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Portrait of a Gerbera (Chuck Close tribute)
Portrait of a Gerbera (Chuck Close tribute)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 775
Location: Sydney, In front of my house
Date: Feb 15, 2003
Aperture: f3.4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/79 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2003

 I put a gerbera behind a net door, coated it with water and shot it in natural afternoon lighting. It was post-processed in PS: level adjustment, unsharp mask, brightness and contrast. I tried my best to make it look like Chuck Close's painting.

Statistics
Place: 136 out of 252
Avg (all users): 5.0400
Avg (commenters): 6.2308
Avg (participants): 4.9562
Avg (non-participants): 5.2222
Views since voting: 1297
Votes: 200
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/13/2003 12:46:52 PM
This is a cool concept ... I like it a lot :)
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 02/24/2003 01:33:44 AM
This should have placed higher.

Message edited by author 2003-02-24 01:42:12.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2003 08:21:19 PM
Great shot. Very creative.
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 02/23/2003 07:07:08 PM
Very interesting. I like this abstract and I think this is very creative (well, creativity inspired by Mr. Close probably, but that's ok).
The grid maybe is a little bit too thick because the flower is almost not recognisable, but maybe that was intened.
It takes some time until you notice that some of the spaces are filled with water and create a refraction. There seems to be no pattern though.
If this photo was inspired by a spcific painting from Chuck Close, I would like to know which one. I looked on the Web for a while but didn't fine one.
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 02/19/2003 09:57:33 PM
interesting texture.
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 02/19/2003 08:37:45 PM
The grate doesn't work well here. Need to see the beauty of the flower.
 02/19/2003 08:50:16 AM
Good concept, the screen seems to be bent and it's too busy for me.
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 02/18/2003 09:39:01 AM
This is interesting and I must say original. The grating at the front seems to take away the whole attention of the flower.
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 02/18/2003 12:56:57 AM
good idea, this image seems to be all over the place because of the screen, but i still like it
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 02/17/2003 06:40:08 PM
Hard to discern at enlarged size (but I suppose thats by design).
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 02/17/2003 05:49:21 PM
The flyscreen (mesh) really creates a mosaic effect. This turns an otherwise "regular" photo into an interesting photo.
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 02/17/2003 03:41:53 AM
you just gave me an idea.
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 02/17/2003 02:51:40 AM
Don't understand the Title but I like the pic. 8.
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 02/17/2003 02:02:04 AM
if the screen had been a bit less dense, the photo might have been better
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 02/17/2003 12:17:31 AM
I definately love the idea of this photo. The boarder works very nicely too. It kinda hurts my eyes, but I think if I saw it in a book I would be quite impressed. I think the water is pretty neat too.
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