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Dormant Dandilion
Dormant Dandilion
crabappl3


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Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: McKinney, TX
Date: Jan 9, 2005
Aperture: f/3.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 9, 2005

 You'd think that in the middle of winter, that we would be spared from the weeds, but not in Dallas. Today while taking down my Christmas lights I came across two of these little pests in my yard. Although a nice addition of color during this otherwise dead season, I can't help but think that it is only a sign of how many of these I'll have to fend off come spring.

Eye of the beholder, to some, it's a pretty little flower, to others, it's a pest that has invaded their lawn.

-danny

Statistics
Place: 69 out of 241
Avg (all users): 5.7273
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5641
Avg (non-participants): 5.8947
Views since voting: 1063
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 231
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/16/2005 10:37:01 PM
what i like about this shot is the little bits of stringy sharp bits on the top of the flower. I really do not think the border adds much too your shot. I also think this shot would be incredible and very dramatic with a black background, tho the blue is a creative choice and unique choice.
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 01/16/2005 10:16:13 PM
Cool colors and light.
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 01/15/2005 06:49:19 PM
very lovely colors!!
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 01/14/2005 07:23:46 AM
The flower almost appears to glow. The completely neutral background other than the tip of the vase is brilliant. Very nice job!
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 01/13/2005 05:22:29 PM
I love it how the strong, warm yellow/orange saturated flower pops out of the soft cool background.
The spot on the vase that shines pretty bright is distracting, it might tell something about bokeh, but it breaks the soft eveness of the background. 10 anyway. :)
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 01/13/2005 03:52:52 PM
I like the way the orange/yellow stands out against the blue/grey background. Also well executed bokeh.
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 01/12/2005 06:47:19 PM
i don't like the border.
photo is good.
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 01/11/2005 06:51:54 AM
subtly delicious. lovely, lovely colors
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 01/10/2005 03:01:05 PM
Great lighting. Looks anything but dormant, though!
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 01/10/2005 02:05:56 PM
The short definition of Bokeh from KenRockwell.com, which I am using for voting on this challenge: "Bokeh describes the rendition of out-of-focus points of light." Check, Is the subject enhanced by the bokeh of the background? Definitely. Well done, crabappl ;)
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 01/10/2005 12:27:01 PM
Not a lot of bokeh to this, just a cluster of them near the bottom. Strange, eerie colors. Effective frame. As an aside, I'd question whether this dandelion is really "dormant", but that's neither here nor there. Nicely composed and lit.
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 01/10/2005 12:25:58 PM
I like this image a lot but don't know that the blurred areas of the image add that much impact for me or wow me with their aesthetic. Certainly I do think that the shallow DOF background works well for the image and I also like the little bit of detail and reflection on the container but - the shapes and colours of the background don't thrill me. There's also something weird about the luminous nature of the dandelion head - something about the lighting perhaps that looks odd to me. I voted this a 6.
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