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Morning dew
Morning dew
Gabriel


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Challenge: Rural Landscapes (Basic Editing)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Rubinar 500mm f/8 MC in M42 mount
Location: France
Date: Aug 13, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2007

 Yes, this is shot in portrait orientation, yes this is not shot with a wide angle, but to me this is still a landscape...

Bokeh: This is the natural bokeh of mirror lenses. Because of the central obstruction, bokeh is donut-shaped.

DOF: I have to admit that I like it this way. For sure it's very small, as this is shot from a distance of about 3 meters, so dof is less than 1cm. To increase DOF, the only way with those lenses is to go away from your subject.

Statistics
Place: 147 out of 290
Avg (all users): 5.4167
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0533
Avg (non-participants): 5.6099
Views since voting: 1480
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 216
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/05/2007 12:55:57 PM
Original picture:
09/04/2007 01:14:33 PM
Hey, I just saw this. Very cool effect. Image could benefit from PP for luminosity; if you want me to show you how, my e-mail's on profile, need a larger original.
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 08/22/2007 05:14:02 PM
cool photo!
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 08/21/2007 10:38:52 PM
Beautiful work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/21/2007 05:31:31 PM
Woah. That is freaky. I've never seen morning dew like that. Very interesting shot and the shallow DOF sure did create a cool effect with the dew droplets.
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 08/21/2007 03:10:45 PM
For me, just a snap of an uninteresting subject ... otherwise a very nice abstract.
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 08/21/2007 03:04:08 PM
DOF so shallow no significant portion of the shot is in focus. Was this takeken with a mirror lens? ("donut bokeh") An interesting effect with the dew, but the effect would be nicer if a greater portion of the scene was in focus enough to see some of the dew in focus.
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 08/21/2007 01:28:36 PM
where is the focus?
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 08/19/2007 06:09:00 PM
I think this is so pretty. Really cool. Well done.
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 08/19/2007 06:41:40 AM
the shallow depth of field was a good idea to play with the dew drops but you really should have focused clearly on one of the flowers, to anchor the eye of the viewer somewhere. Right now, it just wanders around, wondering what you really wanted to showcase. That being said, kudos for trying something really different!
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 08/19/2007 03:47:28 AM
Love this effect.
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 08/18/2007 09:24:35 PM
There doesn't seem to be any focal point in the shot, DOF would have worked well otherwise
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 08/18/2007 01:01:57 PM
nice abstract feeling.
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 08/18/2007 11:15:16 AM
Unusual but captivating. Good job.
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 08/18/2007 08:48:52 AM
Great use of F-stop. I love it.
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 08/17/2007 09:22:26 PM
You are brave entering this lovely soft image, I love it 9
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 08/17/2007 05:18:08 PM
I totally and completely love this image. Very nice, however you did it.
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 08/17/2007 07:17:54 AM
WOW! I will be very intersted to hear the story and technique behind this one. It is absolutely gorgeous! 10
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 08/16/2007 05:02:38 AM
great pic
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 08/16/2007 02:42:24 AM
wow...great bokeh! the focus point isn't really clear as I would like, but I love the image overall 8
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 08/15/2007 11:17:46 AM
very nice bokeh, but i can't see asingle blad of grass that is in focus
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 08/15/2007 10:46:48 AM
real nice effect with the soft tones.
could maybe have improved it by increasing the depth of field (more flowers in focus).
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 08/15/2007 10:28:18 AM
Interesting shot....
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 08/15/2007 08:15:46 AM
I really like this shot although there's nothing really in focus..and i think the title fits it perfectly.
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