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The Golden Age of Roses
The Golden Age of Roses
kleski


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pattern III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Riverfront Park - Shreveport, Louisiana
Date: Mar 25, 2008
Aperture: f9.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180th sec
Galleries: Floral, DPChallenge GTGs
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2008

 Image was shot midday at Riverfront Park in Shreveport Louisiana. I angled the shot toward the sky to accent the roses and the original does have the Red River in the background but the shore scenery is distracting. Post processing was auto levels, color and contrast withe a bit of saturation of yellows and blues.

Statistics
Place: 128 out of 290
Avg (all users): 5.4348
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3750
Avg (non-participants): 5.4808
Views since voting: 691
Views during voting: 255
Votes: 184
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 04/03/2008 05:35:10 PM
I really liked this one and I ended up giving it a 6. My favorite part about it is the composition along with an interesting subject. On the down side, the sky has some posterization and it feels a little flat to me. I wonder if this would pop a little better with the saturation pushed up along with a slight lightness increase and a light to medium contrast curve. I think the average quick-click (or key-stroke) voter may be more negatively impacted by too little than too much in areas like that.

Of course, this is all just my humble opinion. You really did take a nice photo here.
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 04/03/2008 11:22:57 AM
This is a good entry for the challenge, I think. You have a good strong diagonal composition, and a subject that makes the viewer pause for a minute to figure it out. Good choice of aperture to get a deep depth of field. And yes the focus is very good. As for why it didn't score higher? Hmmm... the only thing I can think of is the "midday" part - I wonder if a shot later in the day with the sun at a lower angle would be a bit less harsh on the gold and allow more of the texture and structure of the roses to show through.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/01/2008 03:53:23 AM
very nice colours, the pattern works well
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 03/29/2008 03:49:39 PM
Very nice, good PP work. 7
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 03/29/2008 07:45:02 AM
Nice compostion and angle used. Nice form and shapes created by the roses.
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 03/27/2008 02:36:39 PM
unusual light/sculptures, good colours and comp. 7
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 03/27/2008 09:16:47 AM
The colors are surprising brilliant, you wouldn't expect that with blues and golds. There is something missing for me. Send this to the Critque Club or one of the forums, they could probably figure it out better than I can.
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 03/27/2008 05:39:58 AM
its kind of futuristic looking.
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 03/26/2008 05:41:03 AM
I like what you decided to use, the idea was unique and makes for an elagent photograph
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