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three/thirty
three/thirty
UNCLEBRO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Aperture: f22
ISO: 400
Shutter: 2.5 seconds
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2007

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Comments: 15
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 I was wondering what some bright colorful flowers would look like in black and white.
And this is the result....
I think it works?

And for those border haters on my two/thirty entry, I toned this one down just for you :-)

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 05/05/2007 07:53:01 PM
Smaller F-Stop (here at F22) and longer shutter time (here 2.5 seconds) can really get the results of beautifully rich detail - and you have done so here. I like the different perspective you took. Showing us the underside of the flowers shows us the beautifully rich detail of the underside of the petals and 'backside' support of the flower. Great textures, tones and details are captured in this composition. I am not very fond that the vase is showing for it detracts from the beauty of the flowers. A smaller vase with a lower profile would have allowed more stems to show thus giving the viewer the perspective 'impression' that we are sitting lower than the towering flowers and need to look up.
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 05/04/2007 09:16:26 AM
You think it works? You have to know it works! I really like it. It's a very interesting perspective. The vase and border are also very nice additions.
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 05/03/2007 09:09:03 PM
I do like the shot but I think a bit more contrast would make it. I'm glad you used a smaller aperture as this shot didn't need any DOF. 2.5 seconds at iso 400? Dang dude, were you in the dark? lol
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 05/03/2007 07:57:33 PM
Great angle here re the perspective, and a good result of this "in your face" type of shot.....
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 05/03/2007 05:42:05 PM
What a fabulous perspective! LOVE the velvety texture of the stems.

Not fond of the top of the vase, perhaps to not include next time.

NICE border - so subtle I didn't even notice until you told me it was there - GRIN!
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 05/03/2007 02:14:49 PM
Originally posted by routerguy666:
Don't hate the border but I'm wondering if you are doing your sharpening after adding the border? There's that weird sort of halo that follows the border around. Interesting composition and I think the subjects lend themselves well to black and white. Nice shapes, nice tones. Don't care for seeing the vase or glass in frame. Other than that, nice job.


I don't think I done any sharpening on it.
The "halo" is probably because the border is a gradient fill layer.
Probably!!!
 05/03/2007 01:56:47 PM
Don't hate the border but I'm wondering if you are doing your sharpening after adding the border? There's that weird sort of halo that follows the border around. Interesting composition and I think the subjects lend themselves well to black and white. Nice shapes, nice tones. Don't care for seeing the vase or glass in frame. Other than that, nice job.
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 05/03/2007 11:43:37 AM
Works for me! I love this composition.
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 05/03/2007 11:20:25 AM
Oh yeah. It works. What a unique, wonderful flower composition. I love the underside angle. It so unexpected and great looking.

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 05/03/2007 11:10:19 AM
My initial impression is favorable on this. The composition is very well done. I can't decide if there is too much going on here - but I think it does work.
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 05/03/2007 10:55:59 AM
I think it's a very good and unique perspective. I really like the clarity on the stems and I like seeing a bit of the vase. I might have tried this with fewer flowers, maybe 2 or 3. Then the photo would be less busy and crowded.
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 05/03/2007 10:48:26 AM
i love the pov in this. very nice composition and bw conversion.
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 05/03/2007 10:23:04 AM
Great perspective, you maintained a great DOF (f22...2.5 sec). I like it.
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 05/03/2007 10:04:48 AM
I put in the relevant info Karen.
 05/03/2007 09:47:19 AM
What a fantastic perspective, like the way the sun is forced to peek through all the petals in various shapes and angles throughout the frame. Great texture detail on the flower stems and like how everything in the frame isn't "complete" - that is, how all the flowers are shown only in part. Would like to know how you shot it - shutter, iso, exp speed, which lens...
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