Lollypop
by -Bec-

Comment:
My pick for the winner.....10
I would have shifted a bit more off center ...or...centered it.

Child's Play
by nordic

Comment:
Very nicely done....a favorite. What the heck is that background?...10

Wood duck
by bormic

Comment:
beautiful entry.....one of my top three.

Cherika
by whiteroom

Comment:
Very nice entry......one of my top three.

Off
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Looks like a macro of an insect's eye.....it's no worse than many of those placing above you. Some shots just don't appeal to the masses.

I Spy
by jimness

Comment:
funny how works of art, including your own, are sometimes disqualified and sometimes not.

Soft, Delicate, Beautiful
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Oh what a lovely daisy. I do however prefer yellow daisies.
If you had chosen a perfect specimen rather than one with a damaged petal I would have voted it much higher. Remember, when doing a still life, only a perfect, flawless specimen will do, even when using soft focus.

Message edited by author 2006-09-01 11:44:16.

Brass-Wound Bass Strings
by GeneralE

Comment:
Bass strings on my guitar, macro mode, Daylight-balanced fluorescent lighting, handheld.

-RGB Curve
-Noise-reduction with PictureCooler
-Resize for DPC
-Crop from bottom to 3:2 ratio
-USM at 16%/64 dia/TH = 0
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5 (second application)
-USM at 88%/0.8 dia/TH = 5 (third application)
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 9/10 = 112kb

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EXIF:
File: - G:\00FotoFolder-FW\0608_Aug-Photos\060806\IMG_1636.JPG

Make - Canon
Model - Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 180
YResolution - 180
ResolutionUnit - Inch
DateTime - 2006:08:06 19:21:35
YCbCrPositioning - Centered
ExifOffset - 196
ExposureTime - 1/400 seconds
FNumber - 2.70
ExifVersion - 0220
DateTimeOriginal - 2006:08:06 19:21:35
DateTimeDigitized - 2006:08:06 19:21:35
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 5 (bits/pixel)
ShutterSpeedValue - 1/403 seconds
ApertureValue - F 2.71
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 2.71
MeteringMode - Center weighted average
Flash -
FocalLength - 6.00 mm
UserComment -
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 2816
ExifImageHeight - 2112
InteroperabilityOffset - 2772
FocalPlaneXResolution - 12515.56
FocalPlaneYResolution - 12497.04
FocalPlaneResolutionUnit - Inch
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
CustomRendered - Normal process
ExposureMode - Auto
WhiteBalance - Manual
DigitalZoomRatio - 1.00 x
SceneCaptureType - Standard

Maker Note (Vendor): -
Macro mode - Macro
Self timer - Off
Quality - Superfine
Flash mode - Not fired
Sequence mode - Single or Timer
Focus mode - MF
Image size - Large
Easy shooting mode - Manual
Digital zoom - None
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal
ISO Value - 16784 (other)
Metering mode - Center weighted
Focus type - Manual
AF point selected -
Exposure mode - Tv-priority
Focal length - 600 - 7200 mm (100 mm)
Flash activity -
Flash details -
Focus mode 2 - 8
White Balance - Tungsten
Sequence number - 0
Flash bias - 0.00 EV
Subject Distance - 9
Image Type - IMG:PowerShot S3 IS JPEG

Interesting information.....I'm off now to try and duplicate this photo.

Greyhound Racing
by mtpp

Comment:
Great photo.....gonna use it as desktop background for a while.....10

Burn
by patrinus

Comment:
don't you just love a mushroom cloud ?
Super photo. Hope you post some outtakes.