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Challenge: Color in Black and White (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 VR
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Sep 23, 2008
Aperture: f/ 22
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/10 sec.
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 23, 2008

 Blossoming dahlia bud.

Post: Camera raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness contrast and hue/saturation. Adjust Sharpness. New layer adjustment for levels and gradient map converting to grayscale. Adjustments for red, green and blue in the levels dialogue. Flatten. Crop. Resize. Adjust sharpness.

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Well...it's been a while. I am a bit more than pleasantly surprised (saying this after I got up off the floor after having read the proof needed email. LOLOL!!) Thank you for the votes and comments!!! Go Islanders!!!

In answer to Deb's question, sort of a purply pink like this: . Dahlias come in just about every color you can imagine.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 240
Avg (all users): 6.7099
Avg (commenters): 8.4444
Avg (participants): 6.0645
Avg (non-participants): 7.1100
Views since voting: 5083
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 162
Comments: 33
Favorites: 14 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/03/2009 06:03:44 AM
Wonderful shot...really like the B&W...
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 10/06/2008 08:50:09 PM
Congrats Robert! Good to see you on the front page. :)
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 10/06/2008 08:28:47 PM
Robert this is gorgeous!! hoping you make it a print!
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 10/05/2008 03:13:17 AM
Beautiful Robert! Congratulations on the ribbon!
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 10/04/2008 08:53:46 AM
Congrats, Rob!
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 10/03/2008 11:52:50 PM
Very neat!
Congrats
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 10/02/2008 08:09:19 AM
great to share the front page with you! Tack-sharp image, lots to look at. And nyc is a lot safer than you'd think, there are always people around at all times.
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 10/01/2008 03:36:05 PM
Way to go Robert! The conversion is awesome...totally deserved to ribbon.
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 10/01/2008 09:27:39 AM
Congrats! Excellent composition and detail.
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 10/01/2008 06:07:16 AM
good job!
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 10/01/2008 02:34:00 AM
Love this congratulations on your great finish and yellow ribbon. :)
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 10/01/2008 02:33:12 AM
Whoooo hoooo man way to go. What a fantastic image.

Go Islanders
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 10/01/2008 12:53:47 AM
Yay! Congrats on the ribbon!! And just what color are dahlias??
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 09/30/2008 11:54:17 PM
a fantastic b and w study...you should be proud of this, congrats
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 09/30/2008 11:46:17 PM
This is an absolutely magnificent image. Vibrant, wonderful focus and just perfect in b/w. Huge congrats on the ribbon, Robert.
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 09/30/2008 11:39:04 PM
Awesome image, I can't belive people have given you low scores for that?!?
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 09/30/2008 10:57:57 PM
Congrats, this was my picks for a ribbon. marvellous image, love the colors :)
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 09/30/2008 10:14:57 PM
Simply exquisite!
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 09/30/2008 08:48:44 PM
I'm very excited to see this one grace the front page! Congratulations on a brilliantly coloured floral!
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 09/30/2008 08:24:04 PM
gorgeous, congrats!
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 09/30/2008 08:18:17 PM
I'm glad you got a ribbon with this. I had it rated in the top 3!!
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 09/30/2008 08:07:50 PM
Huge Congrats Robert!!!!! WTG Islanders
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 09/30/2008 08:04:51 PM
WTG!!!!!!! Islanders!!!!!
Congrats on your Ribbon!!!!
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 09/30/2008 08:03:35 PM
NICE!! A big congratulations to you...this image is stunning and so well deserving of a ribbon!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/30/2008 07:31:02 PM
exquisite - so well photographed and bursting with implied color - I can think of nothing that would improve this beautiful shot.
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 09/30/2008 06:41:20 AM
Beautiful capture
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 09/25/2008 09:31:22 AM
Dalia?
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 09/24/2008 11:44:14 AM
Gorgeous clarity and detail. Needn't be in color at all to be stunning. Were I a betting person, I'd say maybe a deep pink?
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 09/24/2008 10:04:31 AM
This is a gorgeous b&w flower! I love the contrast - the whites, the blacks and everything in between - the sharpness and how the flowers pops against the black background. While it doesn't make me think of a particular color, it does give me the visualization of a light colored center with darker tips.
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 09/24/2008 08:30:22 AM
The lighting and sharpness makes this photo, great job, although I am not sure what colors are involved here it screams vibrant to me just as it is! Who cares what the colors actually are LOL
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 09/24/2008 05:52:13 AM
This is one of my favorites...beautifully done!
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 09/24/2008 03:12:37 AM
I "see" so many beautiful colors in this. Great work!
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 09/23/2008 10:11:37 PM
Beautiful.
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