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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rule of Thirds II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Aichi, Japan
Date: Sep 5, 2006
Aperture: f/5,6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 5, 2006

 I tried to combine an interesting bokeh with the thirds topic, using manual focus.
Daylight, but no sun. Somehow the details of the flower petals got lost...
Original is in RAW, edited with PS minimal crop, slight contrast adjustment and size reduction, frame.

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/01/2008 11:22:40 PM
Sweet.....
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/12/2006 01:48:33 PM
whether this is the sun or just an impersonator, you've created a wonderful tableau here.
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 09/12/2006 08:16:26 AM
Could use more detail in flower
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 09/12/2006 12:22:14 AM
i like the background and the blurred round yellow flower.
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
09/09/2006 05:14:07 AM
I think the flower is just a little high in the frame. Just slightly out of focus to me but may be intentional?
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/08/2006 10:30:34 PM
a bit too soft for me
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/07/2006 05:33:09 AM
I like the DOF you were going after, just wish there were more detail in the yellow flower.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Canon
 09/07/2006 04:41:10 AM
I'm afraid there are not enough details on the flower.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 09/06/2006 05:32:31 PM
nice placement of flower, but it is a bit over saturated. a 5
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 09/06/2006 01:18:26 PM
Like the softness of this one.
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