Where Are the Carrots?

I know that local markets are colourful. They have so many vivid colours. That's why - though, I hate to go to local markets - oneday, I forced myself to go there. Just to take some shots.

Vegetables, fruits, meats, they were everywhere. While browsing, I saw these orange, fresh carrots in some traditional baskets. With the afternoon sunlight shone on its side. So, no more to say.

I took a few shots of the carrots. And the best of them was really good. At least for me, not for some friends of mine.

"Over-exposed!"

Yes, the pic does look a little overexposed - the foreground carrots are very bright on the right side as are the carrots in the upper right.

"Different white-balance, perhaps?"

I could maybe have stopped down a little on the fstop or increased my shutter speed a little. It's unevenly lit, being darker on the left and brighter on the right - probably the store lighting. And maybe used a different white balance.

Oh, well...

Exposure time: 1/25"

F Number: F4

ISO: 200

Focal Length: 28mm

Piece of Cake...!

Taking shots of a whole cake is common. A nice and decent piece of cake for a subject is also common. In fact, for an amateur like I am - where taking nice pictures requires nice object - pics like those are usual. I've taken those pics several times.

But, few days ago, when I was having lunch with a friend, there was this brutal piece of cake that caught my eye - actually, it was my cake. I took my camera and tried to take some pictures of the messy piece of cake that looked delicious.

It was a nice pic (in my honest opinion)...but I guess not everyone have the same taste as I have.

"The pic was clear and well exposed," a friend said to me. "But it should have more focus on the cake."

Okay...then...?

"Looks tasty," other friend told me. "But I'm not sure if it is soft or out of focus. Try to use a smaller aperture."

Hm... It's soft. At least, I'd rather call it soft... I'll try to use a smaller aperture and see what happen, next time.