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Love Takes Two
Love Takes Two
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Challenge: Love II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Maryland
Date: Feb 20, 2007
Aperture: 32
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 20, 2007

 I guess this is a pretty typical flower shot. I haven\\\'t submitted anything in so long I thought I\\\'d get some feedback.

In this shot, I like the contrast between the two styles of flowers, the formal rose and the informal wildflower, as well as the contrast in colors. They had been misted with water to try and preserve them longer. There was natural light coming in from a window and I held a small spot just above.

Little editing work done, crop, levels, shadows/highlights, saturation and a little USM.


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AuthorThread
 03/06/2007 03:15:21 AM
All of the critique I've received with this entry has been very helpful. Always a good learning experience. Thank you!
 03/05/2007 12:45:54 PM
Greeting from the Critique Club.

Composition: The rose and the wildflowers dont appear to be interacting with each other. The rose by itself would have made a nice composition in that the negative space would have drawn the eye down to the rose. The wildflowers by themselves would have been a nice off-center composition. Together like this, it has a messy fell and my eye doesnt really know where to go. You've also cut off a flower/bud on the right which distracts me.

Technical: The water drops are a good idea and you've gone for a lot of small ones which works well on flowers like this. The lighting on them is a bit harsh as a couple of commenters pointed out. Nice bright colours overall. The border almost gets lost on this with the image having so much black. Try a thin white line around the image before the thicker black?

My Feelings: I don't really get the link to the challenge and the two almost unrelated types of flowers doesnt engender any emotion towards the subjects. Simpler is often best.

PM me if you have any questions.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/27/2007 05:49:26 PM
cliche, well laid out
 02/27/2007 05:05:04 AM
Very nice photo
 02/24/2007 05:29:50 PM
very well done.
 02/23/2007 04:33:55 PM
I really like the water droplets here but the really harsh flash here kind of brings a funky energy to the picture and I am not sure what to feel.
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 02/21/2007 06:10:57 AM
Nice bright colors, but the purple flowers almost seem like an afterthought kind of just stuck there. The water droplets are a nice touch, but are either too harshly lit or oversharpened and they almost take on the appearance of white fuzz in some places, and blend in too much in others.
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