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Elderberry
Elderberry
riolobo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flowers (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
Location: Rio Grande, Ohio
Date: Jul 1, 2006
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

From the outside in, elderberry blossom heads are just beginning to drop their petals and reveal the nascent berries.

Post-processing
Photoshop: levels, input sharpen, curves
BW Workflow Pro (in PS) convert to monochrome, quadtone
Photoshop: output sharpen, contrast/brightness, vignette (dodge/burn)

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 375
Avg (all users): 5.8806
Avg (commenters): 7.9444
Avg (participants): 5.8058
Avg (non-participants): 6.0484
Views since voting: 997
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 201
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/10/2006 01:45:31 PM
Shockingly low finish on a serene and compelling image. You had a high vote from me :-)
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07/10/2006 01:09:05 PM
Beautiful composition and lovely duotone effect. Very satisfying.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 05:42:14 PM
I like the gradual diminishment of the blossoms. Well seen!
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07/09/2006 05:25:23 PM
the difficult thing with flowers is to trump the beauty of the flower with the beauty of the photographer's eye. You have done that here. 9
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07/07/2006 04:03:57 PM
I really like this picture...I think I'm drawn to the mass of tiny flowers that thin out to the background. I really likeyour choice of color, or lack thereof!
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07/07/2006 03:28:59 AM
Oooh very pretty
I like this nice deatail
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07/06/2006 10:31:21 PM
Very delightful choice of composition and toning.
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07/06/2006 01:06:42 PM
Oh I like the way that it gets less dense as you move down. Excellent find.
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07/05/2006 11:18:52 AM
Simply beautiful. There's something about this ... I think it's the gradiation effect from dense to sparce ... very good eye on this. The simple color helps to keep the attention on the simple idea. A new fave of mine.
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07/04/2006 08:39:51 PM
Like a beautiful veil - good work.
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07/04/2006 07:35:02 PM
7 - Very nice. Toning works well. Like the composition and crop/framing. Difficult, but perhaps the slightest nudge rotate up on the left, although not sure on that. The detail is likely there 'bigger', however just to discern a bit more in this, but could be the coloring/toning effect, diminishing the detail and causing areas to seem slightly 'blown'.
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07/04/2006 12:04:21 PM
These would be a tough one for me to get right... I think extremely good.
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07/04/2006 07:55:30 AM
I hear that this year they are even better than usual. Elderberry wine, champagn, and syrup are some of my favourites. It is a wonderful plant. Reminds me of my England home. 8.
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07/03/2006 10:38:47 PM
Great textures!...the plant has a distinct lace like quality about it and looks great in the B & W...nicely done.
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07/03/2006 06:24:42 PM
This is really beautiful. Lovely tones and composition. One of my top picks
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07/03/2006 03:01:03 PM
Lovely and elegant lace effect
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07/03/2006 12:37:50 PM
Gorgeous. I love the changing textures as my eyes transition down through the photo from dense flowers to no flowers. The hint of coloring is pleasant too. 7
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07/03/2006 02:09:33 AM
Good Job! I liked this one! It just has that 'flow' that I like to see in art.
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07/03/2006 01:32:07 AM
Breathtaking.....It looks like lace work.....
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07/03/2006 01:28:31 AM
Very pretty. Perfect tone in this image. 8.
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