Apple

[kacolb]

Hi,

I would like to know if there is anything I can do to this photo to improve it. To me it looks a little 'dull' but maybe it's my monitor.

Thanks for taking time to look.

Kathy

canon 50d
canon 24-70 2.8L lens
bulb shutter (5 seconds)
iso 100
f5.6
focal length 66.0mm

[marline]

This doesn't look dull to me.This is a great shot.I'm going to have a go myself .How did you do it?

[marclex]

I like the idea, might also look nice with some additional fruit.

[PhotogAve]

I like it a lot!!
And I think I know exactly what you were going for - and I think you did it!

But...I think maybe a little sliver of the apple, at the top near the stem, gets lost in the dark background. Maybe extending the "white" a little more to reveal it?

I am also quite curious myself as to how you did it

[EOBeav]

First of all, very creative idea. Looks like you did some light painting to achieve this effect. I would like to see the apple a little brighter, but over all, this is a great shot.

[zona5101]

i'm with the Beav, make the apple a bit brighter.

[kacolb]

Thank you to everyone who took time to look. I appreciate your feedback.

How I did it:

I used a black velvet background cloth in a very dark room

an apple

a mini flashlight (torch) with an almost dead battery

I set my camera to 'bulb' setting and used a remote shutter release.

Next, I lined up the light with the back of the apple, pressed the shutter release and moved the light around the apple until I thought I had enough light recorded. It was trial and error after that. Leaving the shutter open longer would have resulted in a brighter apple but the battery died.

Here is a link to some other light painting I have tried:

Etcetera - Kathleen Colbourn Photography | SmugMug

Regards to all,

Kathy