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Challenge: Primary Colors (Classic Editing)
Collection: challenge entries
Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: Dining room, Nottuln
Date: May 11, 2003
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2003

I had no idea what to do for this challenge until I saw a blue rose at the florists. I never knew roses come in blue.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 99
Avg (all users): 6.4409
Avg (commenters): 7.1111
Avg (participants): 6.5342
Avg (non-participants): 6.3148
Views since voting: 3937
Votes: 127
Comments: 23
Favorites: 6 (view)


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05/19/2006 03:50:58 PM
This picture is full of life - full of Summer. It's Beautiful. I tend to focus in on the Yellow Rose ,,, but I keep moving my eyes towards the Blue Rose. I can see the "veins" in the petals of the Blue Rose whereas the Yellow and Red Roses are without "veins".

If there is a story here would it be that the Blue Rose is struggling to become as "perfect" as the other Roses ??

I love the picture though.

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05/21/2003 11:06:11 AM
From the Critique Club

Hi Gary,

Bear with me. It should not make a difference whose picture you're commenting on, but it does ... and you're successful at this site, which makes your work harder to comment on. Oh well. Here it goes.

I am going to be blunt. When I first saw this photo I didn't like it all that much (ouch, please don't hate me!). Technically very good, but emotionally it didn't work with me. The photo seemed "harsh" and the border bothered me. I gave it a 7 because it is a good photo. As I look at it more, I like it better, especially for the detailed, crisp edges on the yellow rose.

The composition is good, even though the photo showcases the three flowers without telling a story. A bit disquieting to me is that my eyes don't know where to look here, they tend to jump from one flower to the other, without a place to rest. Also, even though the picture looks square, it's not a perfect square - I wonder if that would make a difference?

Technically very good. One could argue that the lighting is a bit harsh, especially on the blue rose. I'm wondering, would it have made a difference if the blue and red roses exchanged places?

The border, well, I can see where this border works here. It adds to the high impact quality of the picture.

The photo meets the challenge head on, no problems here.

I guess you can tell I have mixed feelings about this picture, and I read the comments below and see your score and seem to be way off track. But to me, even though it is a good photo and your score reflects that, this one doesn't do it. I love the yellow rose, the other two not so much.

I guess this is where I get to say, "Keep up the good work!" (Duh!). I very much like your positive attitude at this site. Reminds me of a good friend of mine, she's highly competitive but always kind.

Take care,

Ursula
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05/20/2003 04:47:37 AM
Kiwi, how do u make the black back ground. Care to share it with me?
Anna
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05/19/2003 03:18:32 AM
Thanx for all the comments. The textures in the blue rose come from the dying process at the florists. This was originally a white rose and which was placed in water with blue dye in it and slowly turned blue. It isn’t possible to get a perfect blue though and this is the best which could be achieved. I also sprayed water on the roses to bring out the colors more. The effect seems a little oversaturated as some have said, however other than cropping and resizing I didn’t post process them at all.
05/19/2003 01:15:01 AM
I also came across some Blue Roses a couple of weeks ago, but was too chicken to submit to the Flora challenge. The ones I saw have crystals on the edges of the petals as if they'd used a sugar solution to dye them...your's look a little blown-out on the edges of the blue petals -- maybe a light diffuser would help there (my flower photo has a similar problem...sigh).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2003 11:54:36 PM
Wow...this has a lot going for it....different.
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05/17/2003 01:25:16 PM
Wonderful effect of the blue rose! Good one. kiwi :-)
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05/16/2003 11:41:03 PM
Good color and composition
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05/16/2003 11:22:53 PM
Amazing detail - beautiful, vibrant colors. 9
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05/16/2003 02:55:06 PM
a ribbon :)
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05/15/2003 11:49:53 PM
This is a nice idea, but the colors seem too fake. Are they oversaturated or overly adjusted? I'm not sure what it is, but the lighting also seems harsh causing them too look fake.
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05/13/2003 11:50:38 PM
Blue flower just doesn't feel right.
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05/13/2003 05:05:32 PM
the colors and detail are great ...good job 7
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05/13/2003 03:38:21 PM
Your composition and layout are nice. The colors on the black work to make a powerful impact on the viewer. I would like to see the saturation turned down a little. It's almost to much as the blue looks too hot. Nice shot. 8 -danny
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05/13/2003 02:28:58 PM
=8
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05/12/2003 11:55:44 PM
Nice. I have no idea how you get roses blue and peppers blue (another photo), but you did a great job doing it. :) The lighting is GREAT as well. 8.
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05/12/2003 05:35:07 PM
Very nice interpretation of the challenge. Good luck. Jacko. 8
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05/12/2003 03:05:21 PM
good work..love the idea and compositon..
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05/12/2003 01:32:04 PM
I like the unreal quality here.Nice
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05/12/2003 11:22:22 AM
The blue color is kind of weird for my eyes
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05/12/2003 11:09:56 AM
The blue rose is creepy - did you do that yourself? I really like your idea here - very nice lighting & composition
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05/12/2003 06:32:12 AM
wow! i've never seen a blue rose before...that's lovely! wonderful detail and a very creative concept. good job!
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05/12/2003 12:18:33 AM
The blue is saturated to the point it starts to clip.......


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