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Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Vivitar AF Macro 100mm f/3.5 for Nikon
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Jun 16, 2006
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80s
Galleries: Abstract, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2006

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Post challenge:
Bottom 25% finish,but with more favourites than most top 10 finishers. Go figure...

Statistics
Place: 310 out of 432
Avg (all users): 4.8071
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 4.6772
Avg (non-participants): 4.9370
Views since voting: 1181
Views during voting: 343
Votes: 254
Comments: 22
Favorites: 4 (view)


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06/28/2006 12:46:03 PM
I was one of the four 9s - for me it was the superbly creamy bokeh (yes, of course it *is* bokeh!) but also it was pretty bold to submit such an abstract shot in this challenge. It really stood out against the other flower shots, mine included.
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06/28/2006 12:20:51 PM
I liked this shot and gave it an 8. I don't think it's unusual that it's been selected as a fav more than most top 10 finishers. Some probably had difficulty in figuring out how to vote for this challenge topic, but still liked your shot as a beautiful visual, challenge or no.
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06/28/2006 12:39:05 AM
Thank you to all who voted this image above average. Personally, I might not have given it a 10, but I think that it deserves a well above average mark. This shows me, yet again, that the most of the DPC crowd cannot perceive an image as a visual object - they need to see a sharp subject, or else the picture is "out of focus". Nothing unexpected, really.
06/28/2006 12:34:56 AM
Originally posted by Dragn:

I think this is a flower....I think its beautiful. Not bokeh, but beautiful nontheless!

What do you mean "not bokeh"? There is very little in the shot but bokeh, actually. Translated from Japanese, bokeh means "fuzzy", that is the fuzzy rendition of out of focus elements. Here you see both front and back bokeh.
06/28/2006 12:31:45 AM
Originally posted by arvinder:

Can't say much.

Then why say anything?
06/28/2006 12:31:00 AM
Originally posted by zheka:

I think this is a nice photo, however, it lacks a main subject and is just too abstract for this challenge. It's nice as a background, but it needs something in the foreground.

Maybe that's because it's... abstract? What do you mean by "too abstract for the challenge", anyways?
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 09:53:22 PM
Very nice abstract.
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06/27/2006 12:15:24 PM
Love this!
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06/26/2006 11:58:21 AM
Wow, so much softness, so rich and colourful. I wonder if a teeny-tiny bit of sharply focused edges would help the blurring really pop out more? Like the positioning of the yellow within the pinks.
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06/25/2006 11:25:32 PM
Unclear what this is or what the subject's supposed to be.
06/25/2006 05:36:29 PM
I think this is a flower....I think its beautiful. Not bokeh, but beautiful nontheless!
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06/25/2006 12:58:27 PM
Serene simplicity.. it delivers.
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06/25/2006 01:20:27 AM
This is stunning and everything bokeh should be....just lovely!
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06/24/2006 11:20:15 AM
Beautiful. I just love it and am adding it to favorites.
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06/24/2006 04:49:32 AM
Wow...I love this. Into my faves and a 10.
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06/24/2006 02:13:09 AM
Can't say much.
06/22/2006 11:58:58 PM
Creamy, I love it.
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06/22/2006 11:38:00 PM
I think this is a nice photo, however, it lacks a main subject and is just too abstract for this challenge. It's nice as a background, but it needs something in the foreground.
06/21/2006 11:37:39 PM
I love the feeling this photo gave me, and the color too. However, I think it may suffer from others who may not consider this as "bokeh".
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06/21/2006 12:33:52 PM
Nice...
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06/21/2006 01:07:07 AM
Lovely photo.8.
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06/21/2006 12:58:11 AM
I alway love these type of images.....
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