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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Our Deck, Spokane, WA
Date: May 20, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

 I cropped the image down
Changed the background to B&W after highlighting the flower
Worked on enhancing the colors of the flower
Changed the hue and color of the background to best show off the flower

Statistics
Place: 531 out of 556
Avg (all users): 4.4454
Avg (commenters): 3.7500
Avg (participants): 4.2905
Avg (non-participants): 5.0000
Views since voting: 671
Views during voting: 305
Votes: 229
Comments: 6
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 06/01/2007 07:23:29 AM
Could this be a passion flower?
Elegant pleasing to the eye and i like how u desaturated..
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/01/2007 05:49:41 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Composition: The central aspect but controlling of the viewers attention is well done. The eye branches out from the center well.

Technical: This is the area that has let you down. Selective Desaturation was not meant to intend for colour to be over the entire or majority of the image. I feel if the flower surrounds was left in BW then your score would have benefited.

Overall: Try re-editing for a more flattering image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 05/22/2007 09:07:52 PM
Columbine is lovely, but would have been the focal point even without the desat (which appears to still have a purple tint to it).
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 05/22/2007 11:25:07 AM
Nice shot of a columbine but the back ground has a color cast to it.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 05/21/2007 08:17:09 PM
Sorry, but I just don't care for this shot. I know that's not terribly constructive, but it's my reaction.
Sony DSLR-A100
Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
 05/21/2007 11:09:38 AM
There seems to be some sort of purplish cast over the whole shot. It is competing with your petals, and kills the shot.
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