Put a Tic Tac® on the counter...

and get a photo for the challenge. 

Oh wait. That's not how the diddy goes. 

But if you know how it goes, I bet you're singing it in your 

head now. Go ahead. Sing it out loud :)

The CameraShy Take52 Photography Challenge last week was Trio.

I thought it would be easy to find something to photograph 

but I looked all week and saw...nothing.

I knew if I waited long enough inspiration would eventually strike.

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Finally, while standing in line at the grocery store, I saw a

package of Tic Tac® fruity mints and knew I had found my 'Trio'.

They're bright and colorful and fun looking.

Actually photographing them...not so easy.

I have white tile countertops that I thought would be way 

whiter than what they actually photographed. 

They came out kind of gray looking. Yuck!

After posting my photo, I got a couple of good tips from another 

challenger on how to fix that post-processing. I think I need 

to use a secondary source of light, too. Maybe a light box.

 

I'm pleased with the angle, DOF (depth of field) and reflections. 

I would have liked a little more sharpness to the image. That 

could be balancing the camera on the edge of the counter. 

I probably should have set up my tripod. 

But that's what the challenge is all about.

Learning.

Are you a photography enthusiast?

What have you learned lately?

Any tips are appreciated!