Still Life: Eggs in a Bowl, Redux

[Rick58]

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Removed the whisk
Removed the table cloth wrinkles
Replaced the patterned bowl
Removed the front right wood corner
Removed the left rear corner
Tightened the crop

...and the verdict is...?

 

[shinycard255]

Looks better than your previous one, but I'm noticing some competing shadows

My suggestion would be to move your left light a little further behind the bowl, if you can, to create 3/4 lighting. Then take your other light and use it a fill to help fill in all the shadows, but not enough to outcompete your main light.

 

[ceeboy14]

I just figured out it's a round table...aha, now I see...shadows are a bit worrisome, but a vast improvement upon your first submission. Bravo!

 

[Rick58]

After looking at it a second time, it appeared a little flat

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[KenC]

Lightening the highlights was a good idea, but I agree with others about the shadows. This really needs a dominant and a fill light.

 

[Mully]

Sorry Rick I don't like the brown and white eggs because it makes it too busy...a nice tight clutch of brown eggs would look nice.

 

[Rick50]

I went back and looked at the first one and sure enough it had one light so you forgot to mention it here in your list of changes. But I do like it. You must
have tried one light and then decided it needed a second one. Egg colors look fine to me.

 

[Rick58]

Lightening the highlights was a good idea, but I agree with others about the shadows. This really needs a dominant and a fill light.

Thanks Ken. Lighting is completely new to me. Until recently, the only "lighting" I did was camera mounted flash at birthday parties. It was just an area of photography that never interested me. I'm learning

Sorry Rick I don't like the brown and white eggs because it makes it too busy...a nice tight clutch of brown eggs would look nice.

Thanks Mully. Half like 'em, half don't. I actually tried all brown AND all white. I didn't care for the all brown with the other colors in the shot. The white was ok and looked "country" but I opted for the mixture. A matter of taste I guess.

I went back and looked at the first one and sure enough it had one light so you forgot to mention it here in your list of changes. But I do like it. You must
have tried one light and then decided it needed a second one. Egg colors look fine to me.

Yep, You're right Rick. I forgot to mention the second light. I really wanted to carry on with the single light theme, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't eliminate the harsh shadows, even using white card stock for reflectors, so I ended up throwing the second light on them, which in turn brought on the other shadow problems mentioned.

 

[Rick58]

I just figured out it's a round table...aha, now I see...shadows are a bit worrisome, but a vast improvement upon your first submission. Bravo!

Sorry CB, you THOUGHT you figured it out.
It's a square table against a flat wall. Optical illusion :scratch: