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High-Key Bouquet
High-Key Bouquet
Judith Polakoff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pink (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: My diningroom
Date: Feb 4, 2005
Aperture: F/7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 5, 2005

 I started by placing the flowers on a windowsill with the sun directly behind and above, then used the spot meter on the darkest area of the flowers. This resulted in a very high-key exposure. No raw adjustments. In PaintShopPro I applied the Buzz Simplifier filter on a layer reduced to 20 percent, then the Fade filter from Virtual Photographer on a layer reduced to 50 percent, then a burn layer at about 20 percent. Then the photo was cropped, reduced in size and USM applied.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 270
Avg (all users): 5.7410
Avg (commenters): 7.2105
Avg (participants): 5.5944
Avg (non-participants): 5.9352
Views since voting: 1141
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 251
Comments: 21
Favorites: 6 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/13/2005 08:50:33 PM
One of my top pics, should have scored higher. Great work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/12/2005 08:13:23 PM
wonderful image very beautiful
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 02/12/2005 06:19:53 PM
I love the look of the ghostly flowers.
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 02/12/2005 09:57:43 AM
Too high key for my taste, but kudos for creativity.
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 02/11/2005 12:22:28 PM
Returning for comment:
Great high key photo.
Not really pink IMO but close enough...
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 02/11/2005 10:02:42 AM
Mmm, maybe a vertical shot, and to the side would have captured more of the moment. I like the soft misty look though
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 02/11/2005 05:02:39 AM
Very nice and subtle.
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 02/10/2005 05:57:25 PM
Delicate, tender and beauty so sweet that i feel the insulen shock. 8
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 02/10/2005 02:47:32 PM
Beautiful and effective use of High Key. One of my top picks for the challenge. On the critical side: I am not sure the vase isn't a distracting element here.
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 02/09/2005 04:43:47 PM
As per the title I understand where your coming from but wow, that's bright and blinding. But I like it very interesting lighting approach.
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 02/09/2005 08:41:45 AM
Lovely and romantically played. Alstromeria was my wedding flower choice--so I'm endeared by your photo. Quibble with the upper left corner where the one blossom is too dark for the rest of the composition--it pulls the eye out of the frame.
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 02/09/2005 04:33:01 AM
Real nice colors and i like that soft effect but compozition feels bit clumzy.
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 02/08/2005 08:32:42 AM
Lovely! [8]
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 02/08/2005 06:09:56 AM
Looks a bit too Photoshopped for my taste.
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 02/08/2005 05:48:44 AM
Superb! Fantastic softness and light. Very ethereal and beautiful.
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 02/07/2005 05:38:01 PM
A tad too bright, but beautiful anyway. 8
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 02/07/2005 05:18:02 PM
Lots of high key images in this challenge. I'm not entirely sure the effect works for me in this one. What is in color looks nice though, almost like a watercolor painting.
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 02/07/2005 03:37:28 PM
I do not know how this will do here, but I think it is lovely. 9.
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 02/07/2005 05:06:28 AM
oohh ahhh mmmm 10
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 02/06/2005 10:06:31 PM
Very nice, I like the "painting" look to it...
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 02/06/2005 07:47:44 PM
This is a beauty. Your flowers aren't boring :) I would have liked a white border though. Excellent.
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