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Pink Azalea
Pink Azalea
Woody102


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Color (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Wilmington NC
Date: Apr 5, 2003
Aperture: f/405
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 6, 2003

My first entry

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04/17/2003 10:40:46 AM
Critique Club:

Hi Woody. Congratulations on your first DPC submission. Just a question about your aperture, I guess that was a typo: f/405?

You have chosen a common subject for the color challenge, flowers. I guess flowers depict color more than anything else, and your azalea does just that.

The main subject is a little out of focus however, the leaves immediately behind the flower have become the main focal point here. The shallow DOF is okay as the leaves right out the back have been blurred out. Had the focus been on the flower itself, the leaves immediately behind the flower would also have been blurred.

The lighting is also a little distracting, especially with those harsh shadows running along the surface of the flower.

All in all a simple photo which radiates a lovely shade of pink. No "wow" effect but a good start in DPC. I look forward to seeing more of your work in the near future.

Gary
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/12/2003 09:24:05 PM
nice lighting////
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04/11/2003 07:47:32 PM
I'm not sure the lighting and focus are where they need to be for this shot.
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04/11/2003 01:38:46 PM
good job, nice colors
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04/09/2003 11:24:42 AM
Very pretty.
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04/09/2003 02:35:43 AM
Nice flower. The focus is too far back.
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04/09/2003 01:24:47 AM
love the silhouettes on the petals. Also the leopard like pattern in the center petal. Unfortunately, the leaf just behind the blossom, to the left, seems the sharpest focus point. (I'd have cropped out the hot spot near the top.)
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04/08/2003 11:35:13 PM
Beautiful flower; lighting is different, yet quite interesting. Focus is a bit soft for my personal taste, though.
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04/08/2003 10:27:37 PM
More resolution could have really helped this image
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04/08/2003 01:50:49 PM
good job, nice photo.
04/08/2003 10:48:21 AM
Nice idea. Did you use a slow shutter speed? the flower looks a little blurry. I think perhaps a little more lighting would make the flower stand out more as well. Good composition otherwise
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04/07/2003 09:25:20 PM
good texture
04/07/2003 06:42:11 PM
the play of light and shadows doesn't compliment this flower very well... it would've been better with more consistent lighting.
04/07/2003 06:03:18 PM
A little blurry I think. And the shadows are "in the way" also.
04/07/2003 03:58:21 AM
A little oversaturated, isn't it?


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