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It's all about the negative space
It's all about the negative space
kasaba


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Triangle III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Date: Nov 17, 2012
Aperture: 14.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/49
Date Uploaded: Nov 18, 2012

 I love these orchids and had been taking pictures of them. During editing I had noticed the very graphic, triangular spaces they made. When I saw the challenge I wanted to use that type of image. Needless to say the orchids had basically finished flowering and I used the last one for this image, hence the tatty edgesn on parts of the flower.

I originally wanted to use a plain white BG, but found I didn't like the flower just "floating" in nothingness, hence I took the one with the shadow in it.
During PP I tried a black BG which I liked, but wasn't sure if I was allowed to change the BG colour in Advanced editing, so I rather kept the white.

I thought it was a fun way of interpreting the challenge. I would have preferred to re-shoot with a different lens or different aperture to get the long petals into focus as well, but the flower has wilted.

I haven't enterd any challenges in a while; just hoping this doesn't get totally dumped ... :-).

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 66
Avg (all users): 5.7788
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 5.3953
Avg (non-participants): 6.0492
Views since voting: 492
Views during voting: 205
Votes: 104
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 11/26/2012 04:34:14 PM
Congratulations on the nice finish. I think a black background would have been very nice but I see what you mean about "floating" and it would have floated against black as well as against white. You just have to go with what you like best - which is exactly what you did :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/25/2012 10:53:09 PM
What a beautiful and delicate flower - and lots of triangles. I don't know how you could have avoided the shadows but I find them slightly distracting. Voted earlier.
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 11/25/2012 09:46:19 PM
Not sure the title needs to point out the obvious. I think the image works well though title aside.
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 11/21/2012 11:17:09 PM
Excellent idea, and well thought out. It makes me think of a spider just a bit as well.
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 11/20/2012 06:13:09 PM
My first reaction was to freak out because I thought it was a spider.
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 11/20/2012 11:21:51 AM
Nice light and composition. The flower/plant itself has some interesting features.
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 11/19/2012 11:23:39 PM
stunning
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 11/19/2012 09:39:14 AM
Nice macro/composition. Pretty.
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 11/19/2012 12:50:40 AM
Really cool shot.
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