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Challenge: Band Names (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Aug 11, 2009
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2009
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The annual Tiger Swallowtail gathering has started on my Butterfly Bush, so I got the bright idea to try and get one in flight. That's HARD! They fly quite erratically and unpredictably. Birds are easier.
Since this was a 60's/70's band I thought a funky sort of shot worked for it. I love that the little face and body is in focus but the rest is a blur; very ghostly effect. This may be a love/hate kind of shot ... more likely hate, and the thumb isn't likely to "wow" anyone. If it breaks 5.0 I'll be surprised.
Used fill flash.
PP - converted from RAW, rotated, cropped, white balance, increaed saturation on red through green hues and shifted a little to the right, increased brightness and contrast, reduced noise, resized, sharpened, added border, brought saturation down a little on yellower greens. |
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03/30/2010 11:08:07 PM |
| Fantastic. The focus and muted colors give this a sort of 'chalky' look that I find very appealing. |
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08/17/2009 09:13:21 AM |
| Not coming off to me well, I'm afraid. I think the major issue for me is the noisy bokeh in the background. The blurry butterfly looks pretty neat, however. |
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08/17/2009 08:49:59 AM |
| I would prefer to see something in focus. |
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08/13/2009 06:00:00 PM |
| I know you were trying for a sprit effect...but, it turned out blurry more than anything. I like the idea though! |
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08/12/2009 04:09:18 PM |
| Neat idea, but I don't think that the low-res internet version does it justice. |
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08/12/2009 11:16:19 AM |
| One of my only 10s out of both challenges this week. I think it's fantastic |
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