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Challenge: Complementary Colors III (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challengers
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: My home at L.M.H.P. in Caloundra Australia.
Date: Apr 24, 2006
Galleries: Still Life, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2006

 My image was shot using the raw program, with my wonderful new Canon EOS-350D camera.

This was such a huge "fun" project for me, as I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I definately wanted to use the "complementry", colors of "orange and blue", for my image.

My problem started, as I had the blue starfish on my wall, but nothing orange.

I decided to go to all the aquarium shops around town, in search of some orange "fluro" small stones. No one had any, except mixed with other fluro colors.

My dear husband spent a couple of hours sifting through the small stones, so as to get all the orange ones for me. We were so disappointed, as we only managed to fill one cup of orange stones.

My next idea was quite messy. I went out searching for some orange "fluro" spray paint. I came home and then started spraying, (yes I used a mask) the various colored stones orange.

This took a whole day, as they had to be spread around so as to spray the other side as well, and also get the chance to dry.

I finally had what I needed, so I was able to set up for my shoot.

I laid the fluro colored orange stones, with a small sprinkle of other colored stones for contrast, onto a tray. On top of that, I then positioned the blue starfish, and this image is the end result.

I had a ball, and I am very happy with the result.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 287
Avg (all users): 5.7795
Avg (commenters): 5.4583
Avg (participants): 5.2125
Avg (non-participants): 6.0402
Views since voting: 1713
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 254
Comments: 34
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 10/24/2006 11:20:43 PM
This is an awesome composition, the colours really packÂ@a punch.
This was one of the challenges I didn't have time to vote on, so I'm having the pleasure of viewing this one only now.
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 10/04/2006 10:25:11 PM
This is just excellent - and I love the story about how it was created.
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 07/24/2006 08:15:35 PM
ohh i love these two colors together. this is such a vibrant shot. i think the red is a bit oversaturated... otherwise, wonderful job!
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 07/14/2006 04:30:19 PM
The colours are really amazing in this shot and the detail combined with such a nice composition make this a very pleasing shot :)
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 05/30/2006 03:09:11 PM
I love the strong colors in this shot, and I think the composition works very well. The silver dots running along the ridges are so neat. I like the sharp focus and excellent smooth lighting over the whole image.
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 05/08/2006 01:47:37 AM
Good Finish, and well done,the colors are great.
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 05/03/2006 06:53:30 AM
I love this photo for I collect starfish and I love bright colours, great idea!
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 05/03/2006 04:01:39 AM
This is so bright and beautiful. Not too bad of a finish, but I would have loved to see it a little higher :) Great job, Shez
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2006 05:45:24 PM
This would be a cool photo, but it looks kind of....playdo-ey....
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 05/02/2006 08:16:26 AM
nice composition but the colors seem over the top to me--the gravel is not nearly as sharp as it should be and looks totally oversaturated to the point where it's working against the image.
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 05/01/2006 04:04:45 PM
Nice effect, the orange looks red though
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 05/01/2006 02:59:40 AM
The colors grab you first. Awesome combination. Some blown highlights around the star detract the eye.
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 04/30/2006 07:40:19 PM
love the colors
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 04/30/2006 05:52:05 PM
The red seems oversaturated and blown out. Nice graphic design and nice composition.
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 04/30/2006 04:05:15 PM
wow... very colorful
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 04/30/2006 11:51:04 AM
Great use of vibrant colors! 8 from me
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 04/30/2006 10:03:18 AM
Wonderfully colourfull.
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 04/30/2006 05:56:20 AM
red ought ot be orange.
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 04/29/2006 07:01:42 AM
over processed
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 04/29/2006 05:43:37 AM
nice blue
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 04/29/2006 02:27:41 AM
Nice use of colors and crop. Also I like the lighting. Really nice
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 04/27/2006 11:41:51 PM
I feel this photo lacks sharpness and is a bit oversaturated. The rocks seem to be more red and pink than orange. Nice shot. 6
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 04/27/2006 04:45:05 AM
those are some really bright shades
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 04/26/2006 11:41:12 PM
red/blue is not complimentary
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 04/26/2006 07:21:00 PM
good shot
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 04/26/2006 03:56:37 PM
Ohmygoodness!! This photo is incredible! I've never seen such a vibrant blue. And contrasted with that vibrant red, the starfish looks 3-dimensional. I hope this does well because it is an amazing, strking photo!!!
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 04/26/2006 02:53:18 PM
4 - Like the concept, composition and detail in the star. The 'orange' (which looks like you've tried pp to tweak) not working in my opinion. The pebbles also look a little grainy or 'something'.
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 04/26/2006 11:03:41 AM
This is an awesome composition and coloring. Only problem I see is that it's Blue / Red instead of Blue / Orange. 8
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 04/26/2006 08:57:31 AM
humm.. the colours look to fake for me.. and its blue and orange not red. Im sorry this isn't doing it for me.. edit: hope you are ok with me giving you a low rate, nothing personal!
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 04/26/2006 08:00:26 AM
Pebbles don't seem orange enough for me (too red) for this to really meet the challeng well. Great shot though, with nice lighting and modeling.
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 04/26/2006 07:32:12 AM
Nice colors but maybe a bit oversaturated
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 04/26/2006 06:03:23 AM
Beautiful composition and great clarity. The granules look red on my monitor instead of orange. Super image tho..
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 04/26/2006 04:39:35 AM
Great colors but looks a little over processed.
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 04/26/2006 02:25:10 AM
quite saturated...quite out of focus as well, sorry


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