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Lorene


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Burst of Color II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Albuquerque, NM, Botanical Gardens
Date: Jun 23, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jun 26, 2007

 It's a dragonfly! He was sitting on the iron fence piece thing and let me get pretty close.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance/exposure

PS:
Crop
Curves
Brightness/Contrast
Selective Color (brought yellows down a little, bumped up reds a bit)
NI
Resize
Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 286
Avg (all users): 6.7231
Avg (commenters): 7.6316
Avg (participants): 6.6567
Avg (non-participants): 6.7578
Views since voting: 1393
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 195
Comments: 26
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 07/19/2007 10:04:20 AM
Pretty dragonfly! Wonderful detail. Good work!
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 07/19/2007 02:27:56 AM
super
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 07/04/2007 07:46:55 PM
Beautiful work! Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 07/04/2007 01:46:07 AM
Wowie!!

Way to go Lorene!! Thats awesome!
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 07/04/2007 12:29:24 AM
Dang! That's about as awesome a macro as I've ever seen! Congratulations!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/03/2007 09:09:57 PM
Excellant detail. Nice macro shot!
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 07/03/2007 08:09:45 PM
Great macro, well done
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 07/03/2007 12:41:56 PM
Amazing colour, great clarity.
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 07/03/2007 08:43:33 AM
Wow, that's sharp details! Nicely done ;)
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 07/02/2007 11:31:24 PM
Nice
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 07/02/2007 09:14:34 PM
Stunning image. Awesome. Classic capture. 10. I predict a ribbon here. Excellent. Very well done.
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 07/01/2007 10:29:42 PM
Very nicely done...love the sharpness!
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 06/30/2007 07:18:39 PM
Fantastic macro, great detail and composition.
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 06/29/2007 09:54:29 PM
WOW...how amazing is that!!! great macro!
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 06/29/2007 09:53:11 PM
That is an unusual color, neat one.
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 06/29/2007 08:26:28 PM
Stunning macro! I want your lens! 10
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 06/28/2007 08:36:16 PM
Nice detail, good nature shot.
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 06/28/2007 07:50:38 PM
Very sharp, great depth of field. Thank you for giving us a lot of the insect in focus instead of just a thin sliver.
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 06/28/2007 02:24:07 PM
cool bokeh 8
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 06/28/2007 12:33:59 AM
Great pic!
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 06/27/2007 11:55:02 PM
Great detail!
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 06/27/2007 12:39:17 PM
Very nice job of this closeup. Too bad the subject is not the one with the color.
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 06/27/2007 12:37:35 PM
Beautiful photo with incredible detail...my compliments.
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 06/27/2007 12:29:58 PM
Great macro... Excellent detail and colors.
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 06/27/2007 03:52:30 AM
I just dig his sunglasses! Great image!
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 06/27/2007 01:05:33 AM
wow! excellent detail!
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