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Awaiting the Maelstrom
Awaiting the Maelstrom
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Contre-jour III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm F/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Dec 29, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2010

 A bud on a Star Magnolia on a late winter afternoon. I rather liked the swirling, malevolent bokeh behind the fuzzy bud so I turned it ominously green. One of those times when I couldn't resist a moody image!

PP - cropped, levels, duotone, cloned out 4 spots of sensor dust, lightened midtones, resized, sharpened, added border.

Statistics
Place: 35 out of 147
Avg (all users): 5.7283
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.4643
Avg (non-participants): 5.8547
Views since voting: 858
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 173
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/11/2011 06:41:11 PM
Lovely canvas.
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 01/11/2011 02:38:25 PM
Love the background blur, the halo of light.
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 01/10/2011 05:20:26 PM
Could be Powerful with greater sharpness. (Sharpness has been a weak area for me. I sympathize.) :)
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 01/06/2011 10:58:32 AM
Love it, especially the bokeh and green tones.
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 01/05/2011 05:21:38 PM
I love everything about this. The bokeh creates such a mood!!
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 01/05/2011 06:08:01 AM
Does not quite follow rule of thirds but a nice idea
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