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IMG_6889 Toad Lily.jpg
IMG_6889 Toad Lily.jpg
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Home, OH
Date: Aug 12, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2008

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Comments: 12
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 Wow. This little bugger was hard to shoot. Morning light was fine. To get a descent picture I used a 50 mm and got up close. . . problem is the breeze would not cooperate. I wanted a detailed shot with an f stop of 22 requiring a slow shutter speed. This was as good as it got. Nothing clever. Standard post processing.
I wish I had added something as a reference to its size. The leaves behind it don't really help any.

In Photoshop:
cropped,
sized,
blurred corners,
Adjusted levels,
usm: 138% .8, 1
saved 4 web

Just got a look at patio127's composition of this same flower that she did for a challenge. Like hers a lot.

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 08/18/2008 06:04:59 PM
Lovely! So sharp and interesting!
 08/17/2008 05:28:59 AM
Beautiful clarity and lovely colours
 08/14/2008 07:22:40 PM
little fireworks - very cool flowers
 08/13/2008 03:51:56 PM
A cute flower, nice composition.
 08/13/2008 03:05:35 PM
Thank you all for the nice comments. I never even thought of simply cloning out those stems. I am so hung up on meeting challenge rules that I simply forget doing the obvious here in the side challenge! Yes. They were clipped off flowers. For a print, I will do exactly as suggested. Thank you.
 08/13/2008 02:36:11 PM
Lovely flowers you have here. Nicely done
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 08/13/2008 02:04:03 PM
Someone below makes an interesting point about the broken stems. I'd assume that this is where you or someone has trimmed off an expired blossom or blossoms have fallen off? They do distract from the beauty of the whole, but look like they'd be really easy to clone out.
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 08/13/2008 09:36:50 AM
They do look orchid-like, but unique at the same time. I know what you mean about breezes; it's been quite breezy here which has royally messed up quite a few planned shots!
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 08/13/2008 01:52:30 AM
Pretty blossoms, and you've shown all their detail. Leaves are nice too. What happened where it looks like the stems are broken off?
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 08/13/2008 01:18:39 AM
The level of detail you have captured is impressive. The bright lilies are a lovely contrast to the green leaves. What odd-looking flowers these are, with a party-animal color scheme. Well done!
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 08/13/2008 12:35:03 AM
Nice job! The big DOF including both flowers in good detail, as well as some of the leaves behind them is a nice change from the shallow DOF shots.
They look a lot like a small version of passion flower plants, or like some kind of orchid with the lovely colors.
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 08/12/2008 12:27:51 PM
OH wow , you have Toad Lilies ! I did one last year for a challenge- they are hard to get just right !
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