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St David's Day
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Challenge: Fine Arts: Exhibit I (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: my garage, Sacramento California
Date: Mar 1, 2010
Aperture: f/9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 1, 2010

A traditional Welsh holiday celebrated on March 1 and symbolized by the daffodil. The Welsh love spoon is another symbol.
3 exposure HDR plus a layer of texture from my the slate on my back patio. Off camera flash above the flower through a snoot. A small amount of smoke from a Halloween smoke machine.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 193
Avg (all users): 5.5130
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.2900
Avg (non-participants): 5.7527
Views since voting: 829
Views during voting: 383
Votes: 193
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/14/2010 09:25:33 PM
A nice composition and lighting The subject is intriguing as well. Selective desat is a little too mainstream for me to think of modern art though.
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03/14/2010 09:04:12 AM
Not sure what the objects are - some kind of brand, perhaps. Or maybe Welsh domestic doonackies.
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03/13/2010 10:30:22 PM
The strong points to this shot are a very clever desat and a very sharp contrast... The shot definitely works well in this challenge...
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03/13/2010 05:37:20 PM
6 - A little more clarity on the flower, don't know, as is on the 'thing' at the fore.. I don't know what to focus on. The composition is nice...
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03/12/2010 03:06:15 PM
Not always a fan of selective saturation, but this is nicely done. The light and shadow play is good too. I can see this as a mass produced poster (hope that doesn't come across as a bad thing) :)
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03/12/2010 10:20:41 AM
Being of Welsh heritage I appreciate the daffodil and love spoon (not sure what the second object behind that is). No red dragons available?! Nice light, but the selective desaturation doesn't work for me here. I think that is because the area of color is relatively isolated from the rest of the image.
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03/10/2010 04:33:02 PM
My canned response: whatever one's definition is of fine/contemporary/modern art, I think this entry is too much like business as usual at DPC. In this case: a flower photo, desat background. Nothing new enough, despite addition of some interesting props.

I like however the floor surface. It almost looks like an overlay.
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03/09/2010 07:10:40 PM
I really like the texture and the way the angle of the light creates that shadow.
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03/09/2010 03:34:31 PM
Feels good, nice play with light
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03/09/2010 12:29:41 PM
good shadows going on here, nice desaturation
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03/09/2010 05:44:48 AM
Would I hang it on my wall. Perhaps, I like the composition. I judge on what I would hang in my apartment. I would like to see this smaller and in a "large" frame. Just like good art should be. I give you positive 6
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03/09/2010 01:34:28 AM
Not too sure where the focus is. The yellow stands out but is oof. Good shot anyway
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