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Hwulex · 19th Nov 2007, 00:52

Larger the better

The blue river of mould winds its way through the decaying alien world.

Been harvesting this lot for a couple weeks.

Who can identify the contents?

Shot:
Canon EOS 20D + Canon 24-70L @ 58mm
ISO200
20 seconds @ f/22 +1 EV
Flash fired (for sharper edges) +2 FEC

Processing:
WB was adjusted to remove orange cast from tungsten light.
Further desaturation of yellows required in selective colour layer.
Mild sharpening using high pass filter technique.

I'm off to wash my hands... again.

OleJ · 19th Nov 2007, 07:06

I presume it's cauliflower and a red snack pepper.
Good colors and composition. I like this one. And it sorta gives the sensation of a river running in a strange valley.

Amon · 19th Nov 2007, 07:56

Mmmm a taste of Autumn in there. Great photograph

**edit: no pun intended in the opening sentence.

Jamie · 19th Nov 2007, 08:50

I see mushrooms too

alastor · 19th Nov 2007, 10:05

Now that is disgusting...excellent work

Shadowed_fury · 19th Nov 2007, 14:14

Reminds me of Pitch Black (yes the film)

Great shot!

daisybeeee · 19th Nov 2007, 19:04

I love this photo!

Hwulex · 19th Nov 2007, 19:45

Thanks for positive responses, everyone.

I keep looking at the shot however thinking despite it's plentiful contents and (imo) decent composition, it looks a little flat. Maybe need a bit more contrast? Might just be the deep DOF but I have some with shallower and there was too much lost in the foreground and background losing many elements of the decay.

As for what's there:
The background is a cauliflower head. There's also a couple of florets around the shot.
The red in the centre is a chili pepper (quite hot actually).
There's some orange and green pepper at the front
Onion skin is the orange bit hanging off the cauliflower left centre
More onion and some mushroom in the blue river
Much of the black spots dotted around are ground coffee
The rest is just gross growth. My house didn't smell too great yesterday. I'll get some shots of uploaded setup at some point.

@OleJ: That's what I thought as well. Blue mould river running through it. I did try to capture it to look like a valley in a rock formation.

yodasarmpit · 19th Nov 2007, 20:33

Now that is just gross

Boogle · 19th Nov 2007, 21:30

Uhh yeah, ummm. Did you notice any sentient species wandering around on it? That thing looks like it has it's own ecosystem!

ajack · 19th Nov 2007, 21:44

Fantastic shot, it took me a while to figure out what it was (not what kind of food, just what the hell it was overall

) and if you were going for the look of a river flowing then you've done it very well. Can't really think of anything to fault, really like the colours from the PP too.

19th Nov 2007, 00:52	#1
Hwulex Freerider Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Camberley-ish, UK FR: Progressive Posts: 3,995	[11/07] Stachybotrys Chartarum River Larger the better The blue river of mould winds its way through the decaying alien world. Been harvesting this lot for a couple weeks. Who can identify the contents? Shot: Canon EOS 20D + Canon 24-70L @ 58mm ISO200 20 seconds @ f/22 +1 EV Flash fired (for sharper edges) +2 FEC Processing: WB was adjusted to remove orange cast from tungsten light. Further desaturation of yellows required in selective colour layer. Mild sharpening using high pass filter technique. I'm off to wash my hands... again. __________________ Clickr my Flickr Last edited by Hwulex; 19th Nov 2007 at 01:07.

19th Nov 2007, 07:06	#2
OleJ Me! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Posts: 1,986	I presume it's cauliflower and a red snack pepper. Good colors and composition. I like this one. And it sorta gives the sensation of a river running in a strange valley. __________________ Quickr! Clickr to my Flickr! Canon camera stuff. Some aluminium PC, an HTPC and a MBP 17"..

19th Nov 2007, 07:56	#3
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19th Nov 2007, 19:04	#7
daisybeeee What's a Dremel? Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 3	I love this photo!

19th Nov 2007, 19:45	#8
Hwulex Freerider Moderator Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Camberley-ish, UK FR: Progressive Posts: 3,995	Thanks for positive responses, everyone. I keep looking at the shot however thinking despite it's plentiful contents and (imo) decent composition, it looks a little flat. Maybe need a bit more contrast? Might just be the deep DOF but I have some with shallower and there was too much lost in the foreground and background losing many elements of the decay. As for what's there: The background is a cauliflower head. There's also a couple of florets around the shot. The red in the centre is a chili pepper (quite hot actually). There's some orange and green pepper at the front Onion skin is the orange bit hanging off the cauliflower left centre More onion and some mushroom in the blue river Much of the black spots dotted around are ground coffee The rest is just gross growth. My house didn't smell too great yesterday. I'll get some shots of uploaded setup at some point. @OleJ: That's what I thought as well. Blue mould river running through it. I did try to capture it to look like a valley in a rock formation. __________________ Clickr my Flickr

19th Nov 2007, 20:33	#9
yodasarmpit The other Brett. Moderator Join Date: May 2002 Location: West Lothian , Scotland Posts: 9,664	Now that is just gross __________________ The Rt. Hon. Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson - "Ping Pong is coming home" www.yodasarmpit.com clickr my flickr

19th Nov 2007, 21:30	#10
Boogle Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: UK Posts: 157	Uhh yeah, ummm. Did you notice any sentient species wandering around on it? That thing looks like it has it's own ecosystem!

19th Nov 2007, 21:44	#11
ajack rox Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: /home Posts: 2,696	Fantastic shot, it took me a while to figure out what it was (not what kind of food, just what the hell it was overall ) and if you were going for the look of a river flowing then you've done it very well. Can't really think of anything to fault, really like the colours from the PP too. __________________ ajack.org DA \| Flickr select from pants;*