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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z6
Location: Norton Priory, Cheshire, UK
Date: Aug 12, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2006

 Although it looks like a thistle it is more closely related to the Globe artichoke. It was six feet high and is called a cardoon.

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Place: 464 out of 684
Avg (all users): 5.3156
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.3158
Avg (non-participants): 5.3148
Views since voting: 643
Views during voting: 295
Votes: 244
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 12:14:29 PM
Very vivid and alive capture. Just not quite sharp enough. I would like to see more distinction between the flower and th background.
 09/07/2006 09:50:40 AM
Nice detail! I would have cloned out the stray leaves coming off the stalk at the bottom.
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 09/06/2006 12:35:39 AM
Nice clean close-up/Macro.
The purple is hard to process & shoot (been there, done that) Well done!
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 09/04/2006 02:14:54 PM
Beautiful color and detail.
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 09/04/2006 05:40:40 AM
great clatiry. id prefer the background to be less focused than it is to get rid of thsoe odd lines that compete with the flower. 6
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 09/03/2006 01:01:23 PM
Nice
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 09/03/2006 09:41:41 AM
cool picture, I like the DOF and the colors look good.8
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 09/01/2006 05:53:52 PM
Wow great macro with excellent color and sharpness.
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 09/01/2006 07:05:15 AM
Good macro, colors are really good.
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 09/01/2006 05:59:21 AM
Nice clean, crisp sharp image. Not spectacular. 6
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 08/31/2006 11:36:51 PM
Nice shot here. Great clarity and detail. Good stimulating composition. Good dof. Only minor suggestion I can make (and it is minor), is the possibility of going with a little bit different time of day, getting a more 'raking' light, and really emphasizing the wonderful texture present, and make it really 'pop'.
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