A very nicely composed scene. The canoe adds a unique touch. I especially like the stand of trees on the right; they look pretty against the moody sky.
You asked about how I got the whites so white in the egg yolk picture. The original image had more of a yellow hue but I was able to alter that in Adobe Camera RAW. (I shot in RAW.) What really did the trick tho was converting to B&W. I then did the SC thing with the yolk. For indoor still life pics I use 5000K CFL light bulbs, and the white balance on the camera set to 'sunlight', which gives me a truer color than lights I've used in the past.
@lyndemc thanks so much for the info. I also shoot in raw but have never thought of converting to black and white first to get images whiter. Also great info on your lighting. Will give that a try. Thanks so much!
You asked about how I got the whites so white in the egg yolk picture. The original image had more of a yellow hue but I was able to alter that in Adobe Camera RAW. (I shot in RAW.) What really did the trick tho was converting to B&W. I then did the SC thing with the yolk. For indoor still life pics I use 5000K CFL light bulbs, and the white balance on the camera set to 'sunlight', which gives me a truer color than lights I've used in the past.