Uploaded: February 20, 2012 14:25:15
Same set up as the other chop sticks; light tent, single tungsten light, 24-120mm lens at 66mm, aperture priority, f/16 at 1/8 secs , ISO 200. Small adjustments during RAW conversion and cropped.
Robert R. Goodman February 20, 2012
Hi Dave,Absolutely beautiful my friend.I really need to get a light tent!!!! #1444532Jeff Robinson February 20, 2012
Wow Dave - Great setup and capture!! #9992809Terry Cervi February 20, 2012
Awesome set up and so well done, Dave! Very eye-catching!!! A fave! #9992813Carol Eade February 20, 2012
Beautiful still life and setup, Dave! #9992948JO ANN CLEVELAND February 20, 2012
Man! I love this series! You are King of "set ups!"jo ann c. #9992954
Renee Doyle February 20, 2012
Excellent series Dave!!! Keep 'em coming! #9992975Leslie McLain February 20, 2012
Another terrific still life, Dave. I agree with Renee, keep 'em coming. #9993178Cindy Bendush February 20, 2012
Hard to pick a fav among this series Dave. All are fabulous! What draws me to this one is the sense of movement conveyed by the scattered rice. #9993387R. J. Laudenbacher February 21, 2012
A wall hanger for sure, Monte! Fabulous set up and capture! #9993845Gord MacEachern February 21, 2012
Fantastic still life Dave, perfect set-up, lighting, colors, and detail, a winner in my book!! #9994455Carol L. Fowler February 21, 2012
Those scattered rice grains are genius! #9994903Ellen Hodges February 21, 2012
Absolutely fantastic capture, Dave!!! #9995258Karen Celella February 22, 2012
Outstanding series, Dave! #9995824Tiia Vissak February 22, 2012
great colors, details & compo! #9996288John Connolly February 22, 2012
Very creative work here Dave! I think we will see this one again! #9996376Lyn Darlington February 22, 2012
Love the composition, detail, colours! Great work with the series! #9996527Claudia Kuhn February 22, 2012
Great series David, love the bold colors #9996761Katherine Kuhn February 22, 2012
Beautiful series -- love your composition, subject matter & colors! Nice work!Heather Loewenhardt February 23, 2012
Wow! Excellent presentation of colour, light and detail my friend. #9998703Susana Ms Heide February 26, 2012
Always so creative Dave! I really enjoy your crips, clean, colorful, creative style (CCCC)!!! :o) #10002854Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas March 02, 2012
Great composition and combination of colors Dave!,Nikki McDonald March 02, 2012
These are all terrific, Dave. The crisp, bold colors and simple design elements make them standouts. I still like the first of the three best, but not by much :) #10018430Lisa J. Boulden March 02, 2012
Terrific!Stephen Zacker March 20, 2012
Fantastic still life. Like the simplicity and bold colors #10045928Robert R. Goodman March 25, 2012
A big Congratulations on your beautiful finalist my friend!!!! #10054491Kathy Salerni March 25, 2012
Big congrats on your well deserved Finalist, Dave! #10054569Tiia Vissak March 25, 2012
Congratulations! #10054650Lyn Darlington March 25, 2012
Congrats on your finalist! #10054900Patti Coblentz March 25, 2012
You are soooo good, Dave...this is fabulous! Congratulations on your finalist! #10055383Leslie McLain March 26, 2012
Congrats on a beautiful finalist, Dave. #10056470Dayna Cain March 26, 2012
WTG Dave! Congrats! #10056940Tammy M. Anderson March 26, 2012
Congrats on your great finalist, Dave. #10057217Chris Budny March 26, 2012
Terrific, punchy image; congratulations! #10058133Carrie M. Groseclose March 26, 2012
Just fabulous, Dave! Congratulations on your well deserved Finalist!! #10058700Jeff Robinson March 26, 2012
Congrats on your Finalist Dave! #10058777Heather Loewenhardt March 26, 2012
So glad to see this in the finalist category Dave. It's awesome and I would give it gold! Good luck. #10058897Cheryl Schneider March 26, 2012
Terrific idea, well executed. Congratulations, Dave! #10059352Phyllis H. Burchett March 26, 2012
Congrats on this wonderful finalist! #10059423Renee Doyle March 26, 2012
Glad to see this one again!! BIG congrats to you Dave! #10059695Terry Cervi March 27, 2012
Congrats on your fantastic finalist, Dave! #10061902Gord MacEachern March 27, 2012
No surprise here Dave, a very special image, would love to see it go gold!! #10062078JO ANN CLEVELAND March 27, 2012
I agree with Gord, I feel you definitely will get the Gold Dave! Congratulations!jo ann c. #10062187
Ellen Hodges March 27, 2012
Huge congrats on a fabulous and well deserved finalist, Dave!! Very best luck in the next round!! #10062373Debbie Bray March 27, 2012
Congratulations Dave! A strong and effective composition. Best of luck in the next round!! #10062453Stefania Barbier March 27, 2012
wonderful finalist, congratulations!!! #10062487Usman M. Bajwa March 27, 2012
Lovely comp and like the red, Dave. CONGRATZ!!!UB. #10062532
Stephen Zacker March 28, 2012
Awesome still life. Congratulations #10062716isabel C. Zepeda March 29, 2012
DaveCONGRATULATIONS on this beautiful finalist.
Ysa... #10065333
Cyn Valentine March 29, 2012
Love this..congrats!! #10065337Karen Celella March 31, 2012
Congratulations on your fabulous finalist, Dave! #10068634Merna L. Nobile April 01, 2012
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
Congratulations! Merna
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Dennis Gay April 04, 2012
G'day DAVE!What an eye catching and incredibly strong image you have created.
The red/black/white works so well, the subject matter is quite a surprise and the scattered rice grains a wonderful touch.
My warmest Aussie congratz for the EP and FINALIST Awards.
GB
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Daniel Ruf April 22, 2012
Congrats on this beautiful finalist. #10104846Wm Nosal April 23, 2012
Beautiful Shot, Dave!Christine Lobsinger August 04, 2012
Fantastic shot!Songbird Cline December 08, 2012
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