26, 2007 2:37 pm

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Postby MATT on Wed Dec 26, 2007 3:11 pm

looks good to me...hmmm

MAybe we need a Christmas food thread..

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Postby Matt. K on Wed Dec 26, 2007 6:28 pm

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Postby stubbsy on Thu Dec 27, 2007 9:20 pm

Alex

As food photography I think this is a little too high key which takes the focus away from the food. This is exacerbated because the rear of the plate vanishes into the background.
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Postby Alex on Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:17 am

Thanks for the comments, all. Peter, whilst the high key effect was intentional, I understand that this is not the usual practice in food photography. I appreciate your valuable input, Peter.

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Postby gstark on Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:25 am

I would like to see this from a slightly higher angle.

You've shot this from a fairly low PoV, and as a result, your DoF suffers, with the basil leaves and many of the prawns being out of focus.

A higher PoV would have permitted you a flatter field of view, and thus DoF would not have been as affected.

As with Peter, I don't think the high key approach helps either, I'd prefer to see greater depth of colour
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Postby Alex on Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:28 am

Thanks Gary. I take your point about low angle. I feel the same way, actually. As for DoF, this was intentionally chosen to be shallow.

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Postby wazonthehill2 on Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:12 pm

I am sorry but it makes my eyes ache.
I know you wanted the shallow depth of fiels, but there is not that "one piece" that is buy itself in crisp clean focus to capture the eye. I just found my eye wandered over the photo with out latching to anything, thus "searching" all the oof bits. Do you have a shot with more DOF for comparison. I think the angle can work with a piled up dish. And it needs a background of anything but white.
But it is always good to try different styles because some work (just not many of mine)

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Postby Steffen on Sat Dec 29, 2007 2:02 am

stubbsy wrote:This is exacerbated because the rear of the plate vanishes into the background.


I think the fading into high-key might have worked better if the "horizon" line of prawns and coriander leaves had been in focus as well. I don't mind the high-key effect as such.

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Postby Alex on Sat Dec 29, 2007 9:30 am

Appreciate your comments people. Thanks
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