The Apple Store

Written September 5, 2006 in Cork, Events, Food, Ireland, Market, Midleton, Midleton Food and Drink Festival, Photos, Rain, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban

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The Apple Store
The Apple Store

An apple stall at the Midleton Food and Drink Festival last weekend. It was a wet morning and when I saw the water glistening on the apples I just had to make this photo.

Technique: Photo was levels adjusted manually because the GIMP thought there was too much green in the image, it gave a blue tinge to the whites in the image. I then burned the scene and did the apples over a little more to really bring out the rain drops. Saturation increase of everything but the blue and cyan channels helps to warm up the image. Finally resize and unsharp mask to sharpen. (Was that useful? I’ll add this more often if it was!)

9 comments on ' The Apple Store '

  1. hmmmz, what type of apples are they? iGran’s?

      Written by Flickr: DjMagra on September 05, 2006 at 9:52am

  2. Love the perspective and the drops.The technique notes are very interesting.

      Written by Flickr: emacs1969 on September 05, 2006 at 10:36am

  3. Awesome shot! The fresh apples look delicious!

      Written by micki on September 05, 2006 at 10:43am

  4. What lens (manufacturer and lengths) are you using? I’m considering a wide angle for the near future. Seeing you use one everyday, I want to try. :)

      Written by ABM on September 05, 2006 at 7:32pm

  5. All my really wide angle stuff is shot with my Sigma 10-20 lens. I love it, and heartily recommend it to anyone. The Canon 10-22 may have the edge over it but it costs a lot more and I don’t regret buying the Sigma one bit!

      Written by Donncha on September 05, 2006 at 11:32pm

  6. Yeah, the Nikon equivalent to the Sigma is $900(US) where the Sigma is half that. I’ve been reading reviews on Nikonians.com regarding wide angle lenses and it seems that’s the one to get. sadly it was just given an award as best consumer lens; the price will likely junp for a while.

      Written by ABM on September 06, 2006 at 2:43pm

  7. I really like this photo, the detail is great, and perspecive is interesting.

      Written by faustina on September 06, 2006 at 3:10pm

  8. Oh I’ll give’em a bite! Thanks for the note!

      Written by Flickr: EnoMetis on September 07, 2006 at 11:46am

  9. I would love to get a nice, wide angle! But yeah, the money is always an issue. Love the green apples, my fave with a glob of peanut butter!

      Written by ana on September 11, 2006 at 12:33pm

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