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Delicate operation
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Challenge: Delicate II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Wellington NZ
Date: Jan 17, 2010
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 160
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2010

 After trying unsuccessfully to come up with inspiration for three days, I was about ready to forget about this challenge. I turned to my wife to bemoan my lack of inspiration and then I saw the bonsai tree on her desk.

"Do you mind if I borrow that?" quickly followed. Half an hour later, this is the result.

Not super happy with this as the edge of the glass table is a little too clear for my liking. Basic editing rules mean I can't do anything about it.

Lighting was 3 monolights, one on the background (blue backdrop), one behind the subject with a honeycomb and blue gel, and a small softbox for the key light.

I'll be happy enough if this gets anywhere near 6.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 145
Avg (all users): 5.2850
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 4.9455
Avg (non-participants): 5.4025
Views since voting: 706
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 214
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2010 07:05:46 AM
Beautiful photo of an otherwise horrible bonsai, please don't take offense.
I'm puzzled on how you got so much better at bonsai photography than bonsai itself.
8*
 01/20/2010 03:07:55 PM
Very interesting! Good colours.
 01/20/2010 12:42:33 PM
A bit too much light on the back of the hand, so this is a 7 instead of an 8 for me... but the rest is wonderful! Such a great idea, too.
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