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Watching The Clouds Roll By
Watching The Clouds Roll By
jasonlprice


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Backsides (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Date: Jun 13, 2007
Aperture: F11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/530
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2007

Thanks for all your comments...No harm was done to the flower or bee :) This was shot in the garden. God's backdrop and lighting not mine :) The sky and clouds were perfect that day.

PS. I didn't use a flash or a reflector, it was just some really wonderful hazy lighting (sun low on the western horizon) on a hot summer day (thus the clouds and rich sky). The sunflower was facing east.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 381
Avg (all users): 6.7704
Avg (commenters): 7.6296
Avg (participants): 6.7237
Avg (non-participants): 6.8305
Views since voting: 2628
Views during voting: 244
Votes: 135
Comments: 37
Favorites: 2 (view)


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06/25/2007 02:21:30 PM
Well done, Jason. Great top 10 finish. That 85mm lens has just shot to the top of my shopping list ;-)
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06/25/2007 09:18:34 AM
Nice shot!
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06/25/2007 09:03:59 AM
Congrats Jason on the great finish!!
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06/25/2007 08:56:56 AM
Thanks everyone! Also on a side note no harm was done to the flower or bee :) This was shot in the garden and yes that 85 1.8 is one awesome lens. That is God's backdrop and lighting not mine :)

06/25/2007 07:24:15 AM
Wonderful shot Jason...congrats on your top 10!!
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06/25/2007 03:01:25 AM
wow..amazing cripsness and colour. That 85mm lens is a beauty! Well done on a great finish
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06/25/2007 01:25:13 AM
gorgeous! congrats on high finish!
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06/25/2007 12:09:46 AM
Mind boggling beauty. Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/24/2007 10:48:04 PM
Comp, colors, detail, all sharp.
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06/24/2007 05:39:25 PM
I'm not sayin' it is, but your sky background looks fake. I also have never cared for the single inline. It rarely actually adds to the shot and doesn't here...
TC
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06/23/2007 11:27:20 PM
Almost looks like a painting. Nice.
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06/23/2007 09:53:16 PM
Love the rich colors and the composition.
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06/23/2007 01:03:47 PM
really nice details and colors!
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06/23/2007 06:51:39 AM
Very nice image- amazing clarity abd sharpness
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06/22/2007 02:19:22 PM
i can't decide if the apparently missing centre petal bugs me or pleases me. it's an obvious flaw, but then it adds a natural feel to the overall thing. the colours and level of precise detail is amazing, and very pleasing to the eye, especially the very rich blue, yellows and greens. the border is a tad naff, to be honest, and i'm not sure if mr bee really adds to the overall shot. and also te composition is a little bit too much in the corner or maybe the flower head is a little bit too big; either one by the tiniest margin, but still enough to slightly unsettle the overall karma. still very lovely though.

My First Weighted Scoring System ™; composition + technical 2.5/3, challenge 1/1, post processing results 2/2, ooooh factor 3/3, originality 0.50/1 = 9
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06/21/2007 12:46:33 PM
Wonderful colors!
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06/21/2007 08:59:10 AM
cool like how you got the backside of the bee also
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06/21/2007 07:45:40 AM
Fantastic colors. Very nice. 10
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06/21/2007 12:32:51 AM
Beautiful colors. How did you do your frame?
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06/20/2007 03:57:52 PM
Beautiful composition and vivid contrast. Not sure if the bee helps the photo or not.
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06/20/2007 10:53:19 AM
technicolor dream...vote for 2nd
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06/20/2007 10:27:53 AM
Interesting processing. I really like the effect it gave. It's very surreal. I think it would be a little stronger without the border. 8.
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06/20/2007 12:51:26 AM
nice and crisp. did you use a flash? 7
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06/19/2007 06:30:02 PM
Now THERE is a good sunflower photo. Very nice!! The colors are great, composition is interesting and the bee is just a little added touch. Nice border, too. I can't vote, but I would have given a 10.
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06/19/2007 01:57:24 PM
Simply awesome colors!!
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06/19/2007 10:33:36 AM
This is what I failed to do, brilliant! The detail is amazing, nice use of negative space.
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06/18/2007 10:47:24 PM
Clear as a bell! Love the shot...Bravo! *10*
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06/18/2007 09:21:09 PM
wow great colors and clarity. i just wish there wasn't that distracting border. still, 8.
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06/18/2007 06:26:38 PM
one of my favourites, I am even going to ignore the haloing around the flower and give you a 10
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06/18/2007 06:16:17 PM
One of the best flower shots in the challenge. Could have done without the frame though...
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06/18/2007 10:46:04 AM
I like the way the cloud frames the flower... cool!
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06/18/2007 09:00:48 AM
I'm seeing too much obvious PS work here, especially around the edge of the cloud.
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06/18/2007 08:46:16 AM
Nice interpretation of challenge. well exposed, interesting subject. 8
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06/18/2007 07:35:42 AM
grat colors
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06/18/2007 05:00:50 AM
Not only a great flower shot but the bee is awsome timing, the cloud position is perfect. Now that I think about it i'm thinking studio shot but it doest matter. Goodluck should be top 10 if not top 3
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06/18/2007 04:59:06 AM
:) how cute, a big brother and a little brother, sitting there watching the clouds:)
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06/18/2007 12:42:17 AM
spectacular crispness and magnificent colour...9
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