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Challenge: Zen Photography II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Coconut Creek, FL
Date: Jun 15, 2009
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Insects, etc
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2009

 PP:
Topaz Adjust clarity preset with noise suppression on butterfly only.
Black & White adjustment layer in soft light mode (70%) for contrast.
White vignette in soft light mode to lighten background.
Topaz Adjust smooth & flat preset on background.
Border: Increased canvas, and added stroke, drop shadow and bevel.
Resized and sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 146
Avg (all users): 5.2857
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 5.0508
Avg (non-participants): 5.4730
Views since voting: 660
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 133
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/01/2009 11:01:16 AM
aww so pretty...
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 07/01/2009 05:50:21 AM
Your border is so cool. How did you do it? When I saw this, I thought - "lemony fresh" lol. Ok that is weird but I get a spring fresh feeling when I look at this photo. Like there's a butterfly in my bright and clean white house. :) Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/28/2009 05:56:48 PM
I'm troubled by various technical details that leave me feeling askew.....5
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 06/24/2009 03:47:29 PM
I really like the colors. The border is a little distracting to me, but I don't mark the score down for it.
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 06/23/2009 08:09:23 AM
Good contrast between butterfly and flower. DOF is to shallow IMO as the front wing is pretty blurry. The legs seem out of place as if the butterfly were smashed into the flower. Was it alive? Or just not fully landed yet?
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 06/23/2009 07:47:55 AM
Lovely photo, good focus mixed with softness. Not fond of the border.
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 06/22/2009 10:51:23 AM
Great depth of field control and color contrast between flora and fauna.
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 06/22/2009 08:54:06 AM
I LOVE the background you achieved here. Very beautiful colors. I only wish the butterfly were in a little different position.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2009 09:17:14 PM
Not a fan of the bevel/button appearance of the border. It distracts from what is otherwise a great image.
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