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Horticulture:  Phalaenopsis -  Luxury For Less
Horticulture: Phalaenopsis - Luxury For Less
amsmyth


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Magazine Cover Revisited (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Sony DSC-S85
Location: Northanmpton, MA
Date: Mar 16, 2004
Aperture: 1:2.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Mar 17, 2004

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04/02/2004 02:59:01 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The message
The intent of this image is to interpret the natural beauty of this orchid. It's pure whiteness makes it a technically difficult choice, but a great subject for a magazine cover.

Creative choices
The lighting is nicely soft and at a good angle to bring out the textures and forms of the petals. The background is blurred perfectly and makes a great contrast with the flowers. I think a more frontal point of view would work better; the petals obscure interesting parts of the flowers in this nearly side view. The focus seems a bit soft; some sharpening would enhance the textures and better show off the orchids' beauty.

Technical aspects
The focus is accurate and the colors are beautiful; especially the subtle yellows in the center of the flowers. The image is overexposed, burning out the white flowers and ruining the photo. A proper exposure would have captured details in all of the petals instead of leaving just a pure white area in the center.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/26/2004 10:54:01 AM
Interesting textures in background... foreground is overexposed though.
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03/25/2004 05:27:51 AM
A little washed out.
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03/24/2004 03:19:09 PM
Brilliant tone and range.
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03/22/2004 11:36:41 AM
Not sharp enough, - but really nice composition and colours.
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03/22/2004 10:36:16 AM
to overexposed to me
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