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Bull's-eye
Bull's-eye
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Tamron AF 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Home, OH
Date: Aug 3, 2008
Aperture: f6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2008

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 Hibiscus. Nothing spectacular. Am having a tremendous amount of trouble getting my EOS 10D to focus. Seems no matter the depth, lens or speed I end up with mediocre sharpness. . . even with sharpness set to +2 in the camera. Canon said specs are within tolerances. Maybe it's time for a new camera!

In Photoshop:
Cropped,
sized,
adjusted levels,
used a blue photo filter,
Usm: 273% .8, 1




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 08/10/2008 10:45:19 PM
Beautiful Hibiscus
 08/05/2008 01:28:30 PM
Here we have another beautiful flowers of yours. Great Job
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 08/03/2008 08:56:58 PM
I share your frustrations with getting all the right bits in focus. Struggling with that myself (and am also eyeing a new camera ;-). Still, I think this shot came out pretty well, with an appropriate DOF.
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 08/03/2008 03:20:56 PM
As a rule of thumb, barring some creative decision, you don't want to overexpose areas that contain details (think white flower petal (no) versus reflections on a chrome bumper (yes)).

Flower petals look in focus to me, though I see you added a pretty heavy dose of sharpening in post. Slow shutter speed for the focal length of that lens if you were working at the 250mm end of it. Just thinking out loud regarding your focus concerns.
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 08/03/2008 02:22:45 PM
For some reason when I look at this photo the flower looks like it's 5 feet tall. The folds in the petals look like crisp white sheets.

Your whites are understandably blown in some areas. Since there's really no rules for side challenges, you might want to underexpose the image as a whole and then play with the Dodge tool to brighten select areas back up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 02:07:53 PM
Bulls eye indeed. I like the complementary colors you've captured. Boy they really pop. Very pretty and bright.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 01:09:30 PM
Great petal detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 12:35:10 PM
excellent image . so flowing .. love the detail in the centre and the textures .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 12:13:30 PM
Great contrasts and texture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/03/2008 12:07:03 PM
Oh, oh, very nice. Texture and light and shadow perfect (not easy in a white flower) for seeing and feeling the design of the bloom. In photos like this I am never sure whether to include edges or just go with the abstract geometry - you seem to have made a nice compromise.
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 08/03/2008 11:53:53 AM
Good focus, colour and clarity, can't ask for more than that!
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 08/03/2008 11:38:13 AM
It does look like a bullseye, and I really like the focus that you have captured in the center.
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