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Challenge: Underexposed (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Date: Sep 14, 2010
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2010

 Water drops.. I know :D

[Sep. 16th, 2010 01:11:00 PM]

I'm now completely convinced that this is a DNMC :( I feel so thick for not even considering that that an image should have been unexposed on more technical terms in the camera.. That thought didn't even come to my mind.

For each and every image I take I will inevitably pull the curves down.. That's like a major part of how I process images and ALL of my garden shots end up looking like this.. I think my friends would recognize this as mine a mile away :)

Thank you so much!! My first blue :D

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 110
Avg (all users): 6.9877
Avg (commenters): 8.3846
Avg (participants): 6.4694
Avg (non-participants): 7.2105
Views since voting: 5557
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 163
Comments: 43
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 10/07/2010 02:22:19 AM
Congratulations on such a well deserved win! I was one of your 8's and would have probably voted higher if I had studied this shot as much as I have now. This is truely a lovely photo.

I couldn't remember why your profile name was so familiar to me until I remembered that you were the first person to ever give me a comment on one of my photos, which encouraged me to start entering challenges - so thanks!
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 09/28/2010 11:10:12 AM
Excellent image congrats!
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 09/27/2010 07:53:01 PM
simply beautiful.
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 09/27/2010 05:57:02 AM
so dramatic & beautiful..totally my kind of image, I love the drama of this. CONGRATS on the Blue
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 09/27/2010 05:28:29 AM
Absolutely gorgeous
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 09/26/2010 02:54:22 AM
Congrats on the ribbon,great image.
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 09/25/2010 07:25:37 PM
A big congrats on your first blue!!!!!
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 09/25/2010 08:06:05 AM
Splendid work man.
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 09/25/2010 06:51:26 AM
With so much exposure how can this be under exposed?
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 09/24/2010 03:41:30 AM
A first! Congratulations, great Urfa, all hail those who are not afraid of the dark.
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 09/23/2010 05:13:42 AM
Urfa, this is beautiful...a very outstanding picture for sure...these are the same tones that I love...rich, rich and very dark tonal values...superb picture!!!
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 09/22/2010 08:42:00 AM
From a mood standpoint this is just my cup of tea. Nice image and congrats.
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 09/22/2010 07:02:55 AM
I think this is gorgeous. MANY congrats on your well deserved win.
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 09/22/2010 02:58:46 AM
Nicely captured.
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 09/22/2010 01:24:41 AM
Way to go!
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 09/22/2010 12:53:24 AM
Congrats on your first blue. This was my joint favourite image in the challenge (I gave out two 9's). So dark, yet clarity perfectly retained. Great image.
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 09/22/2010 12:10:27 AM
Beautiful. Eloquent. Inspirational.
I love your style Urfa.
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 09/21/2010 11:17:20 PM
Congrats Urfa, sublime image.
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 09/21/2010 11:03:41 PM
Beautiful image, congrats on your well deserved first blue!
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 09/21/2010 10:22:26 PM
I love it
Congrats
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 09/21/2010 10:07:58 PM
You really are Great! Well done, it's a perfect shot.
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 09/21/2010 10:02:36 PM
Congrats Urfa!
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 09/21/2010 09:38:54 PM
Congrats on your first (but not your last) blue ribbon! You are AWESOME!
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 09/21/2010 09:36:58 PM
stunning! congrats!
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 09/21/2010 08:29:55 PM
Well done
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 09/21/2010 08:14:28 PM
This was one of my best for this challenge, very well done and congrats.
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 09/21/2010 08:12:58 PM
Far out, Urf!! Congratulations!! Beautiful image.
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 09/21/2010 08:04:38 PM
AWESOME!! Huge congrats on the ribbon! Wear it proudly. :-)
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 09/21/2010 08:04:19 PM
oooh this is simply gorgeous! congrats on the blue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2010 01:36:43 PM
Wow !! My favorite so far ! Well use of underexposure to bring something to the picture !! 10 and a fav !
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 09/21/2010 07:44:58 AM
Wow this is an amazing capture, definitely my favorite in this contest, great DOF and details on the leaves, perfect 10
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 09/20/2010 07:43:02 AM
I really like this shot. I really like that you really focused (compositionally and figuratively) on the highlights on the water drops. It almost gives the appearance of a vignette.
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 09/19/2010 09:01:30 AM
I'm rooting for you!
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 09/19/2010 01:24:17 AM
Sweet as, I give you a 10.
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 09/18/2010 02:57:58 PM
One of the few (maybe only) pictures in the challenge that I thought really carried the theme and had relatively dark subject. Excellent job.
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 09/18/2010 02:35:24 AM
One of the rare picture really underexposed in this challenge, and moreover with an underexposure used in a creative way. Congrats
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 09/17/2010 03:40:28 PM
Nice detail and great dof.
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 09/17/2010 01:23:50 PM
I am very impressed with this photo. One of the rare of the challenge in which underexposure really adds to the mood. Very well done!
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 09/16/2010 05:17:29 AM
Nice, the water droplets definitely stand out. 9
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 09/16/2010 04:55:57 AM
Gorgeous. I don't really consider it underexposed as this is perfect, but it is slightly low key. I love it.
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 09/15/2010 01:28:21 PM
The tones and colors in this are absolutely beautiful. So rich. I hope it does well (I'm not voting), but to be honest, I love it like this and can't imagine it not in these dark tones. Of course that's without seeing it. Beautiful photo.
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 09/15/2010 03:02:05 AM
Lovely!!
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 09/14/2010 10:22:34 PM
Lovely image, just enough light to make the 3D effect work and the BG dissapear!
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