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Cape Pondweed
Cape Pondweed
wsteyn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Nikon
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
Date: Aug 20, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1500
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006

This picture of some Cape Pondweed (Waterblommetjies) was taken at the trout farm in Jonkershoek outside Stellenbosch

Statistics
Place: 595 out of 833
Avg (all users): 5.2186
Avg (commenters): 6.4118
Avg (participants): 5.1048
Avg (non-participants): 5.7403
Views since voting: 1507
Views during voting: 538
Votes: 430
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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01/29/2006 11:13:21 AM
nice pix, color nice, blacks need tweeking, whites ok, nice texture, ok movement, fg a little distracting, overall a nice pix
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01/29/2006 12:00:41 AM
Very nice attempt. Lovely soft lighting. For a nature shot, you really need the foreground sharp and let the softness fall further into the image. If you are after shallow depth of field, than focus on the foreground and let the background go soft - much more pleasing effect.
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01/28/2006 04:17:08 PM
Interesting flower, never seen anything like it before. Lovely DOF.
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01/28/2006 12:33:43 PM
Don't like the out of focus bloom in the center foreground - it really captures the eye and detracts from the overall image - 4
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01/26/2006 06:40:54 AM
Amazing shapes here in these cape podweeds.....
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01/26/2006 06:13:44 AM
Excellent. Interesting lighting as well. I can't tell if that is natural lighting or not.
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01/26/2006 12:12:58 AM
Nice DOF and complimentary colours.
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01/24/2006 02:00:35 PM
Good colours, interesting use of dof. Not fond of the compostion though.
All this imo, obviously. Good luck!
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01/22/2006 08:41:29 AM
Unusual flower, good focus, well composed, nice DOF, crisp colors. Well done
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01/21/2006 09:11:30 AM
Really nice sharp shot where it needs to be. I feel the front out of focus flower a bit distracting tho. Really nice rich colours in the shot :)
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01/20/2006 11:06:40 AM
what kind of flower is that? 7
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01/20/2006 06:15:46 AM
Nice macro shot
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01/20/2006 05:38:30 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/19/2006 10:33:31 AM
cool little plants, but the photo lacks the oomph generally needed to score too well I think.
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01/18/2006 02:07:28 PM
would have been more compelling without the OOF one in the foreground
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01/17/2006 05:13:23 AM
So, you say it just popped up on your back like this?

Nice DoF. I like how the foreground is blurred and your attention is brought to the one in the back. Good shot
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01/16/2006 01:36:56 PM
Seems like unfocused element in front distracts from part that is focused. If it had been closer to bottom of photo it would have been less of the dominating feature and would lead better into the focused part of the image. Different crop might help.
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01/15/2006 09:53:07 PM
Very elegant and nice colour. 7/10
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