Charles Ginsburgh
December 2024 - Edible Rocks
About the Image(s)
I was again playing with the candy that I discovered in a nearby ‘bulk candy’ store. Here we have some “edible rocks”. These are actually candy-coated chocolate rock like candies. Not only do they look like real rocks but they taste good as well.
Here I used my tripod mounted Canon R5 MII camera with a 100 mm f/2.8 Canon macro lens. Twenty-five focus slices were captured (0.3 sec, f/10, ISO 500) and stacked in-camera. The stacked image was processed further in Photoshop to brighten the image and to add a more distinctive background.
7 comments posted
Hi Charlie: We have been together in this circuit now for a number of years; to the best of my relocation the images you have shared with us during this time have always been from a technical standpoint excellent in all areas. This rock candy picture fits that criteria.
You have positioned the various colors of rock candies so the colors blend together well, there are no color clashes here.
The setting is well done and the candy shadows add another point of interest; then the dividing line in the background that separates the background colors adds depth and perspective to the scene. Posted: 12/12/2024 05:25:48
You have positioned the various colors of rock candies so the colors blend together well, there are no color clashes here.
The setting is well done and the candy shadows add another point of interest; then the dividing line in the background that separates the background colors adds depth and perspective to the scene. Posted: 12/12/2024 05:25:48
I appreciate your comments. I do try to address the technical points in my images. However, technical competence is only a part of our Photography. The story that each image portrays is more important and I try to continue to develop better stories if and when I see them. One thing I enjoy with Macro and Close-up Photography is that we can develop novel stories by showing reality is a way that the viewer normally does not see it. Thanks for your comments. Posted: 12/14/2024 16:19:55
Charles...The intrigue of more candy and your ability to create another interesting design. The color selection is delightful and placing it in the rule of thirds position gives it more depth and adds reflection in the glass. I have never used the in-camera stack feature but it worked and you produced a nice photo. I tried to snatch a piece but with no success! Posted: 12/14/2024 00:17:41
Now you know my secret as to when my photoshoot end, when there are no more subjects (burp) ... Posted: 12/16/2024 16:52:29
Yes, they look like a collection of rocks. Nice colors. There is a fair amount of "shine" on individual rocks. Would the presentation be better without the reflection? I like the appearance of a definite horizon line. Do I see several less prominent lines under the "rocks" on the left? Should that be a gradation from grey to black? Posted: 12/15/2024 19:37:22
To me the sheen upon the rocks was part of what I felt was the appeal of this image, as was the reflection, so both of those elements were retained and displayed here. The horizon line was added on post-processing. Without it, the rocks just appeared to be floating in space, which was not the effect I desired here. There was a bit of banding (the faint lines) in the background. This was due to the low image resolution we use to share our images and bit depth used in this image. This occasionally shows up in images where gradual smooth color gradients are present and the image is edited as an 8-bit image. When the image is saved as a 16-bit image these artifacts disappear. Good eye in seeing this artifact though. Posted: 12/16/2024 16:50:11
Hi Charles,
This is an excellent demonstration of a still life using in-camera focus staking. I love the color arrangement and the visible texture of these "rocks". Very nice reflection on a reflective black surface.
Well done. No suggestion for improvement. Posted: 12/16/2024 23:00:56
This is an excellent demonstration of a still life using in-camera focus staking. I love the color arrangement and the visible texture of these "rocks". Very nice reflection on a reflective black surface.
Well done. No suggestion for improvement. Posted: 12/16/2024 23:00:56