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Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Edmonton
Date: Feb 21, 2006
Aperture: 19
ISO: 400
Shutter: 0.7
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2006

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Place: 28 out of 631
Avg (all users): 6.2048
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1576
Avg (non-participants): 6.2844
Views since voting: 1011
Views during voting: 390
Votes: 293
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)


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03/02/2006 05:00:32 AM
Greetings From The Critique Club!!!

Initial Impact: Freaky, creepy, cool, I like it!!!

Contrast: This photo has it in spades!Lots of wonderfull contrast.

Composition: The flower seems cramped. I think a little looser crop or eleimation of the border would help this image breath a bit.

Focus: Looks to be a pretty sharp image, but towards bottom center of the flower there is a grey "tongue" it looks to be OOF I think this is more because of texture than focus. But it still "appears" to be slightly OOF. Otherwise nice crisp image with a smooth solid edge.

Overall: This is a pretty good shot but I feel it could be greatly improved by giving it breathing room. As t sits now it feels a bit too "in your face" to enjoy as it should be.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/27/2006 11:20:57 PM
I feel a duotone image should be less complex than this one, even if the flower itself is simple in shape, its texture is very erratic.
02/27/2006 11:58:28 AM
Beautiful composition. i love the contrast. Great detail.
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02/23/2006 06:47:15 PM
wow, beautiful detail...awesome shot! although i don't know if you could have gotten rid of the slight shadow in the right petal...
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02/23/2006 06:37:41 PM
unlike some b/w flower shots this works for me because the pattern on the petals is enough to carry the image without any colour.
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02/23/2006 04:41:05 PM
Powerful. I love the rich tone.
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02/23/2006 03:10:56 PM
Finally, a good flower shot!. I think the white frame detracts...
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02/23/2006 10:54:02 AM
I'm giving this photo a 10, but I think it needs a little more breathing room between the edges of the subject and the border. It's a bit cramped... it does make an excellent b/w though.. nice work :)
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02/23/2006 01:43:18 AM
Great strong, and yet delicate image.....
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02/22/2006 09:33:01 PM
gorgeous! Nice duotone creation!
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02/22/2006 05:09:58 PM
it really doesn't need that border..image speaks for itself 8
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02/22/2006 01:02:41 PM
cool but kind of freaky looking
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02/22/2006 10:31:43 AM
Really a nice photograph. Would have dropped the border myself. Well done. 9
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02/22/2006 09:03:10 AM
Gorgeous.
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02/22/2006 08:46:29 AM
Wow - great flower - very insect-like ... the lighting is great too - the composition is helped by the angle.
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02/22/2006 06:24:26 AM
wonderfully rendered - absolute perfection
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