5+5+7+3=? Oranges

© Susan Williams

5+5+7+3=? Oranges

Uploaded: September 26, 2013

Description

Lessons in Arithmetic, Agriculture, Shapes, Colors, Textures, Reflections and Shadows
f/9.0 1/320 ISO 100
Sigma 24-70mm @ 42.0
MT 9/29/13

Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/320 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 100, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 42.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 7D

Comments

Geoffrey Wilson level-classic October 09, 2014

OK. I'm more engineer than artist, so your arithmetic lesson had me intrigued. As nobody else has commented (maybe it's obvious to all but me) then I'll bite.

At first glance there appear to be 7 + 3 oranges plus their reflections, hence 7+3, but why then 5+5?

Looking more closely, 5 of the 10 non-reflected oranges look to be duplicates or mirror images of the others so hence the 5+5 ??

If I number the non-reflected oranges from 1 thru 10 starting from the left, then I think you photographed (looking directly down on the oranges) numbers 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7. The remaining oranges (and, I think, the apparent reflections) were added in Photoshop. Am I close??

If you gauge the quality of a photograph by how long it holds the viewer's attention then this one is a winner from my perspective! #1590250


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