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Demons of the Blue Vortex
Demons of the Blue Vortex
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: May 7, 2008
Aperture: 7.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Emotive, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2008

 Macro of a cactus flower, blooming in the median strip of the street in front of where I work.

-Handheld, macro mode
-RGV Curve
-Blue/Yellow Curve
-RGB Curve with partial inversion
-Resize
-USM at 16%/64 dia/TH = 0
-SaveAs JPEG at quality 8/10 = 179kb

Statistics
Place: 466 out of 481
Avg (all users): 4.2876
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.1261
Avg (non-participants): 4.7143
Views since voting: 1068
Views during voting: 234
Votes: 153
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/08/2008 12:03:29 PM
Originally posted by Melethia:
A bit strong on the processing for some, I'm sure, but you really did create another world out of a flower shot - very cool!

I named the photo as I did because it really reminded me of the swirling cloud of demons at the end of "Night on Bald Mountain" as depicted in Disney's Fantasia.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2008 06:23:23 PM
Your choice of saturation goes beyond what I find pleasing. I do like how the contrast between blue and red seems to thrust the red forward. And with my bifocals, it gives it a 3D effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/05/2008 12:52:05 PM
wow, looks neon like
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 08:45:05 PM
took me a minute to realize what I was looking at here. its a bit different, but works as an abstract
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 01:05:54 PM
One of those pictures that some people will love but many more will hate (I should now I tried the same with a shot entitled blue daffodil in a challenge a few weeks back)

Dont look at the score, look at the comments and then reflect on the fact that you have produced an image that has really made some people stop in their tracks and go wow

Photography (imo) is about touching people and this image will do that for some and you cant (again imo) ask for much more than that
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 11:37:55 AM
A bit strong on the processing for some, I'm sure, but you really did create another world out of a flower shot - very cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 07:48:08 AM
not a fan of the edit at all...sorry
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 01:46:32 AM
hmm im not sure i like this. im guessing its digitally messed with, which isn't usually something im fond of. good blue color though
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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