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Symmetry in Nature
Symmetry in Nature
kashi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Symmetry II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
Location: Toronto Zoo
Date: Apr 29, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2007

Yes, it's alive.

USM 20/60/0
crop
Hue/Sat w/ 10% increase in yellow
Reduce Noise
Border via "canvas size"
resize
USM 250/0.3/5
save for web

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 249
Avg (all users): 6.1176
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1552
Avg (non-participants): 6.0947
Views since voting: 8764
Views during voting: 228
Votes: 153
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)


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05/13/2007 10:56:49 AM
Greetings from the critique club. Congrats on meeting the challenge with the voters and score on the 6+ with this nice image.

A couple of things I'd liked to have seen done to the image during PP to help the scoring would be a reduction in the amount of USM done or some more Neat image to clear up that background noise. It really takes away from what is otherwise a wonderful image. I'd also suggest using a thin white, then just a touch thicker black border to help the image stand out a bit more. Overall pretty well done and again congrats on the finish.
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05/11/2007 12:59:47 PM
Congratulations, Kashi, on a beautiful picture and an excellent score. The lighting is wonderful, and the focus and DOF are perfect. That new camera is serving you well!
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05/11/2007 08:23:31 AM
A very nice host Kashi. Love the vibrant colors and the diagonal line/orientation. One thing I notice in your work flow above, you might want to try noise reduction as your first step, this way it doesn't get aggravated by your USM earlier. Just a thought. Still terrific shot. The consistency of your shots has greatly improved, you seem to be turning out high quality photos every challenge.
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05/09/2007 03:56:04 AM
Very sharp, beautiful colors. Congrats on another 6+ score, Lea!
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05/09/2007 03:54:12 AM
Very nice capture Lea. Great DOF.
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05/08/2007 11:32:01 PM
Congrats, Kashi! You're on a roll with these 6+ scores. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2007 09:07:27 AM
I really love the slight grain in the bokeh. Really beautiful.
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05/06/2007 04:37:16 PM
over sharpened.
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05/05/2007 01:28:59 AM
good picture
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05/04/2007 11:32:28 AM
A beautiful photo, the colors are crisp on the butterfly and the background is a perfect contrast. A 10 for me! :)
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05/04/2007 07:41:07 AM
Lovely capture and great focus. NeatImage would probably help that background noise. 8
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05/04/2007 05:13:47 AM
wonderful zebra
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05/02/2007 05:30:13 PM
LOVE the dof! Also, the colors and lines are so pleasing...
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05/02/2007 08:20:50 AM
exellent! See you in the top 10!
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05/02/2007 12:53:03 AM
needs neatimage
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05/01/2007 11:12:26 PM
I would've preferred this to be pictured so that the image enhances the symmetry in the butterfly (though I expect the butterfly's gone by then). Nice image, though I give you a 6 for being relatively standard (not using the challenge to it's potential).
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