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The Newbie

© Chris Budny
Deluxe Website: chrisbudny.com

The Newbie

Uploaded: March 08, 2007 18:04:51

Description

f/3.5, 1/2 Second, ISO64, Tungsten.
A sleek mirror-finish Alessi cocktail shaker joins the ranks of my vintage chrome shakers.
Shot on checkered giftwrap, applied Curves, USM in PSE2.
03/07 Finalist - D&M

Comments

Jayne Martin March 08, 2007

WOW!!!! I love tihs composition!!! #617684

Margie Hurwich March 08, 2007

How fun is this!!!! #4036092

Janine Russell level-deluxe March 08, 2007

Chris, excellent detial, exposure, clarity and lighting. #4036256

Chris Budny level-deluxe March 09, 2007

Thank you Jayne, Margie & Janine.
(Margie, it was just that---a fun shot, a fun evening exploring reflections in all that shiny metal!) #4036972

John Caruso March 09, 2007

The comp is great, and the reflection is fantastic! Nice job, Chris. #4037679

Chris Budny level-deluxe March 09, 2007

Thanks, John... it is a setup I want to explore further---gotta get more of that giftwrap though, for a bigger surface to play with. #4038627

Susana Ms Heide March 31, 2007

WOW!! Very creative use of background!! I love the elements and the monotones here!!! #4115711

Chris Budny level-deluxe March 31, 2007

Thank you, Susana... the Curves tool helped alot---the paper is actually grocery-bag-brown, with printed black squares! #4116993

Carla Metzler April 13, 2007

Great reflections and wow...what a cool shot! #4163261

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 13, 2007

Thanks, Susan! The softly-undulating form of this particular shaker makes really interesting distortions in the reflection; more so than my older shakers, which tend to be basically cylindrical. Still cause for distortion, but not so wild as this! #4163985

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 13, 2007

Dunno where I got "Susan" from, just now, Carla... I meant YOU, above! #4163999

Holly Shao April 24, 2007

Such a neat image, Chris! Great work, and Congratulations to you on this Finalist!!

Holly #4205769

Susan Fox April 24, 2007

How did I miss this one the first time around? It's fantastic! Love the comp, crop and point of view. Wonderful job Chris! Another congrats! #4206200

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 24, 2007

Thank you Holly & Susan! (Susan, it is all too easy to miss thousands, each month!!) #4206652

Kenton L. Elliott April 24, 2007

Hey Christopher.... I now see what you mean when you commented on mine! Excellent work.. I love it! Congratulations. #4206716

Renee Doyle April 24, 2007

Fantastic work! Congratulations on this stunning finalist Christopher!
#4206756

Colleen Farrell April 24, 2007

Wow--this is so cool, Christopher! Could be a winner in D&M *and* EOD! Very creative POV and choice of (checkered paper) background. Congratulations! #4206915

John Caruso April 24, 2007

Chris--I knew this one had finalist written all over it! Congrats! #4207480

Katarina Mansson April 25, 2007

I am amazed by your creativity (and your shaker collection) - this looks soooo cool! Composition, colors, lighting and detail are superb - congrats on another finalist! #4209227

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 25, 2007

Thank you, everyone! (And thanks John, for inspiring me to shoot some of my shakers in the first place!) #4210730

Janine Russell level-deluxe April 25, 2007

Chris, congratulations on your finalist. #4211204

Dr Silly level-classic April 25, 2007

Congrats Chris on another finalist. :O)
#4212644

Sylvia Rossler April 25, 2007

Big congrats on this beauty Chris :O) #4212700

Chris Budny level-deluxe April 25, 2007

Thank you, folks! #4212841

Gail Vitikacs level-classic May 12, 2007

Fantastic image Chris....and belated congratulations! #4276844

Chris Budny level-deluxe May 13, 2007

I'll take belated... ;) Thanks, Gail! #4278169

Amanda D. Austwick level-classic July 22, 2012

Love the squares and curves, and of course the beautiful reflections! Congrats on your win! #10239970

Chris Budny level-deluxe July 22, 2012

Thanks, Amanda! #10239982

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