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A striking pose
A striking pose
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-08 (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
Location: Hunterdon County, NJ
Date: Aug 11, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 500
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2007

Image was captured in a Jersey roadside stand flower garden.

Enhancements included levels, contrast, hue adjustments, detail sharpening. A second cropping tightened up the composition. Two black inverse fill layers at 50% and 25% were added to darken the surrounding bokeh and a Gaussian blur was used to soften the bokeh. Additional brightness/contrast on the background layer created a spotlight effect on the subject. A final sharpening of fine detail at 34% pressure.

Statistics
Place: 294 out of 503
Avg (all users): 5.6444
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6289
Avg (non-participants): 5.6842
Views since voting: 578
Views during voting: 180
Votes: 135
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2007 07:10:00 PM
I've seen this photo - and versions of it - so many times that it becomes tiresome. I'm not going to vote this image at all because I would just give it a 5. This may be the greatest "butterfly and flower" shot of all time and I wouldn't know.

I'm not sure why I picked this shot out of 500 to give this particular comment to. I appreciate your efforts. Try harder.

At the very least, you'll have a comment on your picture. We all like getting comments. Perhaps I've given you some insight into my thought processes that are helpful. Perhaps you'll think I'm just an idiot (and perhaps I am) and ignore my comment.

But...when you see you have a comment, and you see that its this one, you'll at least remember it.

BTW. After some consternation I decided to give you a 6 rather than a non-vote. Thanks for listening :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/04/2007 09:33:34 AM
Good closeup shot. Nice bright colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/03/2007 02:49:12 PM
Nice image good DOF and color sat
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09/02/2007 01:39:30 AM
Nice shot - Like the tones - Nice composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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