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Orchid
Orchid
BeckyT


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Challenge: Abstract Black and White (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
Location: Home Office near a window
Date: Aug 24, 2008
Aperture: f20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2008

 This is out of my comfort zone. I really am not into anything abstract but I wanted to challenge myself. When I first read the challenge I thought it said B/W Macro Abstract. By the time I realized my mistake I had already spent time on this. I know it isn't going to do well but after the time I spent I actually liked the result. I squirted black acrylic paint onto some foil next to a window. I then sporadically squirted some cream colored acrylic paint onto the black. I then took a toothpick and dragged it through the paint to create some design. I had a few outtakes that was tough to choose from. This one looked like an orchid. I shot in raw and opened up in CS3. The following are the post-processing steps
Levels
selective color
gradient map
noise ninja
cropped
resize
smart sharpen

Here are my outtakes


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Place: 47 out of 318
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Votes: 167
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2008 10:57:50 PM
lovely curves.
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 09/01/2008 04:48:18 PM
Beautiful composition! perfect contrast.
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 08/31/2008 08:28:41 PM
??? 4/10
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 08/30/2008 09:22:17 PM
Extravagant swirls, deserving of a framed display.
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 08/30/2008 06:05:01 PM
This is beautiful!
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 08/29/2008 11:36:19 PM
How much more abstract can you get? I feel like I'm on drugs.
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 08/29/2008 09:58:25 PM
Veeeery abstract. I like it.
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 08/29/2008 09:41:10 AM
This looks like a graphic...not a photograph. Cool as an abstract I guess.
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 08/27/2008 10:35:18 AM
Brilliant.
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