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Day 1: May Day
Day 1: May Day
Blue Moon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Location: My backyard
Date: May 1, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2007

Viewed: 369
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

 Happy May Day!!
I "may" have gone a little smart-sharpen crazy, but whatever. I like the texture of the petals, but I know the white ones are blown out. oh well.

No set-up, just a snapshot.

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 05/03/2007 08:55:15 PM
Very interesting shot, it does drawl you in quite well. I think the downside are the white flowers, If those wheren't there I think this image would really pop even more.... even if it is only a snapshot 6-;
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 05/03/2007 01:48:04 PM
i do like the textures - very cool. I think i'd like to see this with the white flowers on the left cropped out.
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 05/03/2007 09:33:44 AM
Nice choice of subject. This is a very interesting flower for B&W, the edges really maintain the shape of the flower and the stigma/stamen make the center pop. The white ones that you say are blown you could have done some masking on those and darkened them up...or some blur effect to make them less distracting. On this photo though the main flower is so interesting that it's not as distracting. Very nice job.
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 05/02/2007 10:38:53 PM
You've got some blown areas, as you realize, but not sure they detract in this case. Interestingly, this almost looks like it was processed in negative. Good job of reducing all those textures via dodging and burning.
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 05/02/2007 08:14:01 PM
You call it snap shot, I call it a nice shot...I like the grain
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 05/02/2007 05:38:54 PM
Hey - I like the slightly over-sharpened look on this. Really makes it pop and gives it an artsy-gritty feel. Great job.
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 05/02/2007 11:11:57 AM
I reeeeeeally like this one. The contrast of your whites is so striking! Good black and white work! :)
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 05/02/2007 08:53:24 AM
Very dramatic B&W, it really works for this photo.
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 05/02/2007 07:10:40 AM
The noise is an interesting choice - it's a very strong image.
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 05/02/2007 01:08:25 AM
i like the texture on the flower.
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 05/02/2007 12:15:55 AM
Nice and soft, and a very appealing image here.....
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 05/01/2007 11:41:20 PM
Wow, nice "snap shot" love the grain and the DOF here, very nice!
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 05/01/2007 11:31:31 PM
I don't think you went "sharpen crazy" at all! I like the texture in the darker areas, the effect of the black on black. I don't mind the white ones to the side, but some of the background in the upper left is distracting. I think b/w often needs simpler backgrounds since color isn't available to us to pop the subject - it falls to texture and contrast.
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