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3-D Botany
3-D Botany
dsidwell


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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flora (Classic Editing)
Collection: Macros & Other
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: River Heights, UT USA
Date: Apr 16, 2003
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Macro, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2003

 I'm exhausted. Here are my steps:

For my prop (the pastel picture):

1. Took photo of flowers in question
2. Made it artsy with Photoshop filters, notably Dark Strokes and Rough Pastels
3. Added the latin name of the flowers.
4. Printed the sheet.


For the photo:

1. Added live flowers and leaves to image for photo.
2. Took the photo pretty much straight on.
3. Slightly adjusted saturation levels
4. Unsharp mask
5. Viola! Victorian Botany!

Statistics
Place: 31 out of 139
Avg (all users): 6.2302
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 6.2222
Avg (non-participants): 6.2500
Views since voting: 1989
Votes: 139
Comments: 43
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 05/19/2003 07:13:46 PM
Unreal shot. My faves list is reserved STRICTLY for shots I would be inclined to try out, or want to remember the technique. I remembered this shot, but not who did it. Glad to see it was you! :) (rather than say EFAFJSally49191029324 lol

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 04/28/2003 01:16:07 PM
I did wonder how you got the text in without breaking the rules. Very clever, i feel bad about doubting you. Well done.
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 04/28/2003 10:58:00 AM
Beautiful idea and execution :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2003 11:23:00 PM
Very interesting presentation. I like the distortion of the lower flowers...
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 04/26/2003 08:34:35 PM
very clever
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 04/26/2003 06:06:27 PM
fantastic idea. great execution.
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 04/25/2003 10:42:37 PM
Very good Idea. It folled me for a minute or two but then I got it.
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 04/25/2003 04:37:57 PM
You got me! The first time I looked at it I was perplexed, but then saw how you seamlessly blended the two elements together. This is not only a good idea but nicely executed. I like your lighting and colors here. Good job.
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 04/25/2003 08:40:09 AM
Choice set up. It has been judged as legal by the administrators so congratulations on a top photo! I find that you should have cropped a tad more from the right hand side, it seems a little unbalanced to me. I particualrly like effectiveness of the blues and greens on the yellow background.
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 04/24/2003 09:13:07 PM
Really clever idea! Good job.
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 04/24/2003 06:51:04 PM
Wonderful idea and execution. Im sure you had more than one person wondering how you did this. The placement of the real flowers on the print are perfectly laid out.
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 04/24/2003 06:47:56 PM
Nice idea!
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 04/24/2003 06:19:03 PM
Oh, I see what you did. It's a picture of a painting with realflowers placed in the center going up. VERY CLEVER!!!! Took a while to figure it out and that's always fun. Excellent hob.
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 04/24/2003 04:10:13 PM
This is indeed the type of illustration/presentation you would expect in a botany book. And i like that look. But if that's what you were aiming for, methinks the bottom stems and right leaves should have been sharper as well. I'm not so keen on the yellowish background, white or grey would have been better imho. 6 Journey
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 04/24/2003 03:57:04 PM
Very clever and well done.
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 04/24/2003 03:11:25 PM
Do not know what the issue was with this to warrent the Admin note. Looks like an arangement on a white sheet. A little washed out, but not bad, nonetheless.
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 04/24/2003 10:17:28 AM
I see what you've done. Clever.
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 04/23/2003 11:52:04 PM
Clever and well done.
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 04/23/2003 10:13:02 PM
I like this shot quite a bit, but i think it's definitely a stretch on the 'artwork' rule. - setzler
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 04/23/2003 08:00:16 PM
Very clever. This represent flora to me, cause it's like a living version of a flora text. Very cool!
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 04/22/2003 11:56:56 PM
Is this grape hyacinth? Love it! Nice arrangement -- I particularly like the way the stems are trimmed.
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 04/22/2003 09:38:04 PM
Beautiful ,very nice comp and colors
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 04/22/2003 09:24:07 PM
Your skill shows off here. f you did it like I think you have don an outstanding job of matching colors, size and texture. 10
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 04/22/2003 09:21:55 PM
Both the obvious arrangement and idea distract from photograph (das Ding an sich), which seems very well made.

I am thinking, however, it does deserve the attention it will get.
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 04/22/2003 06:00:23 PM

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 04/22/2003 05:48:24 PM
I like this shot quite a bit. I'm interested in learning how it was done when the challenge is complete.
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 04/22/2003 03:57:19 PM
Is that bluebonnet? Is it picked in Texas? That's a crime you know :-)
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 04/22/2003 11:34:46 AM
Inventive, different, unique.
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 04/22/2003 11:00:14 AM
Perhaps a little more depth of field would have been nice. Other than the top three blue/purple flowers, the rest looks kind of flat. Lovely arrangement though.
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 04/22/2003 06:46:27 AM
Well done. Very artistic. It would look great framed and hanging on the wall.
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 04/22/2003 02:50:30 AM
It is real flowers on a painting. Very clever. Beautiful execution, too. High marks for this one.
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 04/21/2003 11:43:30 PM
I don't see anything wrong with it..I this thhat was very clever to cut a slit in a picture and add real flowers...nice job
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 04/21/2003 11:25:49 PM
Oh duh, now that I am looking at this on a better monitor, I see how it was done. Neat trick.
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 04/21/2003 10:56:24 PM
Very creative to use a botany print to enhance the real flowers. good job.
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 04/21/2003 09:32:53 PM
Interesting creative shot. Good thing the adm's added the note, so nobody thought you had used a copyrighted print for the background.
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 04/21/2003 04:34:55 PM
Color choice of background is excellent. Very painterly.
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 04/21/2003 04:08:13 PM
Hmm, looks altered, but I guess it isn't. Great job I'd like to know how you did it! Really stands out from the crowd.
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 04/21/2003 03:54:33 PM
Creative and original idea.
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 04/21/2003 01:22:23 PM
This has such a nice appeal but I keep getting distracted by the \\\"Muscari Racemosum\\\" written at the bottom. It gives this photo an appearance of being created solely in post editing. I debated how to score it and instead of being one of those close minded voters and vote it low cause I may be misinterputing it, I am leaving a comment and hoping I might be able to go back later in the week and revote on it by being able to understand how you acheived the entire look.

Thank you for answering my question now I have revoted on it and gave you a 10 and recognizing all the hard work that goes into this I wish other people would be able to openly ask questions when they aren't sure about a photo. =o)
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 04/21/2003 11:18:10 AM
Nice abstract
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 04/21/2003 02:02:42 AM
Creative idea. Made me look twice.
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 04/21/2003 01:11:09 AM
I think you didn't read the rules clearly that states you can't put in extra words and you can't do spot editing. If this was done in camera, then I apologize for that statement. I guess I'm not very big on the lightness of parts and the brightness of others.. sorry.
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 04/21/2003 12:58:38 AM
I think this is beautiful! Some might think it was too "staged" rather than wild.
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