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NATURE'S GLORY
NATURE'S GLORY
Dusty


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: PENITENIARY GLEN RESERVATION, KIRTLAND, OHIO
Date: Jun 18, 2006
Aperture: F/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640s
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2006

Cropped for 8x10
Sharpened
Adjusted Saturation and Hue
Adjusted Curves

Statistics
Place: 130 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.5925
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6032
Avg (non-participants): 5.5827
Views since voting: 919
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 265
Comments: 9
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07/04/2006 05:43:41 PM
First impression - Pretty flower, nice composition.

This bokeh thing is difficult to capture. Most definitions of bokeh include some sort of out of focus highlights. However, the blue and the yellow ribbon winners didn't really have that. So bokeh has evolved it seems to be something with out of focus elements that add to the composition. In that case, you were successful. The main flower is very sharp and the background completely blurred.

The shadow falling on the middle of the flower probably takes a but of the impact away. Choosing a flower more in the light and shooting at a different time of day might have helped. The quality of light is excellent.

This is a good shot of a pretty flower that is lacking a certain "wow" factor needed to score higher at DPC.

I hope this was helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

David
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 07:16:56 PM
nice.
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06/26/2006 06:23:31 AM
Nice shot like the orange against the green.
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06/25/2006 01:44:58 AM
Beautifully done!
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06/25/2006 01:43:04 AM
Great colours and DOF for this beauty.
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06/24/2006 09:00:23 AM
It could be a little more sharper in focusing...
06/23/2006 01:09:27 AM
great color
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06/21/2006 11:12:07 PM
Love the color and the details you were able to maintain here.
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06/21/2006 10:42:37 PM
I would have liked this even more if you maybe were able to cut the shading in the center of the flower by using a light or something. Also I am not super sure that bokeh is just dof. I don't see the circles of light. Very pretty though.
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