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Challenge: Zen Photography II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: horsens
Date: Jun 20, 2009
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2009

taken in raw, with extendion tube. converted to jpg in PS, highpass, curves

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 146
Avg (all users): 5.7914
Avg (commenters): 6.2857
Avg (participants): 5.5500
Avg (non-participants): 5.9747
Views since voting: 760
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 139
Comments: 9
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07/02/2009 07:56:30 PM
Found this in the Critique Club section:

When I first saw this photo, I was a bit irked that it topped my entry for the challenge, but after a while, it grew on me a bit. This is a very good photo, and deserves the score it recieved since its so relaxing to look at. It fits the theme of the challenge perfectly, and the technicalities of this image are spot on.

The subject is not the most interesting thing to view, but it feels so alone, so left out. Focus is excellent, making the water surface seem like its holding it back, yet giving it life at the same time, the perfect balance, which is Zen.

Great job, well deserved score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/28/2009 09:33:02 PM
Love that the plant is pushing the surface tension.....6
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06/24/2009 10:48:39 AM
in tune with nature, that's zen.
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06/23/2009 03:47:00 PM
Very pretty and very delicate. Great for the challenge.
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06/23/2009 09:34:24 AM
Soft and peaceful. I like the composition and simplicity of the shot. Meets challenge well. Good job.
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06/22/2009 10:09:20 PM
Very zen, you've captured this challenge beautifully.
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06/22/2009 03:00:39 PM
I really like this shot. It almost looks like it had some selective desaturation. I do like the soft focus, but I think a little additional sharpness at the leaf and perhaps a little more depth of field would not have gone amiss.
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06/22/2009 12:26:17 PM
Good idea and elegant capture, though very perfectible: the focus is really too narrow, there is some motion/wind blur on the vertical blade, the spots in the lower right corner are spoiling the global harmony.
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06/22/2009 08:45:28 AM
like the idea of this very much but is the sharpest bit quite sharp enough?
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