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Spikes - Lots of Spikes
Spikes - Lots of Spikes
FrankRobinson


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Challenge: Nightmares II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: Mauritius
Date: Apr 17, 2009
Aperture: 10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 125
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2009

 The Jardin Pamplemousse in Mauritius. This is the base of a lily pad...

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 05/01/2009 05:44:24 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Yikes, if that is only the base of a lilypad, I dread to see what the top looks like. Quite incredible with all the little spiky things inside the cells.

Technical: Pov and pp good; dof a little soft in lower right area. Composition risks being a little busy, there is no obvious focal point. The darkness in the top part seems to weigh the shot down a little.

Artistic: Fairly good shot, contrast and colours need a little punching up.

FWIW: If this were my shot I would have cropped out the entire top half of the shot and zoomed in on the diagonal line going almost perfectly from bottom-left to top-right corner. I may have also done, after contrast and saturation, a pass with a red filter to bring out the red blossom(?) in lower right, then perhaps done usm 1x and sharpen edges 1x, just to enhance the spikiness.

Good concept and execution, just needs a little work. Good work!

Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Susan
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04/22/2009 08:49:28 AM
is it some freakish plant? i cant even imagine stepping on that:/
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 04/20/2009 04:42:38 PM
Could very well be a cheesy monster from a B scifi movie. It certainly would be scary if the lighting were turned down a little to create a darker effect. A worthy entry into the challenge.
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 04/20/2009 02:28:16 PM
That sure is a nasty looking plant. Nice macro.
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