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Challenge: High Contrast III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Silly Stuff
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Jun 5, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Humorous, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2008
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I can't think of a really good reason for sticking a toad on a flower except that I couldn't sleep and when I went outside in the very early morning I promptly discovered this toad and then looked over at the flowers and thought, gosh, that's a good contrast in several senses of the word, so I put them together. <--- ridiculously long sentence
Oh, and the throne is on a car hood which was wet with dew, and the raindrops on the flower are from storms last night.
Had to use the flash the sun wasn't really up yet.
I have no clue how this will fare with the voters ;-)
PP - converted from RAW, straightened, cropped, levels, converted to duotone, increased contrast, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction. |
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06/20/2008 10:42:40 AM |
| Really great shot, Mary. It looks like a page from a fairytale. |
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06/19/2008 04:03:39 PM |
Mary - what a great shot ! and a good finish in the challenge as well.
Love the explanation that goes with this - for me it adds that bit more to the photo :- ) |
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06/19/2008 02:58:00 PM |
| I'm just going through this challenge now, and this is a FANTASTIC image. I'm not sure if a frog has a face or not, but the look on his is priceless. Great job! |
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06/18/2008 11:01:23 PM |
| I really like this one in the challenge, as it looks like a page out of a fairytale story..... |
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06/18/2008 10:55:12 PM |
| The frog looks quietly outraged. :) I like this direct, frontal view, gives impact to the imperious "expression" on the frog. |
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06/15/2008 07:36:39 PM |
| While I'm generally not a huge fan of cool tones, this is a fantastic fairytale image. Perhaps you were taking a bit too long to set up this shot. Apparently, he is not amused. |
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06/13/2008 11:29:19 PM |
| I love the expression on the toad's face! |
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06/13/2008 01:17:00 PM |
| I love this shot, but (and i know this is a tall order) i wish the frog was "posing" different, maybe so we could see his side. Contrast and detail are great. It feels a tiny little bit crooked, maybe straighten a bit. 9 |
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06/13/2008 09:25:58 AM |
| Great contrast and subject matter. |
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06/11/2008 12:14:09 AM |
I found a ribbon winner!
I love this photo |
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