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Mary Ann Melton


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Challenge: Botany (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Austin Botanical Gardens
Date: Aug 10, 2004
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 11, 2004

I adjusted for white balance and exposure as part of the RAW conversion. I used a levels adjustment, color balance, saturation, and unsharp mask in Photoshop CS. I then cropped it to focus attention on the glowing center of the flower.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 215
Avg (all users): 7.3011
Avg (commenters): 9.0417
Avg (participants): 7.0984
Avg (non-participants): 7.6875
Views since voting: 7214
Views during voting: 330
Votes: 186
Comments: 65
Favorites: 46 (view)


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01/08/2005 09:50:37 AM
wow...how i wish i could also take as superb and as stunning picture like this...
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08/27/2004 12:54:46 PM
Congratulation...Beautiful image.Deserved blue ribbon.Way to go.

Message edited by author 2004-08-27 13:04:01.
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08/25/2004 09:36:22 PM
Congratulations on this wonderful image! A well deserved Blue Ribbon!!!
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08/25/2004 08:59:26 PM
Absolutely beautiful! Congratulations on your blue ribbon. I look forward to seeing more of your work.
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08/24/2004 01:10:53 PM
OMG! Your first challenge and a blue ribbon! Way to go!!!! Congratulations!
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08/24/2004 11:19:13 AM
Stunning, can't think of anything that would improve this lovely shot.
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08/24/2004 06:46:04 AM
wow, Mary Ann... this is a stunning photograph of this flower. congratulations on your blue ribbon!
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08/24/2004 06:18:42 AM
Wonderful photo!!! What more can anyone say?
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08/24/2004 04:18:13 AM
What a fabulous photo ... congratulations on your well-deserved win!!
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08/23/2004 06:18:49 PM
First entry...

First Ribbon...

Blue ribon!!!

It can only be downhill from here...

Well Done!
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08/23/2004 01:31:11 PM
Congrats! Simply radiant. Gerogia reincarnated!!!
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08/23/2004 12:40:02 PM
Hey, another Austin shooter, congrats! :)
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08/23/2004 09:24:52 AM
Congratulations on your first ribbon, and on your first entry at that! Wow - that's awesome... great work!
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08/23/2004 07:27:25 AM
Congrats on your ribbon, great work for your first submission!!!
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08/23/2004 04:14:55 AM
Great colours combination! You gave me an idea for my new fashion design! ))) Congratulations!

Message edited by author 2004-08-23 04:16:10.
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08/23/2004 02:49:15 AM
Wonderful, Mary Ann! Congratulations on your beautiful and very deserving 1st place winner!
08/23/2004 02:47:10 AM
Wow what a start! First entry and blue ribbon, congratulations!
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08/23/2004 02:44:05 AM
Congrats Mary Ann,

First time up, and first place - THAT is an awesome accomplishment.

Very Well Done!!
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08/23/2004 01:00:52 AM
Nicely Done! Congratulations on your first entry.
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08/23/2004 12:55:01 AM
I knew it! Congrats on your 1st ribbon, 1st blue and first entry!!! Way to go!
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08/23/2004 12:52:52 AM
The color here is lovely... The detail of this flower is certainly worth exploration... very nice work :)
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08/23/2004 12:25:18 AM
well done Mary! a beautiful image and deserved win
Congrats
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08/23/2004 12:22:41 AM
Congratulations. Beautiful photo!
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08/23/2004 12:18:32 AM
1st entry and a blue ribbon! Piece of cake right?
Congratulations Mary...lovely picture.
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08/23/2004 12:17:37 AM
Stunning :o)
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08/23/2004 12:17:22 AM
Congratulations on a super-successful start. NOW try to raise your average. ;-)
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08/23/2004 12:13:12 AM
Congratulations! I had you picked to win... love it! :-)
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08/23/2004 12:08:35 AM
Great! A blue ribbon for a blue flower. Beautiful work, Mary Ann.
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08/23/2004 12:06:21 AM
Congrats Mary...thanks for making it look so easy to win!!! :o)
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08/23/2004 12:05:39 AM
Wow - a blue ribbon on your first challenge entry! DPC is a breeze, isn't it :) Congratulations.
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08/23/2004 12:05:36 AM
Great start!! Congratulation on the BLUE!!
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08/23/2004 12:04:45 AM
A stunning start, congrats on the blue for your very first challenge!
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08/23/2004 12:03:49 AM
Warmest congratulations on your blue. A lovely study to jumpstart you in such a phenomenal manner. The entry is tops.
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08/23/2004 12:03:47 AM
Bravo!! On your first challenge!! Congrats, I'm looking forward to what you have to offer this forum!
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08/23/2004 12:01:51 AM
Congrats MaryANN! WOW! Big huge congrats on your first challenge! RoB
08/23/2004 12:00:47 AM
Well done, a well deserved win.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/22/2004 11:18:45 PM
Radiant it is indeed. the colors are resplendant! Excellent entry. Hope it does well.
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08/22/2004 09:28:46 PM
oh man, this looks so crisp and detailed, and the colors are sublime... very nice.
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08/22/2004 08:57:09 PM
brilliant! this is very "georgia o'keefe"-ish. almost painterly!
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08/21/2004 10:02:57 PM
SOLID 9
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08/21/2004 03:54:59 PM
This IS radiant. Pure painting with light. Congrats on such a superb creation.
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08/20/2004 11:57:10 PM
Well done, excellent depth of field, beautiful color and perfectly lit.
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08/20/2004 10:42:36 PM
Absolutely gorgeous color. Something about the crop feels not right to me, can't put my finger on it. But really this is gorgeous. It's one of my top pics this week.
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08/19/2004 09:36:57 AM
voted yesterday, came back to tell you...this is RADIANT! BEAUTIFUL work here, love the softness and colors in my top 4, Best of Luck!
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08/19/2004 07:36:23 AM
Perfect 10
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08/19/2004 04:38:57 AM
Beautiful flower/abstract. Wonderful color tones that are silky smooth. Composition has beautiful graceful lines and it's assymetricalness does not bore the eye. Really wonderful macro shot. Well done.
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08/18/2004 12:10:38 PM
WOW! That is an awesom macro. How did you illuminate the center?
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08/18/2004 02:16:19 AM
beautiful, great colors, perfect symmetry, lots of depth.
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08/17/2004 07:49:03 PM
Perfect.
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08/17/2004 05:43:20 PM
Great shot, BUT I've seen this simialr shot a million times. Helps to be originals. 6
08/17/2004 04:30:11 PM
there is no denying your wonderful use of light and color. One of my ribbon picks
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08/17/2004 02:21:24 PM
fitting title - great picture
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08/17/2004 11:02:26 AM
I love it! The lighting is superb, the details excellent. I hope you do well!
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08/17/2004 12:14:52 AM
Stunning. A+
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08/16/2004 08:41:39 PM
Hello, Georgia O'Keef!
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08/16/2004 08:27:02 PM
Stunning of course! 10 of course! Looks like a fire pit of molten lava the blue tips on the yellow spikes are exquisite. it looks like your light comes from deep inside the center and radaites outwards with the flower parts and petals. Lovely color too, How did you get all the spikes to line up in neat rows like that??
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08/16/2004 08:06:30 PM
WOW! My third wow in 10 minutes. Technically this is a virtually perfect photo. Combined with the subject matter, composition and lighting, it will surely be among the top 10. Good luck.
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08/16/2004 05:08:56 PM
Like a candel.... perfect shot. I hope you win a ribbon
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08/16/2004 04:24:13 PM
Beautiful. A shot full of emotion and expression. The soft colors are lovely and your choice of viewing angle creates an illusion of fire or flame. Simply gorgeous.
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08/16/2004 04:01:53 PM
Lovely - is there a candle inside? That's how it looks. Very nice.
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08/16/2004 01:16:28 PM
WOW! So pretty - it looks like its lit up - beautiful!
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08/16/2004 10:06:51 AM
The colors on this are just great! The yellow in the center looks as if it is the light source and is radiating outward.
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08/16/2004 06:59:40 AM
Simply gorgeous. Light seems to fly out the flower. Great colors too.
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08/16/2004 03:16:02 AM
Very nice, great color and light.
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08/16/2004 12:22:55 AM
Stunning! The lighting and glow in the center is awesome. (Even if it is post processing.) Subtle pastel colors are exceptional. Focus = perfect. I've just started voting - but so far this is one its way to ribbonsville.
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