I am a candy freak. by jgoldrup

I am a candy freak.

I pass by, or very near to, three candy stores in my daily travels. Freak Lunchbox is my favourite. I try to go in only once a week, max. Today I finally bought a packet of the ‘limited edition’ milk chocolate-covered Pop Rocks I had been eyeing up for awhile. Good stuff.

Edits: Started with a 5 shot HDR in Oloneo, and wasn't happy with it, so I brought the HDR version into picnik and discovered the Hypnotic effect (under the sandbox effects tab). It was a photo of candy stuck on forks - it really needed to be tarted up.
Oh wow, psychadelic candy! Loving this processing, so funky!
May 9th, 2011  
LOVE IT! I'm a sweet freak..and you're sooo lucky to have candy shops nearby! Fav:)
May 9th, 2011  
Wow very nice. I think I am getting dizzy looking at it.
May 9th, 2011  
Great fun photo
May 9th, 2011  
Wait - they have chocolate covered pop rocks? These I must try!
May 9th, 2011  
Great creation, Janna! What do you mean by a 5 shot in HDR? Thanks. A fav.
May 9th, 2011  
really cool shot! very psychadelic, love it! and thanks for explaining how you did it. I'd also like to know what a 5 shot in HDR is?
May 9th, 2011  
"candy" huh? that must be one heck of a sugar high!
I like how original this is. Awesome processing!
May 9th, 2011  
Hypnotic candy....hmmmm, we called it something else in the old days....
May 9th, 2011  
I like your madness :-)
May 9th, 2011  
Awesome psycadelic shot!! Very original and inventive. I also love sweets :)
May 9th, 2011  
Brilliant! You took a photo of one of my favorite things in the world and made it even more interesting. Your editing is absolutely perfect here.
May 9th, 2011  
so cool! got me a little dizzy though! might be the sugar rush! ;)
May 10th, 2011  
This is awesome! Very creative.
May 10th, 2011  
Absolutely love the crazy colour here! and i need to say that i too am a fan of Freak Lunchbox. Last time I was there to visit, a friend of mine took me there after we had lunch at the shoehop factory (is that what it's called???)
May 10th, 2011  
@slang @danig ~ I took 5 shots at different exposure comp levels (-2, -1, 0, +1, +2). Not b/c I know what I'm doing, was just experimenting. Added them all into oloneo and clicked on 'create a HDR tonemap project' and then fiddled around. Honestly, I don't really know anything past the fiddling around stage of it.
May 10th, 2011  
@janmaki ~ Jani, I thought this looked like a photo you would create, so I'm glad you liked it. Although, I bet you could do it 'by hand' in photoshop somehow, rather than just move around picnik sliders!
May 10th, 2011  
@jgoldrup Yes this has a familiar feel :-) And there's nothing wrong using Picnik sliders, the result is what counts :-)
May 10th, 2011  
@laurentye ~ Yes, the candy shop is quite a tourist attraction too! That place you're thinking of is the Economy Shoeshop restaurant.
May 10th, 2011  
Awesome editing. Love your creativity! And I love candy as well! Another fav!
May 11th, 2011  
oh yes! that's it! the Economy Shoeshop! i really liked it and had a very delicious veggie burger if i recall correctly
May 12th, 2011  
@laurentye ~ Depends on the cook, I guess - I've had a very dry veggie burger there. ;)
May 12th, 2011  
lol i caught him (or her) on a good day
May 12th, 2011  
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