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Wild Cherries


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Wild Cherries
Wild Cherries

Steve Mescha

 
 
 

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Steve,
I love this, the reflection is great are they real? did you use a light box give the details??


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September 07, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  LOL, you caught me! I shot this in natural light, adjusted levels to get a white background, and duplicated the layer in soft light mode, about 50% opacity to get the bright color. I created the reflections by copying and pasting each one seperately, flipped vertically, blurred, dropped opacity and erased with a very soft eraser. All edits done in PSCS.


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September 07, 2007

 

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  Well, the shot is terrific, I am amazed you can remember all that. I have not played with Photoshop CS in some months as well moved and my PC is not up yet. You have really a great shot here.
Amanda


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September 07, 2007

 

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  is very nice shoot but...


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September 07, 2007

 

Maria Zammit
  ...they look like tomatoes not cherries?


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September 07, 2007

 

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  They are cherry tomatos I believe.
Get it (wink wink ):-)


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September 07, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  Thanks, Amanda, Manuel, and Maria! Yes, these are the tiniest of Cherry Tomatoes, about the size of small marbles. Apparently Manuel has "issues" with my editing...or something? For me it matters only to get the final image with what ever tools I have available :-)


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September 08, 2007

 

Nadya Johnson
  OUTSTANDING, Steve!!


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September 12, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  Thanks, Nadya :-)


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September 12, 2007

 

Carla Metzler
  Excellent work, Steve! :)


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September 13, 2007

 

Marsha S. Smith
  I LOVE it! And how you think to do the things you do to create the images you get still amazes the heck out of me.


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September 23, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  LOL, Marsha! It's only because I'm too cheap and lazy to set up a proper studio to make these shots happen in the camera :-)


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September 23, 2007

 
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  Well lazy boy--LOL---these look good enough to NOT eat but to frame. You are so good at this! xoxoxoKK


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September 26, 2007

 

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  wow nice pic :)


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September 26, 2007

 

Joan Powell
  Congrats on your outstanding image !!


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October 24, 2007

 
- Laurence Saliba

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  CONGRATULATIONS on this wonderful finalist Steve!!!


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October 24, 2007

 

Carla Metzler
  Congratulations on your finalist, Steve! Great work! :D


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October 25, 2007

 
- Terry L. Ellis

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  A bright, cheerful and beautiful finalist, Steve! Hot color! Congratulations! Those amazing, lazy?, but clever PS skills, again!


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October 25, 2007

 

Carla Metzler
  You're not lazy Steve. You're brilliant!


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October 27, 2007

 
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  Congratulations, Steve!
xoxo
kk


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October 28, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  Thank you all for the kind words :-)


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October 28, 2007

 

JO ANN CLEVELAND
  I love this Steve, love the bright red and the high key!

p.s. You are in my thoughts and prayers, Carla told me you had been very sick ~ take care and know that others are also thinking of you!


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November 28, 2007

 

Steve Mescha
  Thanks soo much, Jo Ann! The friendship and support from you and all my BP family mean more to me than any of you will ever know!


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November 29, 2007

 
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