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Gerbera Duet
Gerbera Duet
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: May 14, 2008
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/8 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2008

 Couple of gerbera daisies drooped over and the lights hit them nicely.

Post: Camera Raw Adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Convert to jpeg. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Spot edit dust and imperfections on the petals. Cloned out a bit of stalk in the bottom left hand corner. USM. Sharpen. Crop. Resize. Sharpen.

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Second place, Flowers, Better Photo, June, 2008 Contest

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 481
Avg (all users): 6.5723
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.5214
Avg (non-participants): 6.7143
Views since voting: 1569
Views during voting: 253
Votes: 159
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 06/08/2008 01:46:36 PM
You just can't go wrong with a gerbera or two. Nicely done!!!
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 06/08/2008 09:02:47 AM
10! This was one of my favorites, I thought it would have scored higher.
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 06/08/2008 12:04:47 AM
The clarity and light in this is amazing...well done, deserved better
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 06/07/2008 10:45:55 PM
Had to be you. :-) Exquisite and gorgeous as always!
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 06/07/2008 09:51:27 PM
Beautiful colours and lighting!
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 06/07/2008 08:11:32 PM
Beauty in the creative simplicity of the side the sun don't hit.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2008 07:07:27 PM
Very nice lighting. Amazing catch of detail on the petals and the stems.
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 06/07/2008 04:18:34 AM
Wow great light and focus the colours really pop against the black background too!
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 06/06/2008 06:26:14 AM
You have definitely captured the more interesting side of these flowers! Great tones.
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 06/06/2008 03:22:55 AM
the black background works really well here
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 06/03/2008 12:32:06 AM
Just lovely, and I love the detail, angle, composition, color, and textures.....
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 06/02/2008 06:41:02 AM
Very nice, I like the clarity from the stem out. The lighting is prefect.
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 06/01/2008 04:50:03 PM
Beautiful, Robert, as always. You are a master of the flowers.
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 06/01/2008 04:21:09 AM
lovely clear image...great lighting...an excellent flower image 8
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 06/01/2008 01:04:03 AM
a classic subject on dpc.... well done
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