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Challenge: Macro VI (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Symbols
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Tranquility, NJ
Date: Oct 14, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 100
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2007

 I think these are galls, though I don't know what specific type. I found them on the leaf of an oak tree.

I converted to b/w by multiplying the red channel with itself. Then I made that a separate layer and blended it in color dodge mode. then I put some levels on it and then I increased the saturation on the yellows. resize and sharpen.

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 10/27/2007 10:22:35 AM
The leaf texture looks like crocodile skin - and yes, those are some quite hairy galls. Hmmm... now I'm getting all sorts of ideas about the Garden of Eden - your lens corrupts again. Get thee behind me, Satan.
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 10/26/2007 07:49:52 PM
Interesting shot, Don. The leaf's veins do a nice job of framing the galls and driving my eye down to them. The strong color is very pretty, too. Looks like you got some nice detail on the leaf on the right side. My main problem is that I like macros to have a fair amount of sharp detail to explore. As you know, I highly appreciate deliberate blur, but this feels more like a lack of DOF control in a macro, which is definitely one of the hard things to get right. I look forward to more explorations of your sexy lens. ;)
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 10/22/2007 09:39:56 AM
I guess I understand why you call it your "sexy lens", the hairy balls are a good subject model.

Sounds like a lot of work in the post processing, you lost me after the B&W conversion part. Still, it appears to be worth it. Very nice composition and rich colors.
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 10/22/2007 06:18:27 AM
This was so lovely I thought this was a skewsme creation. Tricky.
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 10/22/2007 04:10:41 AM
Nice detail Don and I like the bokeh. Kind of hairy little balls aren't they?
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 10/22/2007 02:58:39 AM
Nice rich natural colors. Like the composition and framing.
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 10/21/2007 09:55:41 PM
This be beautiful, Don. When the Team Suck results page comes up, I tend to glance quickly to see if I can "peg" a shot as someone's. I thought this might have been Christian's. Lovely color and depth. Nice work with that sexy lens of yours.
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 10/21/2007 08:13:20 PM
Very pretty - I love the soft fuzzy red.
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10/15/2007 05:52:58 PM
Too bad DOF is so hard to achieve in macros. A good view with nice color and detail in the part that was in focus.
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 10/15/2007 01:43:23 AM
Refreshingly different.
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