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Challenge: Animals In Motion (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Symbols
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Amherst, MA
Date: Apr 26, 2009
Aperture: 14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Animals, Blur
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2009

 a more poetic movement I cannot imagine.

severe crop. big boost of lightening in curves. cloned out a fleck in the background. reduce noise. then USM.

the main skill involved here was taking hundreds of photos.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 143
Avg (all users): 5.1353
Avg (commenters): 7.8889
Avg (participants): 5.0441
Avg (non-participants): 5.1961
Views since voting: 964
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 170
Comments: 22
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 01/13/2013 08:54:57 AM
I think this has to be one of my favorites of yours, though I don't remember seeing it before. Such awesome movement and color!
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 05/04/2009 04:27:28 PM
Ha, turning a dpc cliche on its head! What could be more poetic?
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 05/04/2009 05:56:10 AM
A surprise (to me) that this was not rated more highly. I think it's an underrated treasure.
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 05/04/2009 04:41:04 AM
This is a work of art, I was one of your 10s.
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 05/04/2009 02:42:56 AM
(btw, I wasn't joking about wanting it on my wall - upload a print and I'll buy it)
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 05/04/2009 02:40:30 AM
It was you, huh? I'm one of your 10's :)
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 05/03/2009 11:49:11 PM
This would hang in a museum for abstract art, you were under scored.
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 05/03/2009 09:39:38 PM
Bah...on the voters! Very disappointed to see this one down here! To cheer myself up, I'm placing this one straight into my favs!
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 05/03/2009 08:50:59 PM
Really fine! Beautiful blur and color. Outstanding shot worthy of a large wall.
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 05/03/2009 08:16:08 PM
One of my 3 10's for this challenge. The color, blur, and texture in the background keep me engaged in the plight of this butterfly. Plus, it's got a great name.
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 05/03/2009 08:07:39 PM
Scored too low for sure. I love the colors and the blend of motion.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2009 04:52:26 PM
Lovely!
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 05/01/2009 05:02:14 AM
this is art! but maybe not scoring as well as i think it should, what a pity.....
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 04/30/2009 12:02:24 PM
Absolutely beautiful portrait, transcends the photographic medium to become purely about shape and form and motion and nature. Magic!
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 04/29/2009 10:03:09 AM
Beautiful blur!
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 04/28/2009 10:16:45 AM
Great colour and motion
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 04/28/2009 12:05:23 AM
Oh, this is lovely!
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 04/27/2009 07:22:14 PM
This is fantastic!!!
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 04/27/2009 04:16:42 PM
Abstract in it's execution, there are two ways to view this image - negatively in the sense that it's undetailed and in no way, from a strict interpretation standpoint, indicates motion or the effects of motion. On the other hand, it's very abstract nature is indicative of motion and the colors and motion blue give it a certain feel, as it related to the challenge subject, that is a plus. In this kind of quandry, and given this reviewer's propensity to positively rate abstract images, the benefit of the doubt goes to the author. The blend of color and background are complimentary which is an artistic plus and can be viewed as a technical plus. Not necessarily to everyone's taste, this might break into the top twenty and possibly the top fifteen images if the commenters and reviewers give it chance by understanding the nature of impressionist imagery.
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 04/27/2009 02:30:34 PM
I'm in love with this picture (and not just because of the username either :p)
Artistic and beautifully soft, yet bursting with colour - the sort of thing I wouldn't mind hanging up on my wall.
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 04/27/2009 08:24:31 AM
A beautiful poetic expression...9.
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 04/27/2009 12:33:38 AM
The colours and lovely abstract feel of this shot really appeal to me. Lovely work!
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