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Challenge: Flora (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: Family garden, Ohio
Date: Apr 19, 2003
Aperture: f 6.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2003

Looked for something that would encompass flora new and old, earthy with some color. My wife's garden supplied the subject. . . a variety of flora with the added feature of a large hunk of rock. The boot reminded me that eventually the plants are gonna getch ya.' Cropped for effect then adjusted for contrast.

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05/01/2003 12:56:43 AM
Greetings from the critique club... as I said before I felt this photo was washed out and could have used a better point of interest. I felt that having so much in the photo makes it really busy. I like your use of old and new... thats a good photography trick, it puts things into perspective, also you have some great texture in here. It looks really sunny... did you take this around noon? I would have tried to get it when the sun was shining one way, or if you had a kind of greyish day. Like I said before getting down and making the boot look HUGE would have been pretty cool. The brightness in the upper left hand corner really takes my eyes away from the subject. Good job of everything being sharp, though I think if you got down and used a much lower aperture setting, the blurred background migh look better and take away from the backgroudnd distractions... interesting idea though... I would definitely continue working with that shoe as a phtoographic tool. Good luck in your next challenges!

-Talya
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2003 11:08:27 PM
Nice idea, but the photo is busy and a bit washed out.
04/26/2003 12:27:42 PM
ahh, this reminds me of one of my favourote stories i read as child,, i could go into it but i don't think it'll be helpful to your photography -7
04/25/2003 08:34:17 AM
I would have either tweaked the levels of saturation to bring out those colors a little more. The composition is very good, well done.
04/23/2003 04:44:59 PM
I think this shoe with the flowers in it would make a great 'isolated' composition so it stands up and makes a stronger statement... excellent idea :) - setzler
04/22/2003 06:35:09 AM
Interesting photo. I wish it was cropped in and focused a little more on the boot.
04/22/2003 03:01:27 AM
Are your shoes that bad??? :-D Great shot!
04/21/2003 10:10:25 PM
Cute shot, a bit overexposed in my opinion.
04/21/2003 08:59:07 PM
The entire photo looks a little washed out to me. I would have tried getting down on the flowers level and shot from there instead of just looking down at them, it would have made them look bigger. Also I would have came in closer on whichever you intend to be your subject (the shoe?) as right now it is very busy.
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04/21/2003 11:23:39 AM
Imaginative
04/21/2003 09:16:14 AM
I would have liked to see a closeup of the shoe...it´s wonderful and old and interesting...
04/21/2003 02:23:49 AM
That's bizzare, I've never seen a shoe used for a flower pot! Great idea I'll have to try that!


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