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Alain


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pastels (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Val-d'Or, Qc, Canada
Date: Aug 28, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2006

A closeup of a flower in my garden. First PS pass came out way too bright. I decided to go in PS again using the picture already processed and only desaturated to about 40%.

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Reopened in PS and desaturated around 40%
Saved for WEB

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 203
Avg (all users): 5.4586
Avg (commenters): 6.1429
Avg (participants): 5.3857
Avg (non-participants): 5.5045
Views since voting: 693
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 181
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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09/15/2006 02:16:09 PM
Critique Club Review:

Interesting shot. It took me a bit to figure out what this was. The shallow depth of field makes a nice contrast, but makes it hard to tell what it is. If this was your goal, it worked well. If not, then it didn't work so well. However, confused voters tend to vote lower. When I first saw the picture, I thought it was three strands of cable or string and three plastic things against a purplish-pink backround.

Lighting, color, saturation, hue, brightness, and contrast are all done quite well.

Given that the lower part and right hand side of the flower's petals are soft, The sharper detail on the upper and left parts is a little distracting. I've tried picturing it both ways, and I think I would like it best if all the petal material were soft. Especially given the softness of the stamens.

As an abstract piece, this picture really works for me.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/10/2006 03:57:23 PM
Purple pastel hue is perfectly captured. There were several purple hue photographs submitted in this challenge. This photo is by far the best use of purple.
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09/07/2006 03:07:41 PM
nicely done!
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09/04/2006 11:24:30 PM
Fantastic macro. Love the colors.
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09/04/2006 07:52:24 PM
Was you title subliminal so we'd give it a six? Not quite for me :-)
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09/04/2006 11:41:42 AM
nice shallow dof.
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09/04/2006 10:57:45 AM
delicate and lovely
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09/04/2006 07:22:30 AM
nice image
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09/04/2006 12:28:33 AM
love the simplicity and the comp...very nice
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