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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: VT - usa
Date: Sep 24, 2006
Aperture: f:18
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

orignal file name 290_9073.CRW

shot this on september 24th, 2006 - another of our betta fish in a wine glass. shot with canon 10d and the 50mm 1.8 i don't own anymore. the fish has since died, and been replaced with a crown tail version ( a bit more frills on the fins ) he's cool though up in fish heaven.

converted from raw ( no adjustments ).
masked out all but the fish - and ran a heavy levels adjustment to bring out underexposed fish - copied the mask to a curves adjustment layer - and then copied the mask again for a hue/saturation adjustment layer.

i repeated that process for the lawn and tree line at the top.

then i burned in the clouds a bit.

sharpened full size - convert to 8bit - convert to sRGB - resize to 720px - sharpen web res - save as for web.

i'm entering this for the DPCO4 and my team globetrotters. personally i'm not thrilled with it. but i don't take a ton of photos - at least i haven't too this point. job ate up most of my free time during the warmer months, and winter is kinda of a drag here in vermont. not trying to make excuses - it is what it is...

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Place: 454 out of 1129
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Avg (commenters): 6.6066
Avg (participants): 5.6973
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Views since voting: 932
Views during voting: 722
Votes: 483
Comments: 67
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03/18/2009 08:55:40 AM
I loved this picture. It should have done better. A very creative image. Great job
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:03:19 PM
Beautiful color and detail in the fish. Creative use of background / sky reflection. Very, very nice.
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03/17/2009 09:14:17 PM
Centered.
03/17/2009 04:24:30 PM
I like that the world is upside down in this view.
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03/17/2009 01:46:47 PM
Striking and interesting fish in a fishbowl image. The cloud and sky reflections in the bowl really makes it. 7
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03/17/2009 08:45:04 AM
A fascinating perspective.
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03/16/2009 11:12:29 PM
Too weird. My brain can't make sense of it.
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03/16/2009 06:50:41 PM
poor fish doesn't know like he knows which way is up! 8
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03/16/2009 05:22:01 PM
This is the sort of creative, out-of-the-box photo I'd like to see more of here at DPC!!! Among best of class.
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03/16/2009 02:11:19 PM
Perfect title and an ingenious idea - beautifully rendered and presented. Very cool shot!
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03/16/2009 01:33:32 PM
Cool reflection at the top. Nice close up.
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03/16/2009 04:40:17 AM
cool fish .. love the bowl and the reflections .. great shot . :)
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03/16/2009 04:25:15 AM
Clever concept but I wish you hadn't cropped the edges off.
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03/16/2009 04:09:29 AM
nice shot
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03/15/2009 10:46:20 PM
good shot like the eye sharpness
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03/15/2009 06:40:23 PM
Interesting effect of refraction. The color, sharpness and detail in the fish are excellent.
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03/15/2009 04:40:44 PM
cool! I wish the tail wasn't cut off but the idea and colors are solid
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03/15/2009 12:51:10 PM
I like the idea and it's well handled here.
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03/15/2009 12:24:29 PM
interesting image, love the inverted reflection
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03/15/2009 12:02:16 PM
hehe, this is fun. nice detail in the background and the fish, but it seems like a little sharpening would benifit it. maybe some burning on small places on the fish too
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03/15/2009 10:17:53 AM
This is pretty cool and unique.
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03/15/2009 09:30:44 AM
Intriguing and bizarre but also technically very well done. Well done and good luck for the rest of the challenge. 8
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03/15/2009 07:38:36 AM
Wonderful fish swimming in the sky!
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03/15/2009 05:10:42 AM
I rate 8 extra point for idea ;) great shot
brano
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03/14/2009 11:46:05 PM
Intriguing; very well done
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03/14/2009 08:10:06 PM
Interesting! I think just sky in the bowl may have been cool!
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03/14/2009 05:27:47 PM
Love the perspective, the topsy turvy view, the colors.
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03/14/2009 03:49:35 PM
Well, nothing really making this look like its not just a snap shot. The point of focus would have been good if it were on his eye.. maybe cropped tighter in on the fish and cut out the edge of the bowl. Possibly try putting a backdrop behind the bowl? I do like the clouds in the water though.
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03/14/2009 01:06:06 PM
Nice colorful shot
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03/14/2009 12:40:53 PM
wow this is unique, I love it , excellent clarity and focus. 8
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03/14/2009 11:24:42 AM
I like how the scene is inverted.
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03/14/2009 08:41:39 AM
This is a cute fish & an interesting idea. Is that the real background reversed behind the fish? Very cool.
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03/14/2009 01:14:05 AM
Super neat
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03/13/2009 11:14:55 PM
Great colors and clarity. A very pleasant and interesting image to view. 9
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03/13/2009 08:20:42 PM
Great comp, idea and execution.
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03/13/2009 07:03:09 PM
i have the same fish...
confusing but good photo
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03/13/2009 06:17:25 PM
great colour fish and very nice reflections
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03/13/2009 05:31:55 PM
really cool..
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03/13/2009 05:01:49 PM
Rare to find your subject within your lens! Beautiful colors on the fish. Nice.
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03/13/2009 03:14:10 PM
Beautiful detail in this closeup, nice fisheye technique. 7
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03/13/2009 12:50:38 PM
great almost surreal picture. Love the details in the sky and trees. no vote
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03/13/2009 12:25:34 PM
Good idea. A little blurry but like the upside reflection.
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03/13/2009 11:32:49 AM
The outside came in into the fish bowl
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03/13/2009 10:07:32 AM
Very nice! Beautiful clarity on the fish and the upside down world is intriguing.
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03/13/2009 07:43:59 AM
cool effect
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03/12/2009 10:52:56 PM
Cool setup!! Beautiful Beta Fish. You captured the coloring well. It really makes him pop! I do wish that the side of the house wasn't reflected on the left of the picture, but that is just me being a little picky.
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03/12/2009 10:35:47 PM
That's a great perspective. Wonder how you came upon this idea for a shot?
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03/12/2009 08:55:57 PM
Nice tones and relfection. Good editing and detail. 8
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03/12/2009 06:43:08 PM
I normally hate refraction shots, but this one is nicely creative. It does seem like there is some haloing around the dorsal fin of the beta. Other than that, I like the 'world turned upside down' feeling that you captured here.
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03/12/2009 05:20:51 PM
Great idea, superb !
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03/12/2009 09:32:21 AM
cool effect
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03/12/2009 08:05:10 AM
A very striking image, well spotted and taken
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03/12/2009 03:38:41 AM
Very cool. Nice edit and great colours.
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03/12/2009 02:28:30 AM
hehehehe love it, no comments, great! 7
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03/12/2009 01:47:46 AM
This is outstanding in its own, quirky way. Title is utterly integral to the image. Thumbs up from me.
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03/11/2009 10:29:26 PM
awwww...I just bought a beta fishy. Love the colors. - nice detail.
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03/11/2009 08:22:50 PM
Great perspective and color. Well shot.
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03/11/2009 07:44:37 PM
Interesting refraction... with the fish right side up, and the trees upside down, it makes for a nice composition.
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03/11/2009 02:33:47 PM
nice one -8
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03/11/2009 02:18:32 PM
interesting angle, colors and composition. I just wish part of the house did not reflect in the overall image.
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03/11/2009 01:00:26 PM
Love this with the sky reflected in the bowl.
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03/11/2009 11:02:22 AM
Very interesting image, I think it would have worked better without the house, totally ethereal
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03/11/2009 08:16:43 AM
Interesting and fairly well executed.
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03/11/2009 07:40:35 AM
Great shot.
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03/11/2009 02:35:40 AM
Clever image.

Don't like the crop, the bowl is confusing to me without a reference to what it's resting on, but perhaps that how the magic of the shot was obtained.
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03/11/2009 01:43:17 AM
tHAT'S A COOL SHOT.
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03/11/2009 01:21:33 AM
Beautiful. Love your interpretation of the title.
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