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Happy Bokehween!
Happy Bokehween!
nheilweil


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Redmond, WA
Date: Oct 24, 2006
Aperture: F/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2006

Once again, this was shot at the very last minute. Put up some orange Halloween lights on a tree in the yard, set up a pumpkin on some rocks balanced on top of a trash can, and voila -- instant Halloween Boken Fest!

Picasa2: slight crop, saturation, sharpen, glow
CS2: resize, orange border, sharpen, save for web.

No idea how this will do, but I'm hoping folks like it!

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 440
Avg (all users): 5.7985
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8444
Avg (non-participants): 5.7519
Views since voting: 890
Views during voting: 354
Votes: 268
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)


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10/31/2006 03:55:34 PM
yup, this is good, I like who you have the orange lights complimenting the main subject. nice use of colour.
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10/30/2006 10:12:37 PM
Wondering if the subject were a little aside the center of the photo. But still a nice one!
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10/30/2006 06:07:06 AM
Very good photograph, but i would try to avoid center the subject.
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10/28/2006 11:58:08 PM
I really like this one....
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10/28/2006 04:26:41 PM
What a lovely picture.
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10/27/2006 08:46:47 PM
love the shot!
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10/27/2006 09:10:46 AM
I like the idea of this but..... I'm going to be a bit critical here. First, remove the frame. It doesn't add to the shot and I think it's too thin. I might put a wide black one around it if I left the orange (but most DPC people hate wide borders - so I get whacked for that all the time). I think it's too busy. The red leaves in the bottom are beautiful, but when you pile a rock, more leaves, more rocks and a pumpkin on it, it just gets too busy. I'd have liked to just see the pumpin or maybe a leaf or two alone. I'd also not center the subject. The use of negative space gives the eye more of a place to go instead of being like a bullseye target in the middle of the shot. The bokeh is fine and I like that part very much, but I think instead of a subject, this has several and it makes it too hectic and is a tad contrived with them all stacked up like that. I hope you find this helpful. Many people complain that the mediocre scoring shots don't get remarks, so I'm trying to respond to that complaint and give an honest opinion. ;~D
10/25/2006 05:46:23 PM
Love the title!
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10/25/2006 03:36:03 PM
Love it. The only tiny nit-pick I have is that the main subject is slap in the middle. Good luck though.
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10/25/2006 02:13:29 PM
Title too corny, but it's a great shot!
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10/25/2006 01:46:53 PM
Happy Circle of Confusion. Though the circles being orange actually add to the image.
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10/25/2006 12:34:00 PM
great title!
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10/25/2006 12:06:55 PM
Very nice! Awesome job of highlighting the rich oranges in this photo. I really love it!
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10/25/2006 02:53:39 AM
Beautifully done. Great use of circular bokeh supporting your main subject. You might consider cropping about 25% off the left side and about 12% off the bottom to offset the mini-pumpkin rather than leaving it centered and this will also better highlight the best part of your circular bokeh. This will give the composition a more eye pleasing look and balance the bokeh against the pumpkin.
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