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Pine Cone
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Challenges - 2010
Camera: Sony DSLR-A350
Lens: Tamron AF 70-200mm f/2.8 Di LD IF Macro Lens for Sony
Location: Plymouth, MA, USA
Date: Jul 13, 2009
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2010

 Shot from this summer at a Cub Scout camp. Stack 2 photos for better DOF on pine comb (f22, 1.3s) and bokeh on background (f4, 1/30). 150mm zoom

Convert from RAW in IDC

PP in Gimp
Levels/Curves on each original
Mask pine comb and place on separate layer
Colorize/Clone/Smudge white hot spot in upper left
USM


Statistics
Place: 354 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.2746
Avg (commenters): 5.7059
Avg (participants): 5.2251
Avg (non-participants): 5.4528
Views since voting: 896
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 244
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 11:55:14 PM
Blue green tint doesn't appeal to me, else, nice crisp image.
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 01/28/2010 11:30:36 PM
This is a very simple subject but it's quite beautiful! The details are amazing and the background is a lovely shade of many greens.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2010 08:28:10 PM
Good composition and DOF. I like the softer colors.
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 01/28/2010 05:05:19 PM
The lighting's not real good and the color doesn't add much. Maybe a high contrast black and white would better bring out the textures and form.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2010 01:36:04 PM
Nice use of depth/lack of it really make sthe cone stand out. Its a funny/unusual angle on it though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2010 07:07:14 AM
Nice image, but has a decided green cast, at least on my monitor.....5
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 01/28/2010 04:56:16 AM
very crisp , excellent bokeh, 7
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 01/27/2010 08:27:19 AM
the rich bokeh is fantastic - but its smoothness almost comes across as if it was smoothed by processing, giving a somewhat strange look to the cone so sharply in focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2010 03:09:52 PM
it is a pine cone, thats for sure. good composition, lighting and exposure, yet, its still a pine cone.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2010 09:47:31 AM
Very nice background, though this holds no visual interest for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/25/2010 08:36:54 AM
while the focus and dof is nice, the subject matter is a little bland...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2010 07:14:51 PM
wonderful bokeh background...super good detail...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2010 06:03:13 PM
Great detail, colour and lighting. Bit of a shame that it's a nibbled pine cone, but in some ways it makes the shot more interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2010 09:53:37 AM
Half eaten, the squirrels must have gotten to it. Very good detail and DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2010 11:59:13 PM
Nice framing and great bokeh and detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2010 10:02:10 PM
Looks like the critters have been at it.Beautiful colors and focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2010 12:40:30 AM
like the comp and you made something that is usually run of the mill interesting
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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