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Petal
Petal
welcher


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yellow (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S40
Location: Home
Date: Feb 16, 2003
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2003

 One of the "Milk" winners a couple weeks ago inspired me to try some "painting with light". It didn't come out quite as I expected, but I like the results anyway.

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 252
Avg (all users): 6.8357
Avg (commenters): 8.3043
Avg (participants): 6.9097
Avg (non-participants): 6.6667
Views since voting: 2878
Votes: 207
Comments: 25
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 02/24/2003 11:25:45 AM
I just love the lighting on the flower. Can you elaborate on how you did your lighting?

 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2003 10:48:29 PM
very nicely done :) the detail and composition on this shot is excellent... great work :) - setzler
 02/23/2003 05:47:10 PM
I'll ignore the hotspots - not your fault.
This is lovely. Focus & detail are great. What I really like is the deep yellow colour and the strong lines & shadows on the petals. Excellent work, well done.
 02/23/2003 02:29:06 PM
Nice lighting.
7, Kavey
 02/23/2003 01:42:10 PM
Love how it apperas to be floating in a sea of darkness.
 02/23/2003 01:01:35 PM
This is my only 10 so far. So many people think that a flower, if properly exposed and in focus, makes a wonderful image. That is not true, and in many cases, it is the lighting that sets a great floral image apart from the nice, but boring images. This shot is nearly perfect in lighting, which is so tough to achieve. The range from light to dark tones is very good, without any lown highlights. The lower dark petals offset the bright upper petals in a way that balances your composition. The actual shape of your composition is nothing special, but the lighting really makes it! DOF is great, focus is perfect, lighting is great. the only thing I can find fault in are the two white specks on the left side of the image (in the black background). That's easy to fix for printing, and I won't count off for it due to the restriction on spot editing (this image is a good reason to get rid of that rule). Nice shot, my only 10 so far! Good luck in the challenge!
JD Anderson
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 02/23/2003 11:14:48 AM
Beautifully done!
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 02/22/2003 06:35:25 PM
superb.
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 02/21/2003 04:30:12 PM
Very beautiful shot! Wonderful yellow flower. Great amount of detail. Lighting is very nice. Small nit - two white spots on the left side of the flower (in the black), could be dead pixels, or a small fault in your lighting. 9 Swash
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 02/21/2003 02:35:18 PM
Excellent exposure. Beautiful textures. 9
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 02/21/2003 10:33:38 AM
Excellent use of light and shadow. Great work on a very conventional shot. 9 - floyd
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 02/21/2003 03:16:28 AM
nice color, but not very original
 02/21/2003 02:04:33 AM
this is stunning! great color, focus and lighting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/20/2003 08:19:20 PM
nice contrast
 02/20/2003 04:26:27 AM
Ok so there are a lot of flower shots in this challenge, however this one takes the 'cake'. Beautiful lighting. Composition, clarity, colour and subject is just fantastic. I really like this shot. The black background hightlights the subject very well. A big 10 from me :) GL.
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 02/19/2003 03:56:25 PM
Nice lighting and composition. Good capture of detail.
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 02/18/2003 07:59:02 PM
Beautiful! Personally I can't see one flaw or anything I would change about this photo. Nicely done!
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 02/18/2003 06:24:26 PM
Nice, I bet you were soooo tempted to clone out the white specks :).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/18/2003 10:43:39 AM
"Pedal" or "Petal"?
 02/18/2003 06:37:03 AM
Beautiful! Crisp and clear and all in focus. You have almost made this flower smile, great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/17/2003 10:52:26 PM
Yes this is it...
 02/17/2003 06:53:45 PM
Very nice....
 02/17/2003 06:23:52 PM
Nice work - the focus is very good and the colours are nice and rich. Personally I wouldn't have included the white border for this site, but it is traditional I guess. You have lit the flower very well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/17/2003 12:04:52 PM
peTal. :-D
That said, it's a very nice shot. 7
 02/17/2003 01:51:06 AM
Very, very nice - can't suggest anything that would improve this photo - could definately see it framed on a wall - great job, good luck in the challenge - very high score :)
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