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Challenge: Glass II (with a twist) (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: *
Date: Jun 26, 2006
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/30sec
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2006

 I'll just post this and see what happens. I'm really excited about the idea just not this first session's exection, but am happy with the overall composition.

Lightbulb carefully hallowed out and the white powder washed out. A live ladybug was placed on the plant leaf and then put inside through opening.

The setup was lit fom behind and from the top. Both lights diffused and the top one placed as close as possible to the bulb. And yes, the ladybug(I know it's a beetle) did move about and I had to wait for it to stop on just the right spot.

I have a few nitpicks with the image, first the forefront glass plate(wish I had a mirror plate) doesn't disappear into background. I would've liked to use less noise reduction to get rid of certain spots and would've used just a tad of a lower angle. Will have fun working on an advanced editing version and perhaps a reshoot, this one is begging for it :)

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Thanks very much, to all of you. I'm very glad that you all like the idea as much as I do and looked past the small imperfections I thought where going to be an issue. I never got so many comments(74) for a photo, even if during and after voting comments where combined. I went to bed with an 8.0 at 15 votes and didn't think the score would be that close when checking in the next afternoon.

I'll also retract the nitpick about the seam, as Strikeslip suggested in a comment below... I agree now :)

Yes the ladybug is most certainly alive and real, I let it go right after. You can see its little legs sticking out. Which they retract if they feel danger(playing dead?) or are just dead.

I have an outtake which uses less noise reduction and doesn't have such a tint on the bulb screw. And is an overall more clean shot to begin with. At the end I thought the composition in this shot was the winner so I chose it. I used a lot of Selective Color tweaking to get the tone as I wanted here.

I didn't use a brand new bulb for the shot. It was one of those older white ones. Suffice to say the first perfect bulb I found broke by accident :P and I had a hard time finding another one which I could wash the top logo off or one which didn't have tinted blue glass. Would've really liked to keep the bottom black portion of the bulb but it kept getting in the way of balance and I honestly didnt have much time to get this shot right. So the slight shadow helps with the illusion, I guess.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 258
Avg (all users): 7.7389
Avg (commenters): 8.9138
Avg (participants): 7.6786
Avg (non-participants): 7.7723
Views since voting: 24557
Views during voting: 723
Votes: 314
Comments: 135
Favorites: 140 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/02/2008 03:43:32 PM
Awesome! How did you ever come up with such an idea? Just marvelous!!!
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 05/24/2008 05:37:13 PM
Just found this photo out of the blue, brilliant idea I love it :)
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 08/27/2007 01:14:07 PM
I love how everything is all so green except for the ladybug which makes it stand out. =)
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 05/07/2007 05:47:13 PM
superb work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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 01/03/2007 09:04:53 AM
Great shot!
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 09/28/2006 03:53:14 PM
Nice.
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 07/22/2006 01:25:29 PM
Imaginative and very creative
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 07/14/2006 04:29:08 PM
Techo,

You just amaze me from time to time!
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 07/11/2006 04:55:00 PM
So pretty! Love the colors. It all really pops!
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 07/11/2006 12:22:10 AM
Brilliant! Congratulations!
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 07/10/2006 04:29:34 PM
Love it..congrats...well deserved ribbon!
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 07/10/2006 09:29:39 AM
congratulations EP!! great shot
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 07/09/2006 04:30:01 AM
Awesome shot and score. Very creative and expertly executed, very high quality. Congrats on the blue.
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 07/08/2006 03:19:58 AM
Imaginative and very creative. Congrats.
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 07/07/2006 04:47:28 PM
wow grat sht mate, i only 14 bt i no talent whn i c it
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 07/07/2006 11:09:18 AM
Just wonderful and like I said earlier, very creative. Congrats on the ribbon.
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 07/07/2006 06:07:10 AM
I really like the lighting. Great idea. Congrats.
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 07/06/2006 06:45:09 PM
Congrats on such a beautiful photo!
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 07/06/2006 04:21:06 PM
Amazing work! The lighting is perfect. I like the low horizon line and the reflection of the bulb.
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 07/06/2006 03:02:32 PM
I used to be all about consering energy. But now I want to light it all up.
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 07/06/2006 01:45:55 PM
Wonderful shot, and a well deserved win!
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 07/06/2006 07:43:02 AM
Awesome shot, what a great idea! Congrats on your blue ribbon Techo! :-)
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 07/06/2006 07:34:28 AM
many compliments for the composition idea. great
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 07/05/2006 09:15:36 PM
Congrats on a fine image
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 07/05/2006 06:15:11 PM
great shot!!!!!!!
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 07/05/2006 06:04:27 PM
great image! congrats on your ribbon :)
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 07/05/2006 04:24:24 PM
It looked like a frog's head in the thumbnail.
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 07/05/2006 04:15:05 PM
VERY VERY COOL! Congratulations
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 07/05/2006 12:43:59 PM
Congratulations on your Blue and a very cool shot! Well deserved!
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 07/05/2006 12:05:31 PM
That's cool. Now you have a ribbon of each color. Nice pic!
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 07/05/2006 10:22:14 AM
Well done! Great Idea.
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 07/05/2006 10:11:30 AM
Congratulations on the ribbon! Great idea!
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 07/05/2006 09:53:29 AM
VERY nice! Congrats on cracking the ladybug hall of fame!
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 07/05/2006 09:17:17 AM
Congrats - One of my top picks!
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 07/05/2006 08:41:44 AM
wickedly creative. Love it techo!
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 07/05/2006 07:55:27 AM
Awesome concept and execution! Congratulations!
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 07/05/2006 07:13:26 AM
congrats! awesome idea!
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 07/05/2006 06:19:38 AM
I am so glad this won! What a cool shot. I gave it a 10, and wished I could have given it a 20 :)

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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 07/05/2006 06:01:47 AM
A perfect shot! I don't think that the seam from the glass plate detracts at all (as per your nit-pick). It actually looks quite natural to have it there. This is a fantastically creative idea, and you did a great job of pulling it off.

I have no faith in bugs getting to the right spot for me and I probably would have killed the poor guy and glued him down after a while. ;-)

Congrats on the well-deserved Blue Ribbon.
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 07/05/2006 05:53:39 AM
Absolutely love this picture. Well done in every way.
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 07/05/2006 05:47:39 AM
Well diserved victory :) Absolutly the best pic in this contest.
Congratulations !!
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 07/05/2006 05:42:56 AM
Great finish!!! Congratulations.
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 07/05/2006 05:19:33 AM
Very Cool!! Congrats on the Blue. Absolutely love it!!!
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 07/05/2006 03:59:32 AM
Wow, this is great, congratulations! You deserve it.
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 07/05/2006 02:21:11 AM
Nice work dude, one of my 5 highest rated shots in the challenge so I definately think you are a worthy winner :) Congrats!
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 07/05/2006 02:17:38 AM
Congrats, I changed my vote from a 9 to a 10 at the last minute after thinking about this and I thought it was just the collest thing. Not that it mattered anyway because you were so far up there but you deserve every bit of 1st place. Great job on this challenge.
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 07/05/2006 12:05:12 AM
Strange because no-one else has spotted this, maybe it's just me... but the beetle doesn't look real to me, not even part of the photo. Someone commented that it had been run thru NeatImage too much, maybe that's what's done it. Hmmm...! Still, if it is genuine (which I am assuming it is) it is a fantastic idea and brilliantly executed.
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 07/04/2006 11:48:15 PM
Superb. Really like this.
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 07/04/2006 11:42:20 PM
Congrats on the blue ribbon, I was guessing this would win it.
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 07/04/2006 11:15:53 PM
Excellent and very creative. Congratulations on your well deserved blue.
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 07/04/2006 10:35:44 PM
Outstanding image!!! Congrats on your very well deserved blue!!
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 07/04/2006 09:51:51 PM
I just knew this one would ribbon.
I really like it! A LOT.
I'm so happy for you, I almost screamed when I saw this as a winner.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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 07/04/2006 09:42:16 PM
A very creative image, many Congrats :)
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 07/04/2006 09:36:22 PM
amazing photo congradulations you deserve it
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 07/04/2006 09:00:24 PM
I loved this shot, Congrats!!!
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 07/04/2006 08:27:57 PM
Excellent work, very creative image, congrats.
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 07/04/2006 08:24:15 PM
Lovely image. Really innovative. Congrats on the ribbon.
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 07/04/2006 08:19:45 PM
Excellent image here, and so desertves the blue" ribbon. I can't believe I actually missed it..... Being a sad and not very healthy week for me, I didn't get to vote 100% this challenge. (I only manages a 60% vote) Congratulations on this achievement.....
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 07/04/2006 08:18:27 PM
Well-deserved blue. Congrats! :)
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 07/04/2006 08:14:08 PM
Marvelous image, E.P.! Big congrats on your Blue!
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 07/04/2006 08:08:06 PM
Totally awesome...congrats
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2006 07:54:18 PM
Definitely my favorite in this challenge. I really like the green everywhere; it makes the title that much more appropriate!
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 07/04/2006 07:06:45 PM
Brilliant shot! Looking to see this one ribbon. Bumping up.
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 07/04/2006 03:21:54 PM
Fantastic! How did you accomplish this?
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 07/04/2006 02:54:25 PM
This is kinda cool! Seems a little over sharpened though.
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 07/04/2006 12:53:07 PM
gonna comment later on, but I just had to say I love this shot.

10, added to faves :)

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back to give you a decent comment ;) this is what I had in mind for this challenge, but I couldn't manage to get the screw off of the glass (so that means I'm very curious about the "how did you do this" ;-))
also the green hue you've managed to get in your photo looks neat. that's another part I wanna know!

I just love this photo and you should get this in a printed version. it would be great for stock-photography too, I think. Can you imagine your photo on a greeting card? well, I can :D

see you at the frontpage tomorrow, I hope! good luck with the roll-over!
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 07/04/2006 05:02:50 AM
Outstanding shot. Very effective, simple composition, excellent color and detail.
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 07/04/2006 12:46:21 AM
Excellent shot! You've done a really good job of this. The lighting is perfect.
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 07/03/2006 08:03:42 PM
Nicely executed. It does leave me feeling a bit greened-out after a while, though. Maybe just one other colour? Aven a slightly different shade of green would do... :-)
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 07/03/2006 03:49:28 PM
Excellent photo!! Well done
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 07/03/2006 12:53:06 PM
this should be a commercial
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 07/03/2006 12:01:41 PM
Good work. It seems like you put a lot of work into this. I hope it does well.
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 07/03/2006 10:06:59 AM
very cool shot!!!
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 07/03/2006 06:38:18 AM
I like green and I like this!
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 07/02/2006 09:36:37 PM
Awesome! One of the few I've seen in this challenge that look like ribbon winners! Fantastic job! Hey.. .how'd you get that leaf and butterfly in there :) Hope you explained. How amazing! 10
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 07/02/2006 06:12:06 PM
Beautiful, Creatively done.
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 07/02/2006 04:59:28 PM
Fantastic! Hope to see this in the top 3.
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 07/02/2006 03:49:16 PM
Very creative...artsy!
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 07/02/2006 03:04:07 PM
ribbon!
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 07/02/2006 02:11:08 PM
I love this photo! Very neat idea!
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 07/02/2006 01:21:34 AM
good tones
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 07/01/2006 08:03:13 PM
My favorite to win this challenge. Lovely colors and composition! 10
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 07/01/2006 01:58:46 PM
Ribbon winner? I hope so! Absolutely fantastic! the only thing that kinda bothers me is that it seems very neat imaged, especially the leaf. But besides that, this should do VERY well. Good luck!
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 07/01/2006 01:11:14 PM
Superb. Great concept, executed beautifully.
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 07/01/2006 11:40:41 AM
This is a ribbon in my book. Crisp clean tones. A true example of a DPC Image :)
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 07/01/2006 07:31:11 AM
one of my ribbon picks -- it's glass with a twist.
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 07/01/2006 05:42:02 AM
Very interesting idea.
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 06/30/2006 07:58:12 PM
one of my favorites in this challenge. i liked the colors a lot.
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 06/30/2006 06:15:22 PM
Neat! Better be a live bug.
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 06/30/2006 04:43:55 PM
How long does the lady bug glow after you turn on the light. Great colors.
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 06/30/2006 04:17:57 PM
very nice. Always fun to see images that have some thought in them.
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 06/30/2006 03:24:38 PM
Back to bump up by 2. Very nicely done and interesting composition. I can't wait to see how you did this ...my husband and I are arguing (I'm right though)! :) This will finish well.
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 06/30/2006 03:09:40 PM
Green Energy. Great shot.
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 06/30/2006 01:46:16 PM
this is a cool photo. I love the green tint and the colors.
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 06/30/2006 12:03:55 PM
This picture is awesome. Great job!
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 06/30/2006 07:19:21 AM
WOW! Winner? I hope so! Excellent photo, I can't find anything wrong with it.
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 06/30/2006 02:18:18 AM
I really like this concept and I think it turned out well- The only things troubling me are
A) The leaf-shiny-ness. I find it bizarre and distracting.

B) The reflection at the bottom. I think of there was a sharper reflection at the bottom (exact mirror) or a more clear reflection (or none whatsoever) I would be less distracted by it.

Great shot and good luck.
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 06/29/2006 11:18:21 PM
I liked this alot.
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 06/29/2006 06:21:16 PM
how....?
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 06/29/2006 05:28:11 PM
How the heck did you get that in there? :D Great idea, well executed.
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 06/29/2006 05:05:16 PM
SUPERB ! My fav ! This is wonderful ! Outside the box....major impact for the viewer. Composition is outstanding. PERFECT lighting and can we say...wonderful mix of textures ??? 10 ++++
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 06/29/2006 02:44:43 PM
Love the green colour cast and the creative setup. Bumping up.
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 06/29/2006 01:35:39 PM
well....I guess you win
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 06/29/2006 10:10:49 AM
Very creative and top notch quality. Excellent!
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 06/29/2006 09:53:09 AM
there are not 10s in this challenge but there is one 9. Yours.
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 06/29/2006 08:15:48 AM
Excellent work, not a thing I would change about it except for if it were edited in advanced editing, I would have made the yellow metal part of the bulb yellow again and not had it with such a strong green hue but in basic editing, this is perfect. Still "only" gave it an 8, not really a wow image for me but I would not be surprised to see this ribbon, it´s awesome work on all the technicals.
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 06/29/2006 06:02:18 AM
thats awesome! dotn liek teh green cast so much though. I would like the shiny metal of the twisty part to still have a natural coloring.
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 06/29/2006 04:53:22 AM
A very creative, wonderful image!!
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 06/29/2006 03:45:26 AM
this should do well...great title and colour...excellent
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 06/28/2006 08:36:17 PM
Beautiful. Nice background and good use of complementary colors.
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 06/28/2006 08:29:07 PM
0-2 Meets Challenge: 2
0-3 Technical Merit: 3
0-3 Creativity: 3
0-2 The Wow Factor: 2
Total = 10
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 06/28/2006 07:35:07 PM
I don't think you can legally add text, and this has "Ribbon" written all over it. DQ! ;-P
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 06/28/2006 06:51:22 PM
Nicely Done!
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 06/28/2006 05:30:24 PM
Amazing. I'll be interested to read how you did this photo.

Beautiful
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 06/28/2006 04:50:52 PM
I love it! The tint of the green makes this image. Though my only complaint would be the lack of detail in the leaf. Plastic?

Good job! Most likely a ribbon.
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 06/28/2006 03:54:57 PM
This is real nice, I like this alot. 9
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 06/28/2006 01:20:33 PM
this is awsome!
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 06/28/2006 01:02:02 PM
Absolutely wonderful photo. Great setup and great lighting.
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 06/28/2006 12:37:40 PM
ohh yahh! def. a fave
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 06/28/2006 11:25:02 AM
so far the best ive rated so far!! thank you for thinking out of the box, nice colors and balance..very creative!
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 06/28/2006 09:39:26 AM
Beautiful
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 06/28/2006 09:15:42 AM
What an intriguing idea! Nicely done and love the green tones throughout.
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 06/28/2006 09:01:17 AM
Pretty neat - how is this shot?
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 06/28/2006 08:41:35 AM
I'm betting this is the winner here. Excellent job. 10
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 06/28/2006 08:19:47 AM
very creative
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 06/28/2006 08:07:21 AM
NICE!
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 06/28/2006 07:08:20 AM
Beautiful - creative and very pretty. Would sell well as a stock photo. 10
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 06/28/2006 05:43:01 AM
Neat idea! 8
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 06/28/2006 05:32:00 AM
This is a really nice picture.
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 06/28/2006 03:59:56 AM
Very original. Should score relly high. I predict a ribbon.
I would have liked more contrast between the green leaf and the background.
The image is just a bit TOO green.
Must have been fun to set up.
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 06/28/2006 03:33:51 AM
top pick 10 from me! nice colors!
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 06/28/2006 01:36:10 AM
excellent , a worthy winner here ... fantastic
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 06/27/2006 09:28:40 PM
love the shot ... very well executed and a great idea
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 06/27/2006 09:23:03 PM
I think this one will definately ribbon.
I'm adding it to my faves.
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 06/27/2006 08:18:20 PM
whoa, nice.
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