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Not Just Another Flower Picture
Not Just Another Flower Picture
Lorene


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Unrelatedness (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Oct 1, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Oct 1, 2006

 Natural daylight. This is a little bud vase and some spaghetti that I soaked in hot red water for a bit. It dried and drooped some.

Shot in RAW: adjusted exposure

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Statistics
Place: 72 out of 134
Avg (all users): 5.5814
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.2857
Avg (non-participants): 5.7523
Views since voting: 776
Views during voting: 293
Votes: 172
Comments: 6
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 10/15/2006 07:45:32 PM
A very clever idea and well composed shot.

I might have tried to strenthen it in two ways. I think that the reflection off of the vase is distracting. If I had thought of it, I might have pulled the drapes closed or in post production cloned it out.

The socond improvement that crosses my mind is that the blueish tint to the white background melts a little of the excitement. A glossy white background might just make your subject jump from the page. I might have tried white balance in camera, or in post production painted it.

It is a fun shot. You get a 7 from me!!

russ
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10/08/2006 11:26:00 AM
hehehe witty idea! I love it.
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 10/04/2006 04:39:41 PM
Most definitely not. Kinda looks like dreadlocks to me. :P This photo screams unrelatedness so congrats there. The technicals are ok but lacks anything special or unique.
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 10/03/2006 03:50:38 PM
What a clever idea! THat IS spaghetti, right?
I wonder if using a color other than red (or perhaps even several others) would have paired up even nicer with the red vase. Perhaps not.......
The white balance doesn't look quite right.
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 10/03/2006 07:05:01 AM
Good idea, however a bit hard too see details with all the red. Which in itself may be good as flowers are all about detail.
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 10/01/2006 08:16:47 PM
I like the use of the color red, and the lighting is nice and even. Good job.
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