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Challenge: Desolation II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jun 17, 2006
Aperture: f 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2006

 A synonym for desolate. I might have used this for Bokeh but no circles....rats! Pretty....will go against the grain but it is indeed alone. Should do not so good.

Post: In Nikon Picture Project: Auto Adjust Brightness (too bright knocked down by 50%), Open in PSElements3.0: Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. LOTS of noise so NeatImage. Power Retouche Sharpen. Cloned and healed some hot spots and a bit of spider web on the flower. Crop. Resize. Sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 120 out of 197
Avg (all users): 5.3911
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2025
Avg (non-participants): 5.5400
Views since voting: 834
Views during voting: 281
Votes: 179
Comments: 22
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/28/2006 02:52:45 PM
Thanks, Dawn! WAy too much spot editing for the Open Bokeh II challenge. And....back at you ;)!

Message edited by author 2006-06-30 23:09:21.
 06/28/2006 02:36:01 PM
This is so beautiful. I didn't vote this one, but from reading the comments, I guess you got hammered for DNMC. I think it would have ribboned in Bokeh. I am adding to my faves.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/25/2006 05:53:05 PM
Love the colors!
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 06/25/2006 03:20:00 PM
Not a particular image I would imagine to portray Desolation but I really like this photo. Very nice green hues, DOF and composition.
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 06/25/2006 12:59:23 PM
Awesome greens! Beautiful DOF also...very nicely done.
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 06/23/2006 02:16:19 AM
Outstanding...love the strong DOF and the hues.
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 06/22/2006 09:11:33 PM
Lovely detail and sharpness. Can you say GREEN?
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 06/22/2006 01:24:26 PM
Beutiful shot, but not for Desolation.
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 06/21/2006 07:03:52 PM
really beautiful image, but doesn't convey desolation to me.
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 06/20/2006 08:38:11 PM
I don't think this meets the challenge even though it's a nice photo.
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 06/20/2006 08:39:37 AM
A great shot, but really doesn't seem to fit the challenge, IMO. Sorry
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 06/19/2006 04:55:01 PM
Wrong challenge; the green would have been great
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 06/19/2006 03:04:51 PM
Nice green shot... ;)
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 06/19/2006 02:34:19 PM
This is an amazing picture and I REALLY like it...but come on...not exactly desolate....In the green challenge I would have given this a 7 or 8
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 06/19/2006 12:54:06 PM
A great shot! but I don't see desolation, but I do like this a lot but I will have to say DMC
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 06/19/2006 10:20:37 AM
Sorry, but I am not convinced of Desolation.

Excellent image, excellent color, excellent texture, great light, excellent dof/bokeh, great comp, have it available for a print
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 06/19/2006 09:46:42 AM
Absolutely beautful flower shot, but I can't see any desolace in it. Still, can't give a low score for this.
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 06/19/2006 08:54:51 AM
i love the blurred background and the position of your main subject,
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 06/19/2006 08:14:47 AM
A very beautiful image but I am hard pressed to consider it desolate/desolation. There is so much blur that I can't tell if it is alone. And honestly, flowers can not 'feel' lonely. At any rate, I love the images - the focus, the rendering, the DOF and the tones and hues I just think it doesn't quite fit the challenge well. 6
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 06/19/2006 03:19:55 AM
great bokeh in this shot, well done
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 06/18/2006 11:33:16 PM
as the challenge description states the terms "mean to you" i can't really justifiably argue that to me, a pretty flower in front of a lush green background, doesn't really convey a great sense of desolation. so i won't. it's a very professional looking wall hangable shot though. the colours are beautiful, the level of noise reduction a bit on the heavy side, but overall effective. the level of detail on the intermediate ring of leaves is gorgeous, and notwithstanding my noise reduction comment, i do find the mix of elements in and out of focus very appealing. it's lovely, and gets an 8.
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 06/18/2006 08:47:01 PM
Hmmm...This is a lovely picture with amazing shallow DOF, composition, and color - but it doesn't speak desolation to me, sorry. I think it would have fit better if you had converted it to B/W. Lucky for you, I'm not voting ;)
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