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Bloomin'
Bloomin'
thegrandwazoo


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Challenge: Yellow III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Boss's Front yard in Scottsdale AZ.
Date: Mar 29, 2006
Aperture: f36
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 29, 2006

 I shot this in front of my Boss's house. It’s a Cactus Bloom. This doesn’t happen very often and usually at night and they are wilted by morning. Not this one! I hand held my camera in the wind to get this shot...

Post Processing: Curves, Levels, Hue & Saturation, Dodge & Burn, Cloned out small black spots on the flower, USM and Save for the Web.

Statistics
Place: 156 out of 404
Avg (all users): 5.4557
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5263
Avg (non-participants): 5.2727
Views since voting: 714
Views during voting: 195
Votes: 158
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/08/2006 08:10:53 PM
Excellent close-up.....
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 04/03/2006 03:58:19 PM
A very nice close-up of the inner beauty of a flower. The center portion of the flower is most interesting and the level of finely focused detail is wonderful!!! I really think you could have gotten away with cropping this one closer to the main focus which is the center portion of this flower. It looks like an abstract vortex that pulls us into the swirl of the green vortex, the yellow tipped portions and that unique star/spider shape that dominates the center of the flower.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/03/2006 03:51:07 AM
This is very unique and lovely subject. As is true for many flowers there is a kind of mathematical elegance to the organization of the elements, but it's a highly unusual one. I love the pale, soft treatment given the subject and the generally soft contrast, but I kind of wish I could see a little more of the lovely structure of the flower.
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 04/03/2006 03:37:51 AM
great shot in all ways
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