Growth
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Haneck:
Fasinating!

Growth
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Comment by basssman7:
Ok, it looks like a plant that is rooting in a glass of water, and I can see a water drop on the outside of the glass.

I like the macro type close up of the plant growth, however I think that the overall brightness on the white parts of the plant and the glass itself detracts from a great concept. I might not have included the sides of the glass either.

Bottom line is that I like the concept, I like the plant, but it appears a bit overexposed. :)

Sploosh!
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Comment by kmtregoe:
whoa... i love the highlights and spash created by water... less negative space would have called for a better shot

Growth
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Comment by shutterpuppy:
This is fantastic. Very intriguing image with great tones and nice use of grain. Perhaps a slightly tighter crop to get rid of the vase(?) lines on either side - but then they may actually add something to the image (I go back and forth).

Sploosh!
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Comment by Hovan:
Beautiful.

Dead Head Flower
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Comment by one2one:
Cool shot, nice work.

Pretty Little Flower - Best of 2007
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Comment by smilebig4me1x:
**Critique Club**

first of all let me say that you chose a wonderful flower! Even tho it isnt the same flower as the orginal one I think its "close enough" tho I dont think voters thought the same thing. Without knowing that you used an "acid filter" one would think that this had the wrong white balance. so my suggestion for using a filter is to either go all the way or dont go. you have to make the use of a filter so obvious here that voters will KNOW that it was used or they will vote you down because they got the wrong conclusion. after sitting here for about 20 minutes just looking at the flower I have finaly decided what it is about it that "felt" weird. I knew it was something about the center but just coudnt put my finger on it. Its the blur of the orange. the blur of the orange doesnt match the blur of the petals. This is from using such a small apeture. increasing your ISO and apeture will let the DOF widen and have a more evenly sharp photo. I notice in your notes that you did some cloneing. thats good but you left two imperfection on the petal int he bottom left of the photo. DPC likes perfection so keep that in mind when your editing. all in all I think you did a good job on this but it was such a competive challenge. keep up the great work.
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Growth
by freakin_hilarious

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
This is interesting, as I was experimenting with some similar shots a couple of weeks ago. Trying to photograph some plants I've been rooting. I think the subject blends into the background a little too much, and there's not a lot of fine detail. Shooting through glass may account for some of that.

Frank the Cat II
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Comment by sherpet:
Awesome eyes here.....

Frank the Cat II
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Comment by SnapperL:
nice clarity in the eyes. i might have 'healed' some of that dander.