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Tulip Curl
Tulip Curl
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Challenge: Off-Centered Subject II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Home
Date: Jan 28, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10
Date Uploaded: Jan 28, 2006

 Tulip placed in a light tent and then illuminated with a single 550EX flash.

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Statistics
Place: 10 out of 357
Avg (all users): 6.5231
Avg (commenters): 7.4737
Avg (participants): 6.2846
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 1705
Views during voting: 270
Votes: 195
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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 02/16/2006 12:08:49 PM
ahh this reminds me of a young dancer.. very nice.
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 02/06/2006 09:24:36 AM
Congrats on the top 10. This is truly a beautiful capture.
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 02/06/2006 07:23:57 AM
interesting light and shapes
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 02/06/2006 05:04:18 AM
Fantastic shot. I love it when people do unusual stuff with flowers and pull it off ... you definitely did. Congrats on your high placement :)
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 02/06/2006 05:03:37 AM
I love this...totally thought it would win. Congrats on top 10 out of 357 ....that is great.
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 02/05/2006 08:17:13 PM
Well done on your top 10 finish! Great photo!
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 02/05/2006 08:14:50 PM
Hey keith: this is good! Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/05/2006 05:49:32 PM
Magic!
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 02/05/2006 11:56:37 AM
Looks almost like a dancer, very sensuous shape! Very nice lighting. Good work :)
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 02/05/2006 01:29:03 AM
I love how you have thought this composition out, and really love the simplicity of the light, shape, and form....."WOW" factor for me.....
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 02/04/2006 01:56:31 PM
Very pretty but I think I rather see the whole head of the tulip. Very nice light though.
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 02/03/2006 08:12:49 AM
Very elegant.
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 02/03/2006 03:31:15 AM
Very nice, wish I could see the rest of the flower though, Love the use of space and greeen with shadows. Good colors.
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 02/01/2006 07:50:44 PM
Wonderful job with the lighting... kudos!
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 02/01/2006 01:10:43 PM
I like the lighting in this & I like how you cut the actual flower out so all the focus is on the leaves.
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 02/01/2006 02:53:51 AM
Such impact! Love the soft focus look - gives a beautiful velvet glow. Hope you ribbon. 10.
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 02/01/2006 02:22:43 AM
original and beautiful 8
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 01/31/2006 05:29:14 AM
I like the lighting. I know the bottom leaf is the subject, but I wish the whole flower had been included. 7
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 01/30/2006 10:38:25 PM
To dark background black is good in shadow in picture .. ice
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 01/30/2006 04:01:19 PM
Really beautiful use of lighting. It's hard for me to get excited about flower shots, but this is really beautiful.
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 01/30/2006 10:20:56 AM
Would have liked to see the whole flower, but this is very nice.
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 01/30/2006 07:45:54 AM
Nice shot, great lighting, an interesting framing: the eye travels at a very unusual trajectory. Probably too subtle for the DPC crowds, though. I'm giving it a full mark.
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 01/30/2006 06:51:20 AM
...pure elegance...nicely done.
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 01/30/2006 03:33:28 AM
So lovely. The simplicity of it makes it even more alluring to me. The purple in combination with the green - wow. Love the curl of the leaf along with the perfect light hitting it here and there. It has an almost "musical note" look to it. Very well executed shot.
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 01/29/2006 09:26:11 PM
I really wish you hadn't cut the flower off.
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 01/29/2006 08:00:43 PM
This is stunning! I wish the flower wasn't cut off tho. But the lighting and razor sharpness are to die for!
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