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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: Bugs
Camera: Gateway DC-T50
Location: Danville, VA
Date: Apr 29, 2006
Aperture: 1:8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2006

 Taken at a family cousin's home in Danville, VA. She's a dear lady and will be 96 years old next month. She has a beautiful home with extensive gardens and I was priveleged to be able to enjoy them again.

PP included:
crop, blend/clone brush to clean up some leaves & pollen on the petals, tint brush to brighten the bee's eyes, Melancholytron filter to vignette/blur edges with green, dodge/burn brush, save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.8579
Avg (commenters): 8.6667
Avg (participants): 5.7059
Avg (non-participants): 6.0341
Views since voting: 840
Views during voting: 243
Votes: 190
Comments: 4
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 05/07/2006 10:42:34 PM
Outstanding! Tack sharp! ...What the heck is a "Melancholytron filter"??
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2006 07:42:50 PM
I like the shapness of the bee, good job
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 05/03/2006 11:25:20 AM
Very pretty
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 05/02/2006 09:23:27 PM
Love this! It's such a simple photo of a bee on a flower, but it is so pleasing to see. The exposure seems perfect too. Maybe, the DOF could be slightly shallower? Just a thought. Good work! 10
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