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Challenge: Free Study 2009-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2009 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: la garden de chateau snaffles
Date: May 27, 2009
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 28, 2009

Raindrops on a flower petal and pistil. Overdone theme, I know, but thought it was pretty. And it is spring!

pp: RAW conversion, exposure, curves, saturation, resize, usm2x, sharpen edges, save for web

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06/08/2009 02:51:10 PM
I like the echoed patterns formed in the waterdrops - I see birds, deer, butterflies in there. Really quite fascinating!
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06/08/2009 01:28:17 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Positives: The extreme close up ensures the viewer will notice the rain drops and not just think "ok, another flower shot". The composition works well. I like the diagonal line my eye follows.
You have captured the beautiful coloration of a deep purple that really catches the eye.

Negatives: The lighter purple flower part in the upper left (stamnin ?) looks as if it was not in very good focus and you tried over sharpening it to correct that flaw. When I see a flower, I think of soft and dainty, not harsh like this.

Looking closely at this image, the drops that I like the most are those that lie tangential to the flower petal. Perhaps shooting at a more tangential angle over all would have created an even more interesting point of view of the raindrops.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/06/2009 10:20:48 AM
it's OK...nice and colourful, but the processing looks strange on the drops...is it the watercolour filter in photoshop?
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06/01/2009 10:17:15 PM
wow...so much detail....
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06/01/2009 12:09:17 AM
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