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Challenge: Flowers (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Back Yard
Date: Jun 28, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 500
Galleries: Animals, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jun 29, 2006

 Gotta love the L lens


Level
Curves
Sel col
a bit of masking
NI
USM a few times

Thanks everyone for the wonderful comments.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 375
Avg (all users): 6.0450
Avg (commenters): 6.6923
Avg (participants): 5.9708
Avg (non-participants): 6.2063
Views since voting: 899
Views during voting: 277
Votes: 200
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 07/10/2006 06:18:18 AM
beautiful, love the title
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 12:49:05 PM
wow, what a beautiful pink color, and the butterefly is pretty also.
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 07/08/2006 02:18:26 AM
Wonderful detail in this image
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 07/07/2006 09:22:32 AM
I gave it a ten. Love butterfly shots and this one is excellent!
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 07/06/2006 09:18:31 AM
Very pretty shot. Great detail and separation.
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 07/06/2006 04:15:23 AM
Very harsh shadows, try a translucent umbrella/parasol to provide a softer but bright lights
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 07/06/2006 01:17:52 AM
A wonderful capture, the colours are awesome.
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 07/05/2006 01:06:55 PM
Great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!
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 07/05/2006 09:20:03 AM
Very nice catch. I am especially impressed at the sharpness of the butterfly in the shot. Very difficult to achieve 8
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 07/04/2006 07:54:39 PM
great combination--good contrst and sharpness too
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 07/04/2006 04:05:51 PM
Nice and sharp, good colours, beautiful blurred background.
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 07/04/2006 06:58:45 AM
For me, the colors just aren't right "together". I think a little playing around with the "hue" part of the hue/sat adjustment might result in a little more pleasing color scheme. Also, I recommend using the History Brush after applying USM so that you can undo the parts that become too sharpened - like the antenae and the edge of the butterfly wing.

Other than that ... love the idea. I swear I hardly ever see butterflies any more (I remember seeing so many in my childhood, I wonder where they've gone?). Also, the shallow DOF works well here.
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 07/04/2006 12:58:28 AM
A touch harsh in the lighting dept, but the colors are lovely and the bokeh effect is spot on. 7
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 07/03/2006 06:46:51 PM
Waaaaaaaay over-sharpened (it's making my eyes hurt!!). Nice lighting though.
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 07/02/2006 09:54:52 PM
Good Job!
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