Dare to Be Different [Other Food Still Life Pictures]
Uploaded: March 02, 2012 10:49:15
One of two apple images you will see from me this month -- the other has many green apples and a single red plus some other surprises. Did two shoots, Tuesday and Wednesday, and edited some each day plus a bit yesterday and this morning -- all to get a total of four images. Today I'm making apple cake and apple sauce.
Category: Monthly Theme (Green with Envy)
Exif: F Number: 16, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 401606/1000000 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 100,100, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: DSLR-A350
Nikki McDonald
March 02, 2012
Many thanks to Chris, Jeff, Bob, Karen, Antonio, Mel, and Dave for the wonderful comments.
Christopher J. Budny
Wow, even on my cruddy work monitor, this just pops with color...!
3/2/2012 5:46:16 AM
Jeff W. Robinson
Outstanding setup and capture - Very Nice work Nikki!
3/2/2012 6:20:31 AM
Bob Cournoyer
Love the comp/reflections....great idea.. :-)
3/2/2012 8:18:36 AM
Karen E. Baumann
Yum!!! Hope they taste as good as they look! Love the bright shiny colors and light on this comp!
3/2/2012 8:37:01 AM
Antonio Amen
Very good, well done. About frames I agree with you, but I also use it this time because I had the same thought as you.
Have a nice day.
3/2/2012 9:18:30 AM
MELODIE C. ROBERTS
Crisp and Delicious NiK!
Outstanding Still Life!
3/2/2012 10:09:40 AM
Dave Montero
Beautiful still life Nikki!
3/2/2012 10:15:45 AM
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Terry Cervi
March 02, 2012
Joy Rector March 02, 2012
love this shot #10018167Neal D. Hatcher March 02, 2012
Fantastic close up #10018260
Melinda F. Schneider
March 02, 2012
Lisa J. Boulden
March 02, 2012
Gord MacEachern March 02, 2012
Wonderful still life here Nikki, beautifully captured and presented!!
JudyAnn Rector
March 02, 2012
Michele Peterson
March 02, 2012
Claudia Kuhn
March 02, 2012
David Phalen March 02, 2012
An outstanding still life with excellent light, colors, reflections and clarity!! #10018565Maria Coulson March 02, 2012
Perfect! I'll be over for the cake, LOL. #10018718Ellen Hodges March 02, 2012
Love those beautiful shiny apples, capture to perfection, Nikki!!! #10018735
John Rivera
March 03, 2012
Terry A. Stoa March 03, 2012
Very nice, Nikki. I like the colors, reflections, sharpness (as crisp as the apples must be), and the warm tones of the bowl and table/surface. #10019429
Carol Eade
March 03, 2012
Leslie McLain
March 03, 2012
Lucy Abrao
March 03, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
March 03, 2012
Kathryn Wesserling March 05, 2012
For me, it's the highly polished finish of the table that makes the fruit and bowl pop. It's a wonderful image. #10022905Kara L. Hendricks March 05, 2012
Datha made a great choice for the homepage this week! Way to go Nikki! #10023076
Amanda D. Austwick
March 06, 2012
Sherran Andersen
March 09, 2012
Pat Abbott
May 01, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND May 01, 2012
jo ann c. #10116960
Maria Coulson May 02, 2012
Nikki, you planned it well. Congratulations and good luck. #10117412
Stefania Barbier
May 02, 2012
Heather Loewenhardt
May 02, 2012
Usman M. Bajwa
May 02, 2012
UB. #10118550
Michelle L. Frick May 02, 2012
Beautiful composition and light Nikki! Congratulations! #10118766
Dominick M. Dimacale
May 02, 2012
Dominick #10118963
Michele Peterson
May 02, 2012
Mitch Spence
May 02, 2012
Val Feldman
May 02, 2012
Lucy Abrao
May 02, 2012
Julianne Bradford May 02, 2012
A huge congratulations on this terrific finalist Nikki! #10119267
Lydia Williams
May 02, 2012
Susan M. Campbell May 02, 2012
So nicely executed. A beautiful shot. Congrats!! #10119482Patti Coblentz May 02, 2012
Congratulations on this outstanding finalist, Nikki!! #10119589Neal D. Hatcher May 02, 2012
CONGRATULATIONS #10119819Phyllis H. Burchett May 02, 2012
congrats Nikki! #10120109Carol L. Fowler May 02, 2012
Congrats!!! #10120160Rona L. Schwarz May 02, 2012
How nice to see this one again, Nikki! Val is certainly right about you being a perfectionist - and it really pays off! Superb still life composition with marvelous light. Many congratulations on this well-deserved Finalist and good luck in the next round! #10120175Kim Andelkovic May 03, 2012
Congrats Nikki :-) #10120387MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 03, 2012
Congratulations NiKFabulous still life!
The details are nice a crisp!!! ;0) #10121454
Carol Eade
May 03, 2012
Jayne Martin May 04, 2012
Finally!!!!! Nikki, I love this! Congrats on both your finalists!! Well deserved! #10121945Jayne Martin May 04, 2012
Sorry -- Nikki. This MUST be a win!! Just realized they haven't announced it yet! Congrats on finalists and winner... (Keeping fingers crossed)! #10121946
Heather Loewenhardt
May 04, 2012
Jean E. Hildebrant May 04, 2012
Congrats to you, Nikki! Beautiful colors and great title too :DKathryn Wesserling May 04, 2012
Congratulations for the Win, Nikki - it was neat to watch the bits of tweaking that brought you to the final perfect version. It's one of my new favorites of yours. #10123479
Nikki McDonald
May 04, 2012
Bob Cournoyer
May 04, 2012
Graham Robards May 04, 2012
Congratulations Nikki!Pat #10123524
Ann Coates
May 04, 2012
Memoriee G. Sconce May 04, 2012
Congrats on this one. Beautiful tones and details.
Val Feldman
May 04, 2012
Stefania Barbier
May 04, 2012
Evy Johansen
May 04, 2012
Katarina Mansson May 04, 2012
Perfection, creativity and beauty - congratulations on your excellent winner Nikki! #10123730Maria Coulson May 04, 2012
WTG Nikki, huge congratulations!! #10123731
Mariann Kovats
May 05, 2012
Renee Doyle May 05, 2012
Congratulations on this excellent winner Nikki!! #10123847Mary K. Robison May 05, 2012
So clever and creative, Nikki.Inge Linden May 05, 2012
Big congratulations on your win! #10123877
Dr Silly
May 05, 2012
Chris Budny
May 05, 2012
Leslie McLain
May 05, 2012
Terry Cervi
May 05, 2012
Monnie Ryan May 05, 2012
Congratulations on your win, Nikki - this is just outstanding! #10124277Phyllis H. Burchett May 05, 2012
Congrats Nikki on this fabulous winner! #10124361Patti Coblentz May 05, 2012
Congratulations on your superb winner, Nikki!!! #10124374
Amanda D. Austwick
May 05, 2012
Lindley Johnson
May 05, 2012
Peggy Pfister
May 05, 2012
Michele Peterson
May 05, 2012
David Phalen May 05, 2012
BIG Congrats on a fabulous Winner!! #10124707
Lydia Williams
May 05, 2012
Carol Quina
May 05, 2012
Karen Celella May 05, 2012
Oh, I'm so thrilled to see this with the gold, Nikki! Congratulations! #10124857Carla Capra Anderson May 05, 2012
Great image, Congratulations. #10124920Ellen Hodges May 05, 2012
Huge congrats on a gorgeous winner, Nikki!! #10124936Rona L. Schwarz May 05, 2012
WTG, Nikki! I, too, am just thrilled to see this bit of green with GOLD! Wonderful winner - CONGRATULATIONS! #10125191Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 05, 2012
WTG on this fantastic winner, Nikki! :-) k #10125348Neal D. Hatcher May 05, 2012
Congratulations on your Gold #10125368
R. J. Laudenbacher
May 05, 2012
Susan K. Snow May 06, 2012
Nikki, this is beautiful. It looks like you painted with light, in actual time and in Photoshop. And, of course, your composition, sharpness and clarity, colors and tonality are right on.This is job well done and worthy of your gold medal win. #10125800
Carol Eade
May 06, 2012
Mitch Spence
May 06, 2012
Theresa Marie Jones
May 06, 2012
Mike Clime May 06, 2012
Congratulations on your winner, Nikki! #10126384
Ken Smith
May 06, 2012
Usman M. Bajwa
May 06, 2012
UB. #10127041
Dayna Cain
May 07, 2012
MELODIE C. ROBERTS May 07, 2012
Yippee!!!!!!!Congratulations on your Outstanding Win NiK!! #10128174
Robert K. Bemus
May 07, 2012
JO ANN CLEVELAND May 08, 2012
Ohhhh! I loved this, finalist AND NOW the GOLD! So well deserved Nikki!jo ann c, #10129602
Mary Beth Aiello
May 10, 2012
Merna L. Nobile May 11, 2012
Well here we are, through thick and thin. It is a joy to be able to be supportive and to congratulate each other for another month of magnificent photographs during May, 2012. I send all of you my very best, Merna Nobile
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David M. Montero May 12, 2012
Congratulations on scoring gold with this splendid capture Nikki! #10135018Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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