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Crouching Dragon, Hidden Lily
Crouching Dragon, Hidden Lily
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
Date: Aug 18, 2008
Aperture: f/ 13
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/320 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2008

 Got three different dragonflies on water lilies on my trip this month to Longwood Gardens. The othere two, Siesta and Siesta II have been on the site so I thought I would go with the third. The dragon has good detail and clarity and has more emphasis on it ratther than than flower in the Siesta images.

Post: Camera Raw adjustments in PS Elements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation. Heal/clone dust. Healed brush and clone glaring highlights on the dragonfly. Spot healed areas of the lily for hot spots. Cropped seversl times. Adjust sharpness. Resize. Adjust Sharpness.

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Votes: 147
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AuthorThread
 09/08/2008 03:37:24 AM
Beautiful shot Robert! Lovely colours and detail on the dragonfly.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2008 02:29:27 PM
nice detail and color
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 09/02/2008 11:31:09 AM
We seem to lose a bit of detail in the dragonfly
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 09/01/2008 03:20:51 PM
Backlit petals lift this above the average dragonfly image.
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 09/01/2008 09:26:54 AM
nice focus
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