Perky Pear

Taken for the weekend comp 'What's On The Menu', I took the pear, ensuring I captured the reflection. The background was quite messy, so I cleaned up what i could then applies a gaussian blur layer, erasing the blur to reveal the pear and reflection. Messed a little with contrast, hue, then applied 2 text layers. I then added a black layer at 70% opacity. Erased the main picture, leaving the darker border as a frame.

File information
Filename:	PERKY_PEAR~0.jpg
Album name:	DigiDiva / Weekly Competition Album
Keywords:	pear, / fruit, / restaurant, / food
Camera:	Canon 60D
Lens:	Canon 50mm EF Prime lens
Critique Welcome, Yes / No:	Yes
Filesize:	717 KiB
Date added:	Sep 01, 2012
Dimensions:	853 x 1280 pixels
Displayed:	71 times
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
EXIF Image Height:	2000 pixels
EXIF Image Width:	1333 pixels
Exposure Mode:	1
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Time:	30 sec
FNumber:	f/22
Flash:	Compulsory Flash
Focal length:	50 mm
ISO:	100
Make:	Canon
Metering Mode:	Pattern
Model:	Canon EOS 60D
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Scene Capture Mode:	0
Software:	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
Y Resolution:	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
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