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Roses in Bokeh
Roses in Bokeh
jsundin


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Garden
Date: Sep 3, 2007
Aperture: 9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2007

The lighting is just the sun in the back of me as I took this. I used auto-contrast and auto-sharpen in Photoshop Elements. My goal was to place the infocus rose in the foreground in the lower third corner and have the upper third show the bokeh, with yellow and peach roses providing color interest. The scores seem to be placing this picture as a less than 5.0 mark right now, so I just wanted to get some actual critique as opposed to people that just give scores and no comments. (I will put on my thick skin now...)

Statistics
Place: 225 out of 364
Avg (all users): 5.2767
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2632
Avg (non-participants): 5.2892
Views since voting: 820
Views during voting: 213
Votes: 159
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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09/11/2007 10:09:19 PM
Hey Jeff - the rose is nice, but I think I would have liked more color in the background bokeh - more spots of color, rather than so much green. Maybe a tighter crop (taking from the left side) would have helped? - Betsy
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/10/2007 07:32:18 PM
the flower is nice but some of the petals is blured
09/08/2007 01:37:25 PM
could use a better background colorwise, maybe softer and lighter. I love how you just got the top of the rose. i think it should be leading to something a little kinder on the eye (aka background.
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09/07/2007 08:27:36 PM
got some of those roses in my front yard
09/06/2007 12:54:40 PM
a rose is a rose - though it is a very beautiful rose, it is not an interesting composition - I might have worked on Levels in photoshop
09/06/2007 08:21:49 AM
I wish the rose was a bit crisper in focus. It is a gorgeous color. Great bokeh in the background - 7!
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09/05/2007 10:50:31 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background good,
Technical: Focus, Exposure: good,
Appeal:lovely soft colour, good focal point
Total Averaged Rating 6.
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