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Stargazer
Stargazer
jmsetzler


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Date: May 31, 2007
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO: ISO 100
Shutter: 1/400"
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2007

I was delighted when I went out to get the newspaper this morning. My stargazer lily had two gorgeous blooms on it. I decided to continue some experimentation I have been doing with my Kenko extension tubes. This photo was made with my 50mm f/1.4 lens and a 12mm extension tube. The extension tubes allow me to do excellent macro work without using an actual macro lens. While this photo isn't 1:1, adding additional extension tubes would probably allow me to get very close to that. The extension tube set includes a 12, 20, and 36mm tube, and they can be stacked.

My experiments with extension tubes have been limited, but I have learned a lot about them during the process.

Post Processing:

Levels adjustment, curves adjustment, slight sharpening, and resize to challenge dimensions...

EXIF:

File: IMG_2109.JPG
File size: 1,746KB
Image Serial Number: 321-2109
Camera Model: Canon EOS 20D
Camera serial number: 0420100366
Firmware: Firmware 2.0.3
Owner: John M. Setzler, Jr.
Date/Time: 2007:05:31 16:35:38
Shutter speed: 1/400 sec
Aperture: 1.4
Exposure mode: Av
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Continuous: frame 1
ISO: 100
Lens: 50mm
Focal length: 50mm
AF mode: Manual Focus
Image size: 3504 x 2336
Rotation: none
Image quality: Fine
White balance: Auto
Color space: sRGB
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Picture Effect: Normal
Sharpness level: 0
Tone: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 2: Long exposure noise reduction: On
CFn 8: ISO expansion: On

Statistics
Place: 293 out of 617
Avg (all users): 5.6524
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6103
Avg (non-participants): 5.8571
Views since voting: 865
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 164
Comments: 9
Favorites: 2 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2007 10:01:53 PM
interesting perspective - not sure I like the super shallow DOF on this one
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06/06/2007 08:14:23 PM
i found this a little too confusing. there seems to be no focus point.
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06/05/2007 04:03:34 PM
lovely soft macro. i like the colors
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06/04/2007 07:44:01 PM
There isn't a lot of focus in this picture which takes away.
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06/04/2007 01:20:47 PM
Very abstract in presentation...
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06/03/2007 07:27:51 PM
An absolute tour de force of color, detail and lines, all amidst wonderful simplicity. The background blend of pink into green is beautiful. This is a shot that I expect from only a few DPCers. I'll be anxious to see who pulled this off after the challenge. Beautiful and straight into the faves.
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06/03/2007 03:31:58 PM
I love how the flower itself is just a blurred hint of color.
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06/01/2007 08:02:10 PM
Beautiful composition and colours through your choice of DOF. 8
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06/01/2007 08:36:09 AM
This is a pretty image of a flower, great DOF and wonderful a gaussian blur. Lighting is perfrectand the colors are too. Very good job, good luck
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