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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Location: Yellowstone National Park
Date: Aug 12, 2009
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2010

A waterlily from Yellowstone national park minutes before sunset.

Post comments: thanks for all the nice comments.
as to the criticisms: the water was very 'dirty' and I did a reasonable amount of cleaning up. the 'pupil' part of the eye was very soft and slick and the 'iris' part of the eye was highly pollinated and naturally speckled. The edge of the lower petal is lined with tiny bubbles. The fuzzy upper petals is a mystery.
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Statistics
Place: 240 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.7673
Avg (commenters): 6.7000
Avg (participants): 5.7135
Avg (non-participants): 5.9623
Views since voting: 803
Views during voting: 386
Votes: 245
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 09:22:54 PM
Nice capture of the bloom.
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01/28/2010 08:25:02 PM
very well done, real, I like the crop too
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01/28/2010 08:54:25 AM
Very cool. Love the colors and the abstract pattern of the blue water.
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01/28/2010 06:49:08 AM
Good color & composition.....6
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01/28/2010 04:58:49 AM
This is so Beautifull. The Blues and yellow are excellent for this and the touch of green in corner. 8
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01/27/2010 12:43:56 PM
what a cool and unusual flower - i love the composition and the framing
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01/27/2010 09:13:59 AM
interesting flower...nice blue in the bg
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01/27/2010 08:58:42 AM
Quite a striking image. Lovely deep colors.
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01/26/2010 10:38:28 PM
The color contrast is nice , really making the subject pop , 7
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01/25/2010 03:17:04 PM
really well done...excellent focal detail
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01/25/2010 02:22:43 PM
finally, a different kind of flower.
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01/25/2010 08:37:04 AM
I don't know what plant life that is but it is incredibly unique looking and has alot of interesting detail! Love the bold colors of yellow that pop off the cobalt blues. Love the details I see in the interior of the 'eye'. The composition of objects and the color almost takes on the aspects of this being a 'golden eye' nebula found in the deep reaches of space. Love the square crop because it keeps my eye's attention focused on the main subject.
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01/25/2010 02:41:41 AM
i like this yellow on the blue... good composition, compliments.
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01/24/2010 11:50:01 PM
Oh, what a beautiful image, the subject and composition are really superb. Now, let me explain why this is getting a 5 instead of an 8 from me (I hope you will understand) - The image appears oversharpenend- primarily the white and black parallel lines inside the flower, there is a blocky/noisy look to them that is just a shame, and the lower petal where it meets the water has the same blocky look. Also, the frame is way too heavy, I like the yellow and black, but much lighter weight would have added elegance, this however really just doesn't do anything for the photograph..

Still, very nice image overall, different PP would have made a big difference.
01/24/2010 10:51:55 PM
love the color contrast well done
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01/24/2010 09:11:51 PM
Beautiful shot. Very nice overall feel.
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01/23/2010 06:23:59 PM
It really does look like an eye. Different looking flower. Cool.
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01/23/2010 02:56:33 PM
Very nice detail on the pond lily. I might have tried to clean up the water some....extra noise reduction on just the water maybe to get rid of the imperfections. Very good colours.
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01/22/2010 10:11:56 PM
The center could be just a bit sharper for my eye. Nice colors though.
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01/22/2010 01:02:04 AM
nice composition, but the edges of the flower appear a bit fuzzy
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