...a lump of purest green.
by xianart

Comment by tony2802:
would be better if center wasn't washed out

...a lump of purest green.
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Comment by kittenz:
that is so cool!!good job!!

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Comment by xianart:
this was shot with a lensbaby. no post processing blurring at all - in fact i sharpened with high pass! looking back i probably should have used a smaller aperture (a little rubber/metal ring that you slip on top of the optic in a lensbaby!), but i was carried away with the whole newness of the lensbaby, baby! it's a very steep learning curve with this lens. i shot about 30 of this, to get the focus i wanted. i ended up having to sit in the hallway just to get this much of the room in the view. i was probably about 25 feet away from the trunk.

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Comment by SDW:
From the Critique Club

OK keeping it real here. I think you picked a good place to take the shot. It's not to tightly cropped and it does give me a little sense of empty room. The trunk is a nice prop for the shot. However IMO the post processing you did hurt the photograph. I know thats just my opinion but the only thing in the photograph in focus is a portion of the top of the trunk and the lower right side of the window.

I think I know what you were going for here but feel it would have been achieved better with lower light dim out the room instead of selective blurring.

Over all a good location and prop but I really cannot critique the full image because over 2/3rds of it is obscured by blurred post processing. I feel a natural way of approaching your idea would of rendered a very nice photograph.

I hope you find this critique helpful and if you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact me.
SDW

Message edited by author 2006-06-13 08:02:29.

...a lump of purest green.
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Nice and bright, would like it better if that little bit of blue weren't there.

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Comment by glad2badad:
I'm surprised this didn't place a little higher. Guess it's a love it/hate it kinda shot, although the voting curve doesn't really suggest that. Hmmm.

Making me think about a Lensbaby however! Might be a fun idea for Father's Day. ;^)

...a lump of purest green.
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Comment by ralfw:
I spent a lot of time in the sun today, and my eyes are fried - this shot actually PULSATES! Wow, very cool! (But seriously, cool capture - looking forward to finding out what this is and how the lighting was setup.) Good luck!

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Comment by B74A:
no comment

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Comment by carisakD70:
Do I smell a lens baby? I really like this shot, the selective focus works for it IMHO

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Comment by TooCool:
I wanna see the original... How much of this is in camera and how much is PP... Do I like it? Not sure... Wanna know how it was done though.
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