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Spider Mum
Spider Mum
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Challenge: Silence IV (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: Home in Pennsylvania
Date: Feb 28, 2004
Aperture: f7.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 29, 2004

Looking for a "Silent" flower - what could be better than a mum? ;) I was trying for a soft, glowing feel. Light source is sunlight from behind with a desk lamp overhead.

Shot was cropped and levels adjusted, resized.

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 312
Avg (all users): 5.4735
Avg (commenters): 6.1176
Avg (participants): 5.2389
Avg (non-participants): 5.6742
Views since voting: 1261
Votes: 245
Comments: 22
Favorites: 4 (view)


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07/17/2008 03:23:32 PM
Iridescent effect of the petals is amazing. voted 8.
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03/11/2004 02:25:44 PM
alright, now I get the title and how it fits with 'silence' other than that flowers can't speak :-)
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03/11/2004 07:30:01 AM
This is a very pretty image and I gave it a 6. I might have given it a higher score in another challenge since it doesn't happen to speak to me of silence as much as many other entries. Since all inanimate objects, including flowers, are "silent" my feeling was, in challenge theme terms, that you could just as easily enter an image of a toaster or shoe (not that these might be so appealing visually).
In terms of the image itself, I really like the hints of green and purple in the longer, outer petals and the way that these outer petals have a slighly faded aspect compared with the central area. I also like the off-centre composition which I think is just right.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/09/2004 05:02:57 PM
Lovely shot, dont get the "silence" though apart from the fact flowers dont make noise but then neither do tables!!
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03/08/2004 08:10:15 PM
Nice colors and tone.
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03/07/2004 09:24:59 PM
Very Very Nice. I do not think it really hits the Theme on the nail, Yes a Flower is silent but so is every other still life. A 10 in a Themed contest of Softness or Poetry in Nature, Had to deduct for this otherwise rated high
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03/07/2004 03:13:13 AM
what a beautiful shot! the detail is great.. contrast is great.. depth of field and focus is great.. the best of the flower shots in this challenge.. nice work..
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03/05/2004 11:30:11 PM
This is a beautiful shot, and I know flowers are quiet, but it really doesn't make much of an attempt at creatively meeting the challenge.
03/05/2004 09:32:45 PM
Delicate and exquisite - I'm struck silent. VERY nice.
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03/05/2004 08:54:22 PM
The greenish lighting is interesting.
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03/05/2004 07:21:59 AM
Why do some people try to use flowers to meet every challenge?
03/05/2004 03:55:13 AM
Great.
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03/04/2004 08:28:23 PM
This is a stunning photograph. I wasn't sure how it fit into the challenge until "Mum's the Word" finally came to me. Very clever, I hope every one else gets it as well.
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03/04/2004 10:53:59 AM
Beautiful picture but doesn't particularly say "silence" to me.
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03/03/2004 10:31:50 PM
Beautiful fade to the edges of the flower. The detail in this shot is amazing and it seems to convey complete silence. One of my favorites.
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03/03/2004 04:50:45 PM
Flower shot #2 - i have yeat to hear a flowe make noise, but that does not mean it convey's silence in a picture. Perhaps you need to get out more, or have an imagination implant. Does not fit challenge.
03/03/2004 03:44:07 PM
A beautiful macro of this flower but the colors and rythm of the image really do evoke silence. Very cool. - 8
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03/03/2004 11:57:27 AM
Very pretty shot, dark on the left, though..other than that I'm not sure how this fits in here? I know flowers don't talk, but I was hoping for something more creative :-( ..I would hang this photo on my wall, though.
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03/03/2004 10:25:20 AM
nice colors and good direction for the eye
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03/03/2004 03:29:14 AM
Lovely shot, how well it suits the challenge.......but a lovely shot.
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03/03/2004 02:41:00 AM
great photo...bad choice for the challenge though
03/03/2004 01:40:39 AM
pretty, but not my interpretation of silence...
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