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Bursting Forth
Bursting Forth
DianaB


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Challenge: Yellow Revisited (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Pudsey Park Greenhouse
Date: Dec 4, 2004
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Dec 4, 2004

 I think this is an 'hibiscus' flower, but not sure. Photographed from behind.
Adjusted curves, brightness/contrast, USM, crop, border applied. I LIKE the d.o.f. on the photo - giving almost a 3D effect and even seemed 'to me' to give a slight 'motion' effect, with the near part of the petals in focus and the centre (pistil) of the flower "bursting out" into the beyond. Hence the title "bursting forth". Oh, yes, and I think that yellow is one of those colours that seem to burst out at you! Can't wait to see how many people DON'T like the focus/DOF though :-)
File Name
IMG_0598.JPG
Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
04/12/2004 11:29:13
Shooting Mode
Auto
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/60
Av( Aperture Value )
5.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
28.0 - 135.0 mm
Focal Length
70.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
On
Flash Type
Built-In Flash
Flash Exposure Compensation
0
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Mid. High
Sharpness Mid. High
Color saturation Mid. High
Color tone 0
Noise Reduction
Off

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/14/2004 05:19:12 PM
I think this would have been much more effective if the flower was facing the camera.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/11/2004 01:32:00 PM
I like your pov and composition. The colors are beautiful. My eyes keep trying to get the flower in focus, though. I'm not sure a shallow dof was the best choice here. Hope others will comment so you'll know for sure. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/09/2004 04:13:26 PM
Needs more DOF and some re-composition. My eye is drawn to the in-focus green stem. the item you want me to look at, the flower, is largely out of focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/08/2004 06:34:05 PM
I would like more depth-of-field, so that the furthest petals are in focus also.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/08/2004 05:37:16 PM
Not enough of the photo is in focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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