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Making Seed
Making Seed
madcrabber


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Challenge: Seed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Point Defiance, Tacoma, WA
Date: Sep 11, 2006
Aperture: f14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Animals, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 12, 2006

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Used telephoto in place of macro lens, since I don\'t yet own a macro lens for this typoe of work. Was ofrtunate enough to find a rose and flower garden in a city park in Tacoma that is well tended to in respect to its upkeep and scores of flowers in bloom. It was early morning so sunlight was still warm and not overbearing, and beind me over my shoulder and off to the side creating nice light on the petals of the flower.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 163
Avg (all users): 5.9701
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.7143
Avg (non-participants): 6.1538
Views since voting: 787
Views during voting: 197
Votes: 134
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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09/30/2006 03:49:52 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Composition:

I like the position of the flower in the frame and you've got 'lucky' with the placement of the bee. I would like to have seen what this looked like with maybe 2/3rds flower 1/3rd background.

Technicals:

Brilliant use of natural light and the exposure is perfect. You have a nice 'bokeh' effect and good sharp focus on the flower.

My Personal Thought:

Going by the title I can sort of accept that this fits the challenge but, is it adhering to the spirit of the challenge? The 'seeds' at the centre are more like more petals waiting to open, unless it's a flower I haven't seen before. This maybe a reason why the shot didn't score a 6+.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

- Natalya :o)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/24/2006 01:09:56 PM
Incredible light and clarity.
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09/24/2006 10:18:54 AM
Beautiful photo!
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09/19/2006 07:14:39 PM
Pretty image with good depth of field.
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09/18/2006 10:04:01 PM
This is the most beautiful photograph submitted in this challenge. I vote a perfect 10.
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