Honeydew (from "Objets de Vertu")

Gorgeous yet again. I'm not sure what to do with the foreground shadow, though. I almost want to see something else there, but that would disrupt the simplicity of the shot. Tough call, but still beautiful piece of art.

Is this a heavily edited shot? I can't figure out how the front of the bowl is so bright yet doesn't have a shadow behind it.

Good to see your photos here on photo.net. This shot was the inspiration for my metronome shot here Metronome and Shadow

David the reason the front of the bowl is so bright is that light is passing through the rind from the rear right. (I've edited this comment - as a result of a mixture of my misunderstanding of your question, plus noting that the rind is translucent.)

simple and effective shot.

I like it!

i'm sure this is a "technically astonishing" image, but to me it's thorougly soulless and evokes no emotion.

Inspiring shot. I like this style of photography very much. I must try something like that too. Congratulation for POW.

 

 

Also a good example that you don't need a lot of expensive equipment to take great photos. --Elves

Only about $1500 worth, right?

Nice picture, though far from the best in the folder.

Congratulations on Photo of the Week.

Hi Leslie, the lighting on this is excellent. Blue and yellow has always been my favorite color the Photo of the week really caught my eyes

Congrats on POW. Great idea, yet so simple and beautifully executed. The light comes in from a terrific angle for a great shadow. Very nicely done! Perfect example of keeping it simple.

I like the composition and the colors. I think you've done a good job of seeing and capturing the photo. If I could find any critique, it would be that I'm not sure I like the blue fading to black and blending with the bottowm of the shadow.

Also a good example that you don't need a lot of expensive equipment to take great photos.

Well... Let's admit that the Makro-Planar weighs in at around $1300. But I didn't really need it for this photo -- just happened to have it on the camera. A $150 Planar 50/1.7 would've done as well or better. It's true, though, that the only lighting equipment was the sun. The background's a 3x4' Foam-Kore mounting board. I have quite a few of them in different colors, and they've given good service over the years.

Thanks to all for comments, which are much appreciated. I believe fewer ratings and more comments would greatly improve this forum.

I believe fewer ratings and more comments would greatly improve this forum.

Leslie, I guess you're not familiar with POW :)

Congratulations on being selected POW. This has always been on of my favorite images of yours.

i love taking pictures of simple things, every day things that when hit by the right light , they make you wonder what they are, where they are, and give more of an insight on the photographer then landscapes or portraits and candids myself i would of chouse a banana or a couconut, maybe a fuzzy sock streched over a small watermelon anyway nice picture

Great portfolio, Leslie. Your traditional shots are strong, not to mention your digital images are a refreshing and creative break from a lot of the, ahem, junk out there.

Congrats on POW. Love this photo, it is a wonderful and dramatic still life. The tension that the old dried up fruit brings to the clean smooth shadow is what makes this image trully work for me.

 

I think the idea of tension is carried through in lots of your work. I would definitely enjoy some sort of series exploring this sort of idea. You have a great eye, thanks for sharing some of your vision with us.

Good technically, but thats all, and if thats enough for being POW there should be several hundred POWs every week.

Interesting contrast between last weeks shot - which I found very emotionally evocative, but was marked down in the "technique" arena - and this one, which is technically quite fine, but lacks...a certain emotional punch.

Nevertheless, this type of shot has its place, and the interesting use of light makes it nice to look at. Congrats on making POW.

I like the simplicity of this picture. Its excellently composed and executed, has a striking contrast, beautiful colors and an elegant color gradient. The lighting and the shadow make it look so charming.

Perhaps I'm just getting old, but a study of a piece of garbage, no matter how technically proficient, is not high on my list of pleasant images. If we are going to study garbage, I'd like to see an image that tells me something about it that I didn't know before... And this image doesn't really tell me anything. There is nothing really interesting or provocative about the composition, either. Doesn't surprise me to see it as POW, though.

Congratulations on POW.

 

Having just been through a stimulating but somewhat bruising week with my POW, it's interesting to see this is about as different as it could possibly be. I hope all those who disliked the lack of clarity, tonal range, colour etc in mine will now write in to say how brilliant this is, having all those things.

 

On the other hand I'm struggling to see what this photo is trying to do. As a pure abstract, it's nicely balanced in form and colour but not startlingly exciting. As an ornamental object in itself, I can think of many things which would do the job better (including eg some of your flowers). As an essay on the play of reflected & transmitted light it unfortunately shows that in this case they look much the same. As a searing indictment of our throw-away culture it has picked on the wrong garbage as this is fully biodegradable.

 

To me the only interesting idea it provokes is that under the right conditions a half rotten melon peel can look as though it might be a neolithic carved cup made of some translucent stone. I am rather doubtful if this was your intention, so I am left with the question:

 

Why?

After looking through some of Leslie's folders, I am amazed at how the elves have managed to pick the dullest of the bunch. She has an array of original images...she takes things from nature and gives them a completely different look. This POW reminds me of my first assignment in my introduction to studio lighting class where we had to take a photo of a vegetable using a single light source. There's nothing wrong with it, but it definitely doesn't stand out to me technically or aesthetically.

This photo reminds me of photos from the catalog of a arts museum, but looks far more artistic thanks to its thoughtful composition and lighting. I appreciate the note of the elves Also a good example that you don't need a lot of expensive equipment to take great photos. in general, no matter if its 100% true in this case.

A good picture yes, but doesn't quite gel with the description: "Also a good example that you don't need a lot of expensive equipment to take great photos." A 167MT with a Makro-Planar isn't exactly bottom of the barrel.