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Building the Framework of Life
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Challenge: Naturally Framed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Santa Fe New Mexico
Date: Jun 2, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/120
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2005

 caught this bee at the crack of dawn. I patiently sat with a cup of joe till the right bee came along.

The only editing is saturation and exposure levels.

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 06/17/2005 09:15:11 AM
thanks heather,
I must say that I agree with you on most of the points for the challenge. I did try to come up with another way to frame all sides of the photo, but without bending the flowers, I couldn't.

Thanks
 06/17/2005 06:02:07 AM
*Critique Club*

Not really sure what's suposed to be the main subject here. The flower or the bee. I really almost didn't see the bee. He doesn't seem like a major part of the photo and kind of blends in with the flower a bit. The flower is really nice as well, but almost drowned out by the surrounding flowers that are composing the 'framing'.
The colors are really good and I like them on the dark background. The small skinny flower inthe back though is a bit distracting as it kind of melds in with the central subject.
DOF is good to get the frame blurred while still leaving the subject in focus. I'm wondering though if it might be a little TOO much blurr since the flower on the left looks more like a purplish black blob rather than a flower. the one on the right is good. And as I said before, the one in the far background is distracting even though it's blurred.
Overall I like the photo, but wish the bee and central flower were a bit bigger and took up more space in the photo than the 'frame' flowers.
~Heather~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/11/2005 10:28:52 PM
Beautiful picture, such wonderful colors.
 06/10/2005 06:27:43 AM
Nicely done. I like how you have used dof to create a colorful frame around the central flower. I don't know if the composition is as interesting as it could have been. Usually a non-centered composition is more dynamic.
 06/06/2005 09:25:05 PM
Love the shot..
 06/05/2005 09:09:29 PM
Not what I would consider "framed" but a lovely shot nonetheless.


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