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Challenge: Zen Photography (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Los Angeles
Date: Jul 30, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 30, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 13 out of 329
Avg (all users): 6.4857
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.5046
Avg (non-participants): 6.4653
Views since voting: 1696
Views during voting: 311
Votes: 210
Comments: 19
Favorites: 5 (view)


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08/07/2006 05:37:28 AM
Wonderful - almost looks 3D;)
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08/07/2006 03:45:02 AM
This is such a great photo for this challenge! Congratulations on another top 15 finish!
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08/06/2006 08:47:17 PM
Great b/w presentation with a genuine tranquil feel. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/06/2006 07:35:27 PM
I love Bamboo, and I like this very much.....
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08/06/2006 05:57:07 PM
Very mysterious. Makes me feel lost.
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08/06/2006 07:32:28 AM
wonderful b/w with a zenlike subject and composition! Very cool work!
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08/06/2006 04:25:14 AM
One of my favs 9
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08/05/2006 08:53:46 PM
Nice contrast. You did a good job on this image.
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08/03/2006 07:49:53 PM
Whats the Zen without bamboo...??? :) This one really works. I love the b/w treatment and lighting. The play of light and shadow is well captured over a simple subject. On negative side- I think you used something called "selective focus" and did not used DoF control for blur effect. I would have liked more natural looking blur effect on this one which could have been easily achieved using shallow DoF. Still a wonderful picture.8.
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08/03/2006 01:40:56 AM
The highlights and shadows makes good Zen ion this image...7
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08/02/2006 05:02:02 PM
superb use of dof and great tones - very well done
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08/02/2006 11:17:27 AM
vignetting creates self from nothing.
you must create nothing from self. 5
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08/02/2006 04:00:43 AM
i like this very much; the bamboo is a natural link to the zen thing being very far eastern in feel and mood. the softness around the border is a nice touch, and it works exceedingly well conveying an almost dreamlike mental-journey-feeling ambience. the only thing i'm not too sure about is the B&W - kind of makes it look a bit like one of those 10000x microscopic picture of bacteria, which isn't very zen-like. still, it has that BAM! in instant appeal, and deserves to do well. 9.
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08/01/2006 06:11:20 AM
bamboo or sugar cane? oh well it doesnt matter, 9.
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08/01/2006 05:16:24 AM
Ah...love this...beautiful depth and focus. The B & W works perfectly.
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08/01/2006 03:04:04 AM
I like the processing and composition. 8
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07/31/2006 03:00:21 PM
I can look at this image and actually get Zen without knowing what the challenge is. Great job.
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07/31/2006 10:10:15 AM
I love the lighting and contrast of this photo. Wonderful. 10
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07/31/2006 10:01:58 AM
Great shot. Like the dof, like the BW. Overall it is a little busy and could benefit from some additional negative space either outside or between bamboo shoots. At the same time it has a calm, ethereal quality that meets the challenge well. Good job, 6.
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