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Orchid Stem Study
Orchid Stem Study
Beagleboy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Botany (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro
Location: Dining room table
Date: Aug 15, 2004
Aperture: f 18
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2004

Didn't have much time available for this challenge.

One of my wife's many orchids was in full bloom. Decided to go for something that I had never tried before: a high key shot.

Shot the flowers against our dining room window covered with a sheer.

Used adjustment layer for curves to add contrast and to get pink to "pop" a little more. Dodged the dark green parts of the stem , the burned some of the sepals that were slightly burned out. Resized and USM'ed

Shot this with my canon 50mm f/2.5 macro in manual function by deliberately overexposing the shot by +1.5 to +2.0 E/V. Used custom white balance too.

Statistics
Place: 27 out of 215
Avg (all users): 6.2429
Avg (commenters): 7.3846
Avg (participants): 6.0536
Avg (non-participants): 6.5692
Views since voting: 1946
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 177
Comments: 16
Favorites: 3 (view)


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10/23/2005 07:55:20 PM
Just ran across this. It's truly stunning. I like the "under the plant" perspective. Great job. The detail and coloration is just lovely.
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08/23/2004 12:46:17 AM
Congratulations on your 27th placing. I loved this image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/21/2004 11:34:04 PM
This is different and like the composition.
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08/21/2004 11:15:22 PM
This is simply beautiful, period. Very well presented. Bumping from 5 to 7
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08/21/2004 01:32:12 AM
I like your original point of view here. The stem lines definitely lead your eye through the picture and the petals of the orchids are lovely!
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08/20/2004 04:54:59 PM
lovely. although I feel upside down. maybe that is good because it is "out of the box". perhaps flipped horizontal to make the diagonal work toward the right rather than the left would make me feel better.
the details of the soft texture of the petals, and the muted colors all work together with the canopy feel, however. makes me feel I am seeing a private side to nature, under it's umbrella of protection.
nice work all around!
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08/18/2004 04:54:55 PM
Lovely and delicate - I particularly like that you've chosen to show the back of the flower, not the front - the dark line of the stem leads the eye from flower to flower (wish the curve at the top wasn;t cropped so tight!). The lighting illuminates the petals and the washed out white of the background is an effectve background. 8
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08/17/2004 10:20:08 PM
great image. the patterns and play of colour on the petals are quite amazing. but, the harsh light seems to diffuse the colour of the stem. i think that a much better effect and balance would be achieved by a softer allowing for vivid colours and nice contrast between them.
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08/17/2004 03:55:41 PM
I like the pattern of the stem against the backdrop of the flowers. Focus works nicely. DOF a bit too shallow to catch most of the stem. Beautiful photo. Congratulations.
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08/17/2004 02:06:26 PM
great composition and overall mood
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08/17/2004 11:44:55 AM
Absolutely exquisite! I love the colors, the way they are dark in the center and fade to pale at the edges. I love the lines I follow from top to bottom but the delicat curve of the lowerr stems leads me back into the picture. I love the implied texture of the petalss which is really just a pattern, the pteals are smooth. sooo nice - 10 of course
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08/16/2004 05:07:02 PM
Simply perfect. I hope you win a ribbon.
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08/16/2004 04:32:29 PM
Good use of DOF.
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08/16/2004 02:17:10 PM
just beautiful.
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08/16/2004 09:05:36 AM
Black background might have been more apprpriate. Why not faceing us?
08/16/2004 07:12:11 AM
Good composition. Is the softness of some petals intended?
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