Ode to Dessicated Apple

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By: Jan Hoffman
Copyright ©2007

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Photographer	Jan Hoffman {Karma:39467}
Project	#50 Alternate Perspective	Camera Model	Canon Digital Rebel
Categories	Still Life	Film Format	Digital RAW
Portfolio	Odds and Ends	Lens	Canon 17-85mm EFS IS
Uploaded	2/2/2007	Film / Memory Type	ISO 1600 RAW - Sandisk 1g Ultra II
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Views	532	Shutter	1/125
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Critiques	65	Rating	6.16 / 10 Ratings
Location	City - Catonsville State - MD Country - United States
About	Dried out and peeled apple speared on shaft of apple peeler. My first posted apple shot of peels can be found at: http://www.usefilm.com/Image.asp?ID=1158065

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Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 5/28/2007

Geoff -- Thanks so much for your kind remarks.
--Best to you, Jan

Geoff Ball {K:3375} 5/28/2007

Great texture, colours and composition. It creates quite the visceral reaction.
Very well done

Doyle D. Chastain

{K:101119} 2/11/2007

Spot on about the point and click - Jpeg for mine . . . Blech! Normally I have the Nikon with me even there (aviaries) when I'm working. Will wait for the shrunken head! Had a freind carve some for a time and store them in sealed cylinders in vinegar. He called them "Pickled Perverts"! LoL! Don't need to describe them . .. use your imagination. A bizarre talent, but a talent none-the-less! :)

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/10/2007

Followed your thought, Doyle and asked my daughter to carve an apple and send it to me. Time will tell. I think it might turn out looking like a shrunken head. Props for the finch; dynamite! Now thinking of getting a point and shoot to have handy at all times. Good idea. I had a Canon G2 and gave it to my son, so now will start looking around for another. Only complaint is that most shoot in .jpg but not RAW or DNG.
--Best to you, Jan

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/9/2007

Riny -- Thanks very much for your comments.
--Regards, Jan

Riny Koopman

{K:102911} 2/9/2007

The exposure is good overall, the contrast is great and the composition is balanced .. great work

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/8/2007

Thanks, Nacho. This one was fun to do.
--Jan

Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia {K:96391} 2/8/2007

original.great idea.

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/8/2007

Robert -- Thanks for commenting. The texture is not entirely natural as I dried the apple and treated it as described in some of my comments above.
--Best to you, Jan

Robert Gaither

{K:34128} 2/8/2007

Never new a apple had so much texture. Excellent abstract and capture.

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/8/2007

Luciano -- Thanks so much for your kind comments.
--Best to you, Jan

Luciano Guimarães {K:691} 2/8/2007

Stunning texture! I really like the way you framed also.
All the best,
Luciano.

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/7/2007

Michele - Thanks so much for your great comments! I really appreciate them. I spent more time on this one than I usually do on most and had a lot of fun "processing" the apple. Doyle Chastain suggested I carve an apple and dry it out and despite the fact that I cannot carve or draw I think I may give it a try.
--Best to you, Jan

Michele Carlsen {K:146013} 2/7/2007

Wonderful textures and colors on this old apple. If you hadn't written what it was in the 'about' I wouldn't have had a clue as to what it was altho it is very interesting + colorful . Amazing how it looks now !!! TYou are totally original with your projects jan .. they are very resfreshing.
7+++++++++++
Best wishes,
Michele~

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/7/2007

Marcus -- Thanks so much for your comments!
--Regards, Jan

Marcus Armani

{K:36599} 2/7/2007

wonderful Like stated apples would never really catch my eye but this has charactor and so much more to offer, nice lighting tones and textures you dont often see...

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/7/2007

Erland -- Thanks so much for your comment!
--Jan

Erland Pillegaard {K:34147} 2/7/2007

Great composition and color my friends
erland

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/6/2007

Gayle -- Applesauce covered with varnish! :) :)
Thanks for the great comment.
(Loved the "plums"; I really enjoy still life, especially fruit & food).
Best to you, Jan

Gayle Newton {K:1482} 2/6/2007

Makes me want applesauce.

Interesting and unusual apple photo, Jan!
Gayle

Thanks for your reaction to my "Plums." :)

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/6/2007

Nessa -- Thanks so much!!!!
--Best regards, Jan

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/6/2007

Thanks, Doyle. And it is a good thought. Just not sure I have worked out in my head the vision of the outcome. But I am pretty sure I will try it along with a carved potato.
--Jan

Doyle D. Chastain

{K:101119} 2/6/2007

Just a thought my friend!! As for abstracts . . . this one is VERY good anyway! :)

Regards,
Doyle I<~~~~~

vanessa shakesheff

{K:68840} 2/6/2007

Great composition and idea ..love the sharp clear detail and texture ..nessa 7

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/5/2007

Txules -- Thanks so much for your kind words!
--Best to you, Jan

txules .

{K:62768} 2/5/2007

terrific macro, i can touch (and smell) this; love it...txules

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/5/2007

Doyle -- Thanks for your comments and for the idea. I used to carve apples and potatoes as a child but I am the worst carver in the world. So if I take that approach I will have my daughter (Lisa) carve one and mail it to me. She is really good at all forms of carving, drawing, painting etc. The only thing that would hold me back is that the approach is representational instead of abstract. I was trying to come up with disguises for fruit. So anywho, I need to think about that, as it is an entirely different approach.
Thanks for the great feedback; this was lots of fun.
--Regards, Jan

Doyle D. Chastain

{K:101119} 2/5/2007

Jan:

This is a brilliant experiment with amazing results. Next, take a raw one, peel it, don't spray it, but carve a face on it!! I've seen that done with amazing results which you'd likely love! THIS experiment was great and new to me! I think your composition and color are good too!

Regards,
Doyle I<~~~~~

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/5/2007

Paul -- Thanks much for your comment!
--Best to you, Jan

Paul's Photos {K:35235} 2/5/2007

definitely something different :) nice work

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/5/2007

Bruce -- Thanks for your comment. The peeler makes it easy to get an even peel as it is spring loaded and adjustable. If I had tried to do that by hand it would not have come close to looking like an apple. Not sure what prompted me to try this but I do get weird ideas from time to time. If you look in my portfolio you will see a couple of other weird ones including my Acorn picture.
--Best to you, Jan

Bruce Harper {K:5305} 2/5/2007

You're a dab hand with the peeler Jan, by taking it off so evenly you have added to the abstractness of final image with the curved lines. Got to wonder what would make you do it but hey the results were worth it.

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/5/2007

Avi -- Thanks much for taking a look and for your comments.
--Best to you, Jan

Avi

{K:70138} 2/5/2007

This is FANTASTIC Jan !!!!... mindbogglig !!!

cheers!
Avi

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

We did apples and potatoes when I was a kid. Then Mr. Potato Head came out as a toy and spoiled everything.
--Jan

rebecca claassen {K:12904} 2/4/2007

OOh Goodie, creative food captures from you would be very intersting to see.....when I was younger we used to carve faces in apples and let them dry out into little old men and women, was pretty cool, 'til their faces went mouldy and green....LOL
cheers, B

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

Roby -- Thanks for your comments.
--Best regards to you, Jan

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

Bek - On this one if the varnish didn't make you sick the bacteria sure would get you. I may play with other fruit treatments in the future.
--Jan

Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:209486} 2/4/2007

well jan.. a very powerful macro -details..
have all the best
roby
;)

take care..

rebecca claassen {K:12904} 2/4/2007

It turned out great Jan, looks like a shot from a cookbook, very glazed and tasty.....couldn't quite bring myself to gnaw through the varnish tho'!!
B :^)

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

Bek -- Thanks so much! I like apples too and eat one every day (but the quality of the local supply varies quite a bit from week to week). This picture was fun to do because I was not really sure how the apple was going to turn out at the end of the process.
--Best to you, Jan

rebecca claassen {K:12904} 2/4/2007

Great texture Jan, I like apples and I like the caramel tones of this one. Good light and crop, made me wonder what I was looking at when the image started to appear on the page?!!
Very groovey apple,
cheers, Bek

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

Meg -- Thanks for your comments. No plastic was harmed in any way in the making of this photo.
First the Fuji was peeled and removed from the peeler. Then dipped in a chemical to prevent oxidation. Then dried by a heat vent and eventually coated with a brush using a light coat of crinkly varnish. Dried some more, speared back onto the peeler shaft and photographed.
--Best regards, Jan

Meg Metcalfe {K:6114} 2/4/2007

A very interesting study Jan, it looks like it's coated in plastic. A most unusual subject, it works well.

Jan Hoffman {K:39467} 2/4/2007

Liz -- Thanks so much for your great comment and you even slipped the "appeal" pun in. Good going.
I had a batch of not-so-good apples and decided to put at least one of them to good use. This is what resulted a few days later.
--Best to you, Jan

Liz Wallis

{K:26133} 2/4/2007

This intrigued me instantly..wow...I love the result..now what on earth made you think of doing this? It makes such a great shot..the lines, light and texture are wonderful. For a dried out apple, it has lots of appeal