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Challenge: The Username Challenge III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: At argviken on Fårön in Piteå, Sweden
Date: Jul 23, 2009
Aperture: f 13
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5s, 1/10s and 1/2
Galleries: Floral, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jul 26, 2009

 3 RAW exposures (1 f-stop difference) merged in Dynamic HDR.
Saved as "Eye Catching" and "Photographic". These two are layered in PS, levels and sauration on each layer. Opacity on the front layer and then merged.
Noice reduction with Imagenomic Noiceware Professional, resize, USM and save for the web.

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 169
Avg (all users): 5.7000
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 5.8116
Avg (non-participants): 5.5915
Views since voting: 777
Views during voting: 255
Votes: 140
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/03/2009 12:51:08 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

My first impression was of strong weirdness. It comes mainly from the irregular radial angles and is reinforced by the rolled-up petal and the faded colors. The square composition delimiting the round flower makes the irregularity of the petal even more obvious than any other composition would be. All this conveys perfectly well the trait of craziness you needed from your chosen username.

The technical execution of this photo is perfect, as far as I can tell. However, I am not sure if HDR was useful here. Unlike your entry in Flowers II, where you visibly increased the range of color tones, the effect is more subtle here. The first time I saw your image was on a cheap LCD monitor and the colors looked terribly flat. The second time was on a high-end screen and it looks fine. HDR seems dangerous to me for web publishing, if not used in order to achieve tones with higher contrast.

I think you took the challenge seriously and created a meaningful picture. In other words, you produced a very fine piece of art, where every element fits neatly together and creates an original mood. I guess you knew before entering that it is not necessarily the most DPC-friendly of subjects, therefore your nonetheless respectable score shows that it is very well done!

If you have any questions about this critique, please PM me.
Mike

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2009 12:07:41 PM
An amazing flower fits the user well...
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 07/27/2009 04:28:32 PM
The centered circular composition inside of the square format is really appealing. The curled up petals gives a whimsical feel to the photo.
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