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Petals of White
Petals of White
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pattern III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Sigma 150mm f/2.8 EX APO Macro EX DG HSM for Canon
Location: Ledyard, CT
Date: Mar 25, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 3.2 sec
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2008

 I really like the look of flowers when they are strongly backlit. so I wanted to use that concept for this challenge. Taken of a white flower, backlit by LED headlamp. I like the pattern of the petals. Let's hope the voters like it as much as I do.

PP - opened RAW in CS3, adjusting exposure, clarity and vibrance. cloned out a few dust spots (nothing shows dust like a white subject shot at f16!). slight crop. layers for curves (2x). USM at 20,50,0, then again at 150, 1, 0. black and white layer. resize, add border, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 290
Avg (all users): 6.3454
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 6.0864
Avg (non-participants): 6.5310
Views since voting: 1424
Views during voting: 272
Votes: 194
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/02/2008 06:09:18 AM
Steve- Really good work. It conveys the softness of the flower and yet provides a strong symmetrical pattern at the same time
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/01/2008 11:29:38 AM
Great use of B&W and interesting lighting
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 04/01/2008 10:34:18 AM
Interesting intrepretation of the challenge
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 03/30/2008 08:49:02 PM
gorgeous!
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 03/29/2008 09:29:00 PM
Great tones.The B&W conversion works very well IMO.
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 03/28/2008 09:43:28 AM
I like the values of this photo.
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 03/28/2008 03:16:17 AM
nicely lit
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 03/27/2008 10:53:54 PM
A normally colorful flower stands out when done in b/w. The backlighting brings out the details in the petals quite nicely. I like it.
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 03/27/2008 10:30:15 PM
nice
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 03/27/2008 12:24:18 PM
Very strong, great lighting, well done.
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 03/27/2008 09:39:44 AM
you have done very good job with lights and composition. This is another of my favorites in this contest
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 03/26/2008 10:23:01 PM
simple, beautiful.
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 03/26/2008 11:33:13 AM
great KISS shot, like the way the eye follows the petals to the centre of the flower. 7
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