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Water Lilies (The Clouds)
Water Lilies (The Clouds)
Gordon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Impressionism (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Nov 6, 2004
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2004

 Shot at the Zilker Botanical Gardens, Austin, Tx.

Basic idea is to use a long exposure and move the camera in
small, controlled 'brush strokes' throughout the exposure.
In this case, S-shaped movements were used to give the brush
feel. The camera is actually securely mounted on a tripod
throughout the exposure - just shaking the camera or
kicking the tripod doesn't tend to give a similar
result - looking just blurry instead of more deliberate.

The smallest aperture on the lens was used to get the
longest exposure possible with the available light, with
exposure compensation used to darken the scene to hold the
highlights (based on experimentation)


Post Processing
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Minimal adjustments made. Image was cropped with some
reflections removed in the upper right and a couple of bright
highlights cloned out.

Levels, curves & saturation adjustments and then sharpening.
Resize, add simple border.

Camera Model: Canon EOS D60
Date/Time: 2004:11:06 15:24:32
Shutter speed: 1/6 sec
Aperture: 22
Exposure mode: Av
Exposure compensation: -2/3
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Evaluative
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 100
Lens: 70 to 200mm
Focal length: 100mm
AF mode: One-shot AF
Focus point: [Right]
Image size: 3072 x 2048
Image quality: Raw
White balance: Auto
Saturation: Normal
Sharpness: Normal
Contrast: Normal
Custom Functions:
CFn 4: Tv/Av and exposure level: 1/3 stop
CFn 8: Shutter curtain sync: 2nd-curtain sync
CFn 11: Menu button return position: Previous
CFn 12: SET button function when shooting: Change ISO speed


Statistics
Place: 6 out of 39
Avg (all users): 6.9403
Avg (commenters): 8.3438
Avg (participants): 7.1212
Avg (non-participants): 6.9216
Views since voting: 2658
Views during voting: 723
Votes: 352
Comments: 42
Favorites: 8 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/10/2004 04:13:41 AM
this is the first time i've looked at the Impressionism entries. tres Monet, my friend. very nice work.

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 11/22/2004 02:18:08 PM
Bravo Gordon!
This was one of my top five favorites in this challenge, and seriously figured this for a ribbon.
Congrats on a top ten finish!
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 11/22/2004 01:07:10 AM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish, and thanks for sharing "How you did it".
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 11/22/2004 12:10:08 AM
Congrats on a top 10 finish Gordon...this is beautiful! :o)
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 11/22/2004 12:09:22 AM
Gordon congrats on your 6th finish. This is indeed a wonderful image and one to be proud of. You simply hit the nail on the head.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/21/2004 10:37:25 PM
wow. inspired from Monet's water lilies, i guess? lovely effect.
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 11/21/2004 09:42:46 PM
Colors and composition are all great, nice effect too...
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 11/21/2004 09:14:43 PM
Though I'm not a huge fan of the motion blur approach, you found the ideal subject and the colors are perfect. I think with a different approach to the impressionism aspect (a shallower DOF with a very slight motion blur, or shooting through mottled glass, for example), this shot would have dominated the challenge. It still might... one of my top three picks! 9
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 11/21/2004 10:57:42 AM
Very nice colours in this one. I like it very much. Well done.
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 11/20/2004 07:44:56 PM
Nice blend of colors, and right on target as far as the theme of this challenge.
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 11/20/2004 03:12:56 AM
Definitely one of the stronger entries of the bunch. I think the colors are fantastic and the overall composition has a lot of depth. 7
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 11/20/2004 02:38:00 AM
I just love the colors in this shot. This is the kind of art I could plan an entire room around. I'm no expert on impressionism, photography, or art - but I know what I like. Very nice.
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 11/19/2004 11:17:02 PM
Not quite Monet, but looks nice. Perhaps if this was done in very subtle pastel tones, as opposed to that in-your-face blue, it would have been a lot more appealing. 8 as it is. Edit: on second thought, a longer exposure time with deeper dof would probably increase the effect, yet make it a little softer, because of more vibrations. I presume this was a hand-held shot.
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 11/19/2004 08:39:07 PM
great work It looks like camera shake a bit but you definatley have the right effect IMHO Lovely colours and water lillies are a favorite of mine I would like to have done this challenge and I think this is what I may have tired nice work
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 11/18/2004 09:31:29 PM
This is excellent work. Looks like a combination of camera movement and multiple ripples to do the hard work. Upper right corner's dark area seemed like it was not in synch with the resot of it, but I still had a very hard time when it came to deciding if this was one of the three 10's.
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 11/18/2004 11:01:30 AM
Very cool! Really well done, trully reflects impressionism.
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 11/18/2004 09:49:47 AM
really love the colors in this.
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 11/17/2004 11:44:23 PM
Wonderfully painterly and impressionistic. Well done. If I would change anything here it would be to try and avoid the strong whites in the foreground flower. But the overall effect is excellent.
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 11/17/2004 10:21:09 PM
great colors and composition... lovely work
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 11/17/2004 03:30:52 PM
Nice artistic piece... good colors.
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 11/17/2004 03:14:32 PM
Nice Monet quality....
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 11/17/2004 02:17:13 PM
bravo, one for my memories
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 11/17/2004 05:34:03 AM
This was a very difficult challenge to vote on. Impressionism is so very subjective. This work captures for me the vibrance and fluid vibration of nature in a way I can personally relate. Well done and good luck. 10.
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 11/16/2004 11:05:44 PM
Beautifully saturated colour and nice, simple composition. I love it (9)
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 11/16/2004 09:33:15 PM
I like the colors. I like the post processing effects. I just don't like to see the doublets. It may be that they're intentional, but they detract from the picture. Good luck.
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 11/16/2004 06:06:15 PM
Lovely colors, nice impression.
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 11/16/2004 04:34:21 PM
It almost looks like a painting.Great colors and processing.
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 11/16/2004 02:30:55 AM
Superb job in this challenge. Lighting and composition are perfect.
My pick for a top 5 placing.
Well Done ((10))
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 11/16/2004 12:52:02 AM
this has to ribbon. very beautiful image.
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 11/15/2004 11:28:39 PM
returning for comments: a great effect because the flowers have an excellent background to aid this effect. The image is pleasing and the slight displacement is not at all disturbing like it is in many other attempts. Bumping up.
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 11/15/2004 09:22:27 PM
I like the direction you have taken to create this Impressionistic feeling. The colors work well together. I can definitely see this hanging on a wall.
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 11/15/2004 08:52:35 PM
colors are stunning, my favorite in challenge
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 11/15/2004 08:24:02 PM
Good try but I just feel that if there are two components to this photograph (the original image and the camera technique/distortion/filter) then together they don't amount to more than the sum of their individual parts.
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 11/15/2004 06:59:19 PM
while appreciate the affect you wanted to achieve, i wish you had achieved slightly less of it. the colors, lighting, and general composition all work well, but the double-imagery is a little disconcerting.
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 11/15/2004 03:03:22 PM
I really like this. It's one of the best shots I've seen in the challenge. My choice for the red ribbon. Edit: forgot to add, this has an awesome Monet feel to it.
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 11/15/2004 11:00:07 AM
Oh wow, now THIS is a great response to the challenge. Great pastel colours, and I really like the blues. Wonderful use of painting with camera movement. My favourite response to this challenge. 10
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 11/15/2004 09:51:19 AM
Magnificent work! Blue Ribbon worthy in my book.
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 11/15/2004 08:08:17 AM
excellent composition with that foreground lily.
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 11/15/2004 08:08:12 AM
This is very lovely. Highlights and shadows work well with one another. I like the blurriness to the whole.
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 11/15/2004 06:50:07 AM
that white flower is in an awkward spot. it's too central and too close to the front. if it weren't there I think the composition would be more pleasing
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 11/15/2004 04:42:42 AM
Very nice, the color contrast is well done.
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 11/15/2004 01:29:34 AM
My pick for the winner. This is a perfect representation of impressionism. 10.
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