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Ruffled Silk
Ruffled Silk
MaryO


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Challenge: Silky-Smooth (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: May 15, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2007

A purple Dutch Iris in the sun. I tried brushing off the pollen with a paintbrush but I couldn't get every last speck off.

PP - converted from RAW, cropped, curves, increased overall saturation, added border, resized, sharpened

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Place: 98 out of 144
Avg (all users): 5.0177
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 4.5172
Avg (non-participants): 5.1473
Views since voting: 815
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 282
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/19/2007 05:23:42 AM
I love the gorgeous, rich purple petals against the dark green. I'm not too sure about the composition though, maybe a closer crop (macro) to see more of the petals velvety texture, would have been good.
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05/18/2007 04:55:23 PM
Too soft at the top ..
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05/18/2007 11:24:30 AM
i like the way the flower has a ruffled ruffleness to it nice
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05/16/2007 05:14:47 PM
great saturation 8
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05/16/2007 07:35:08 AM
excellent! I would like to have seen more of the stamen by a few degrees
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