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Comment by Strikeslip:
Wow, you could shave with that dof, very impressive! Call me a newbie, but I don't think I've ever seen such pretty bokeh, and on BOTH sides of the focus plane, no less, sheesh!

The Deep
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Comment by SandyP:
How pretty. I love the soft blur and glow in this.

The Deep
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Comment by MrsFuzzButt:
I have come back to this photo several times during my voting. I'm not real fond of the focus here and I can't decided whether the division of this into three panels is a plus or a minus. I love the color and think that with a little more focus on the shell this would be an incredible shot (and possibly a good entry into the Free Study). 6

The Deep
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Comment by riolobo:
How does the division of your picture into three frames enhance the photo? How does this "tell...a story or illustrates a concept or object" better than the original image?

The Deep
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Comment by ladyhawk22:
Wow! Really interesting triptych framing, but I LOVE it!! The colors and the DOF are BEAUTIFUL!! This is just an amazing photo....truly lovely.

The Deep
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Comment by FotoMunki:
This is a cool picture, but I'm not sure how the triptych adds to the overall image.

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Comment by Keith Maniac:
I like it. Very cool. Love the colors and crazy bokeh. Great way to divide the photo into 3 panels, too. Works for me! Great work! 9...

The Deep
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Comment by jenesis:
I love this! Colors are pleasing and the DOF really makes this composition spectacular.

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Comment by Rikki:
This looks like a Dax entry. the blues and overall tonality of this image is very nice and pleasing to the eye. The thumbnail works well and immediately grabbed my attention. I was a bit disappointed when the shell wasn't in full focus. if it were, this would have ranked pretty high. The use of "odd" frame sizes works well and I'm glad that you did it this way so as not to divide the shell in pieces. 7

The Deep
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Comment by mesmeraj:
I just Love this image. It is so very chimerical.
As it goes, i probably would have prefered it as a whole image rather than a triptych, but your use of the 3 differing panels was definately the best approach i can see for dividing the image.