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The Purist Peacock
The Purist Peacock
mrorange002


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Impressionism (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Studio # 01236
Date: Nov 14, 2004
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2004

 Wow, I can't believe I got it without any strange PS filter. Shot with my lens backwards, hand held. This was my second shot. I tried it with different paint filters, and it just didn't need it. Well, hopefully voters will not think it's been heavily photoshopped. I sharpened, levels, saturation, and did some adjustments in RAW to shadows, exposure and temp. Hope I won't get the brown but I'm kinda second guessing myself right about now. Oh Well, 4 ribbons in 15 challenges, If i get the brown that will be 5 in 16!

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 39
Avg (all users): 5.6122
Avg (commenters): 6.3000
Avg (participants): 5.2188
Avg (non-participants): 5.6527
Views since voting: 839
Views during voting: 585
Votes: 343
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/20/2004 08:09:28 PM
returning for colors:
A good effect with great color accents and great sweeping lines. Bumping up
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 11/20/2004 04:39:49 PM
Nice colours but seems out of focus although maybe that is the effect you want
Looks abstract Nice tones
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 11/20/2004 11:39:19 AM
Brilliantly Done
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 11/19/2004 06:33:40 PM
I like the technique, the composition and the colors. I don't like the subject and the blown highlights. And i especially like chromatic aberrations. Was that a single element lens?
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 11/19/2004 01:52:26 AM
I thought this was too shiny.
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 11/18/2004 05:14:44 PM
Really neat effect. Colors and lighting are outstanding. Very creative.
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 11/15/2004 02:15:34 PM
don't like it. colors, lighting, focus, dof--sorry, but none of it is working for me in this image.
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 11/15/2004 06:02:26 AM
There are some nice colours and textures here, but I'm not quite sure about the overall effect. I'm not taken by the quality of the blurring effect, however it was achieved, and the composition comes across as haphazard. The burnt out highlights detract from the shot, and I wish there was a tad more detail in the shot. 6
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 11/15/2004 03:03:35 AM
Very intriguing abstract. I very much appreciate your attempts at blowing out the highlights to make a painterly feel; I think it works quite well. Superb composition, too and nice, wide, tonal range. 8
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 11/15/2004 02:37:26 AM
8 - Good pic. I like the way light is reflected off the feathers. Looks very regal. eg. Mardi Gras. I wonder how it would have looked with more feathers in focus.
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 11/14/2004 11:11:23 PM
Nice, the background works very well here and sets the feathers off well.
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