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Green Apple

kengrooms

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I shot this on a black sheet placed in a large round tupperware bowl to blacken the bottom of the apple.I placed a tiny reading light just over the apple and drew the curtains to darken the room. Be sure to adjust the white balance in camera or you'll get a blue apple! Finally, I sprayed water onto the apple using a little atomizer. Post-processing: In Photoshop (Elements 3) I further blackened the background by drawing a line around the apple with the Lasso tool>Select>Inverse. Then Enhance>Adjust Lighting>Brightness/Contrast>Brightness -100. Healing Brush to remove spot on apple.Enhance Color/Hue>Yellow Hue +10. Sahrpen using Unsharp Mask @ 170.

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peterlyons
This one has an interesting look, Ken. The extreme lighting and the prevalence of black in this photo is a fascinating creative choice. I think the wetness of the apple makes it work especially well. Nice work!
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peterlyons
Ken, I'm twice as impressed now that I've read your details, and understand how simply you achieved such a cool effect. Bravo!
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cherlyn
Thanks for the information on how you get this. I learnt a lot from you. Can try my hand at still life. An apple, simple & nice.
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jnicholson
Beautifully done, Ken, and with such simple tools (except for the D200). I'm not sure I understand the need to the Tupperware bowl but so what, it's a great shot.
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derek_scott

Probably the best Green apple image I've seen. Very cool indeed! I have that same lens and it can be real fun to use.

 

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