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Challenge: Flora (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Hickory, North Carolina
Date: Apr 19, 2003
Aperture: F8.0
ISO: ISO 100
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Nature, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 19, 2003

A different perspective on my orchid... I thought about this challenge for quite a while. I also shot a few photos of various flowers in a natural environment. After sifting through all of those and deciding that I didn't have a background situation that really worked well, I decided to 'make' my background in this photo. Black posterboard seems to make my color stand out more and isolate my subject from other distracting elements that could be in the image...

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 139
Avg (all users): 7.1418
Avg (commenters): 8.5882
Avg (participants): 6.9314
Avg (non-participants): 7.6923
Views since voting: 5672
Votes: 141
Comments: 49
Favorites: 18 (view)


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08/25/2007 02:25:56 PM
reminds me of an opeth album cover
04/30/2003 12:24:53 PM
CC Good Wednesday morning JohnBoy

Fits The Challenge-Yes
Composition-Good
Background-Fitting
My Opinion-You walls are starting to sag from the ribbons. I suggest getting a reinforced shelf. :)All kidding aside this is a lovely shot.
These orchids aren't easy to shoot. They edges have a bit of a glow, or color change that can make them look blurred. At least that has been my experience, I even could see that on the ones in the store. You handled that very well.
I like the composition...it's 'in your face'.
As always very good John, a well earned ribbon.
Bravo.
04/30/2003 02:08:22 AM
Congratulations John, a well earned ribbon.
04/29/2003 04:45:59 PM
Congrats on the ribbon. This really is a very nice shot. I confess I gave it a 9, but that was because I interpreted 'Flora' as being plants or flowers in their wild setting. But it is a very good photograph in its own right. The thing that sets it apart, I think, is the arrangement of the three blooms - it almost looks like one bloom looking in different directions (if you see what I mean). Focus and lighting are spot on. What did you light it with, by the way?
04/29/2003 01:23:10 PM
You are so lucky I didn't have a chance to vote on this one. I would have given you a 1. hehehehe...just kidding. Very nice shot John. Congrats. on third place. Glad to see you back up here.
04/29/2003 07:55:07 AM
It was a tight race! I'm glad to see that all your studio work the week before paid off... funny though, these were taken outside :-)

I think that your exposure here is perfect. You captured the beauty of these flowers in more then just a photograph, but also your composition leads the viewer into a more peaceful relaxed state, until you look at the center of the middle flower and the illusion of teeth make you realize that even something this beautiful can be dangerous. :-)

Nice work John! Glad to see you found your mojo :-)

-danny
04/28/2003 03:11:58 PM
I am a fan of orchids and have several shots of white ones. These in pink are stunning. Congrats on placing!
04/28/2003 12:10:19 PM
Absolutely stunning. The black was a really good choice.
04/28/2003 11:28:47 AM
Very nice work! Wow! Congratulations!
04/28/2003 08:16:10 AM
You deserved to win first place.
I am envious that you just recently have begun flower photography and you already have reached excellence.
04/28/2003 07:44:27 AM
congratulations. gorgeous. good work :) .
04/28/2003 07:27:39 AM
John,

Congratulations. It is gorgeous!

Shari
04/28/2003 12:15:14 AM
congrats, setz! very well done!
04/28/2003 12:04:05 AM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2003 11:24:19 PM
What a vivid color - nicely done...
04/27/2003 09:59:40 PM
I think I see the flower smiling at me. Good balance to the photo.
04/27/2003 09:54:57 PM
really great lighting, superb shot angle... looks really alien too!
04/27/2003 09:58:58 AM
Very pretty, but I'm not sure the black background works. To me it undermines the brightness of the flowers rather than enhancing it.
04/27/2003 06:51:49 AM
Wonderful lighting, great work!
04/26/2003 08:45:58 AM
Beautiful color saturation. Excellent choice of background. Good choice to place the biggest one in the middle. Jacko. 9
04/25/2003 09:12:12 PM
Just beautiful. Great detail, composition, color, light, everything. Excellent all around - 10
04/25/2003 03:09:29 PM
Stunning. 10 for this one. Gallatin
04/25/2003 08:02:39 AM
real nice light with the black bg. i wonder if you did this outdoors or in. doesnt matter. extra points for vocabulary in your title ;).
04/24/2003 05:32:49 PM
What great natural shapes in that flower. Good job capturing that.
04/24/2003 02:00:32 PM
A perfect 10. Beautiful lighting, compostion, focus. It has it all.
04/24/2003 08:21:44 AM
Great lighting, sharpness and composition. Very nice.
04/23/2003 10:18:28 PM
vibrant, dramatic, .. lovely.. would make an exceptional print.
04/23/2003 09:08:15 PM
The composition and lighting are great! Super choice for the challenge! Your framing and angle of the flower is breathetaking. A solid 9 from me!!! Great job!
04/23/2003 05:39:29 AM
Great lighting on the lead blossom. The way it fades into the bottom is a selling point to me. Nice photo, my fav so far.
04/22/2003 03:50:56 PM
It feels tilted, maybe the very center thingy should be straight?
04/22/2003 12:07:46 PM
Beautiful shot, my favorite, excellent detail, lovely composition.
04/22/2003 11:27:52 AM
superb macro
04/22/2003 07:22:37 AM
Nice detail and sharpness, perfect subject and exposure. Great Job
04/22/2003 04:02:33 AM
My favourite for the challenge. Nothing at all to criticize about here, the lighting is wonderful. Why can't I get my lighting like that? A perfect 10!
04/22/2003 03:14:20 AM
The colors are amazing and so is the delicate detail. You've taken a great detail of care with these and their images.
04/22/2003 02:48:39 AM
Beautifully shot and I love the contrast!
04/21/2003 11:30:51 PM
looks like one of the aliens you have to shoot in a game that I played recently. interesting flower. i like the detail.
04/21/2003 10:32:12 PM
This I like...maybe just the one by it's self? Still this is stunning, good light control.
04/21/2003 09:22:40 PM
Gorgeous orchid. Would rather have seen more natural shots for this challenge. 7 for the quality of the photo.
04/21/2003 04:48:59 PM
Great lighting! Good job.
04/21/2003 11:43:20 AM
Wonderful colours, cool macro, great lighting - the middle of the flower looks like an eagle...good choice - 10 - Anastasia
04/21/2003 11:07:13 AM
Nice lighting
04/21/2003 09:50:22 AM
The first word to come out of my mouth was OMG WOW ! The color, flower choice, compostion, lighting...wow it's all just amazing. I love this photo. My only 10 so far !
04/21/2003 07:25:20 AM
Impeccable composition and focus. Very nice work. 10
04/21/2003 03:13:00 AM
Perfect. Could be jmsetzler himself.
04/21/2003 02:29:54 AM
That is really amazing. The color of the flower is spectacular! And razor sharp as well. Fantastic lighting. 9.
04/21/2003 01:03:17 AM
Nice photo.
04/21/2003 12:45:37 AM
Truly beautiful, no distracting background... a crisp clear photo all over (wonderful use of large DOF) Interesting... great colors, all around a perfect shot! I have to take off for that little grey spot though near the bottom... hehehe J/K. I also like your use of broder, the white with the black around it helps define the fine white line around the subject. Absolutely gorgeous. -10- nice job!
04/21/2003 12:42:08 AM
I guess it's not in the wild, but it is a beautiful capture. Stunning colours and clarity and beautifully balanced. Well done!


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