Still life: seasonal product

Challenge #1 in the Nature and Culture series. Hosted by AndrePooh.

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While autumn has arrived for the northern hemisphere, spring is springing in the southern hemisphere, elsewhere the monsoon has changed. Create us a still life with natural products associated with this season. Explain in the description part what we see.

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Announced:

Saturday, 1st October, 2011 (GMT)

Submissions:

Saturday, 8th October, 2011 – Friday, 14th October, 2011 (GMT)

Voting:

Saturday, 15th October, 2011 – Friday, 21st October, 2011 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No special effects; Create the art with your camera not with pp
Colors and contrast should appear natural and realistic.
Basic processing, and cloning out of distractions, is allowed.
Subtle HDR is okay as long as it isn't blatantly visible.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

Comply with the standard DPR decency rules.
No recycling; photos must not have been entered in previous challenges.
Don't forget the caption (description).
Expect entries, which do not adhere to the rules, to be disqualified.
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Please leave a comment whenever you particularly like or dislike a photo.
Sandbagging, vote manipulation, spite voting - is strongly discouraged.

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

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496 votes

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by Lorenzo Alzati

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chestnuts opening

Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A850
Lens:	Sigma 70mm F2.8 EX DG Macro
Submitted:	Friday, 14th October, 2011 20:52 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 14th October, 2011
Focal length:	70 mm
Shutter speed:	1/3 sec
Aperture:	F8
ISO:	100
Notes:	light source: dia projector on one side + white paper as a reflective panel on the opposite side
Views:	161
Galleries:	View this photo in Lorenzo Alzati's gallery

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