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Comment by robinsphotos:
Great action shot, good color.

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Comment by glad2badad:
Wow! What a nice field to play on, such lush grass! A couple of things I like about this image vs other soccer/rugby images in this challenge is that you've captured a nice focused action shot, and you don't have a distracting cluttered background (road sign and lamp post are very minor in comparison). The look of concentration of the back guy is cool also. Good luck in the challenge.

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Comment by marycciu:
This makes me giggle... imagine if the ball wasn't there! :) Very nice photo.

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Comment by scarbrd:
First impression - Pretty flower, nice composition.

This bokeh thing is difficult to capture. Most definitions of bokeh include some sort of out of focus highlights. However, the blue and the yellow ribbon winners didn't really have that. So bokeh has evolved it seems to be something with out of focus elements that add to the composition. In that case, you were successful. The main flower is very sharp and the background completely blurred.

The shadow falling on the middle of the flower probably takes a but of the impact away. Choosing a flower more in the light and shooting at a different time of day might have helped. The quality of light is excellent.

This is a good shot of a pretty flower that is lacking a certain "wow" factor needed to score higher at DPC.

I hope this was helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

David

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Comment by Simpa:
nice.

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Comment by leeroysoup:
Nice shot like the orange against the green.

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Comment by ratz:
Beautifully done!

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Comment by Judi:
Great colours and DOF for this beauty.

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Comment by sherpet:
It could be a little more sharper in focusing...

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Comment by mbmcnabb:
great color