13 caps from my favorite brew......the rest are far fun. Can you find my favorite?
by SEG

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Let's just hope it's not Smirnoff ice or BL ;0

Interesting Kirk Kobayashi Maru on the challenge.

13 stripes
by ttroutman71

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13 stripes flying illegally, according to flag code ;0

But I'm not insanely patriotic, so no worries. :)

Your editing does seem a bit heavy handed in order to make the reds look super red and the whites the same. The tatters also look a bit...odd, like they've been selected a bit quickly. Their edges seem too definite and hard.

The Penitent
by vawendy

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This gave me a laugh so soon as I brought it up. 13 of a random object is easy and uninteresting, but to tell SOME story with 13 whatevers is what gets my vote, and you have done that quite well. Nice lighting, I particularly enjoy the shadows of the "crowd" upon the dejected pear. Nicely done.

She Loves Me... She Loves Me Not...
by ShaneBlake

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Editing is a bit weird here. The left has obviously been muted, be it burning or by a selection and dropping curves/levels. It looks very unnatural, and this is magnified by the differing levels of detail on the flower.

Peekaboo
by Bear_Music

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I've been generally unimpressed with all the entries that are 13 of whatever arbitrary item, as they're boring and uninteresting, but this is cool. You've made it cool through the limited DoF, the muted tones, and the interesting texture.

Mitochondrial
by nickyb

Comment:
Hmm. Very cool. I wish the writing in the background were absent, but this is a pretty interesting shot.

One Too Many
by h2

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So I take it to mean that 1 is evidently too many?

Well lit, nicely executed, but the idea isn't fleshed out entirely so far as the suggestion of the title goes. Still, this is extremely clean and catalogue worthy.

Late night snack
by ace flyman

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Extremely clean stock type photo. Arrangement is good but also looks unnatural, as well. It's nice to see a stock shot that isn't 13 of the same thing lined up together in an uninteresting fashion, however.

How many eyes do you see?
by sfmorris

Comment:
Wow- excellently seen. I'm curious if you captured and then thought, hey, maybe there were 13... or if you set out for this. Either way, a great application of the challenge and should be a great placement.

Milkweed Flowers
by escapetooz

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Agreed on the comments posted in our discussion. The end result came out nicely, especially with the OOF bright background backlighting the subject. Nicely seen.