PAD 331 - Red Pepper

[Mike Farley]

Day 331 and I experimented with a graphic shot consisting of a circle inside a square.

Canon EOS 7D
EF 100 f/2.8 macro
87 secs
f/8
ISO 100
Tripod
Cable release

I had real problems with this shot in eliminating reflections from the plate. The subject really needed a light tent which I do not possess and even in a room with very little direct lighting and using diffusers I could not entirely lose the unwanted glare. In the end, I set everything up in a darkened area and made a very long exposure, which seems to have worked tolerably well.

[Paul Heester]

Eliminating all the shadows and reflections has really given the image a clean graphical feel.

[davidc]

I like it, overall, but one part I still can't decide on - the "internal" reflection of the red pepper on the white plate. I can't decide if I like it or if I don't! Still, doesn't detract at all from the image.