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Solo Dance
Solo Dance
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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Apr 3, 2005
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2005

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Views since voting: 1171
Views during voting: 358
Votes: 244
Comments: 17
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05/02/2005 04:11:36 PM
Thank for submitting your photo to the DPC, Free Study VIII.

Interesting capture here. There is one flower over to the left, while the larger group of flowers are diffused in the background.

I like your title. Titles are important because they give a point of information and reference. It tells the viewer, "this is what I am doing". By following the title, you can then see what you were going after. In this case, isolating one flower from the others. Leaving that one flower on the lower left creates a nice flow. Observers are going to see the one red flower and then see the background flowers.

Technically I like what you have done. It does appear that you have over done the BG blurr just a bit. I see the separation very easily, and the blur application almost makes it look like an "impressionistic" type painting. And that's not a bad thing. Did any one say "Bokeh"

Simple, elegant, and appealing. Good job.

Good luck in your next DPChallenge.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 08:18:12 PM
Very nice color and composition 8
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04/25/2005 03:01:19 AM
its cute, and i really like the colors. wish there was just a little more green to the left though... 8
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04/24/2005 10:20:20 PM
I think there is a little haloing on your flower. did you add the blur artificially, or is that the result of sharpening?
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04/24/2005 07:38:23 PM
This picture just dances...beautiful and impressionistic.
04/22/2005 01:14:44 PM
Monet like macro. The contrast of the focus and bokeh poppies makes this photo sing. Cool stuff.
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04/21/2005 09:22:49 PM
very pretty
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04/21/2005 03:53:30 AM
very pretty I love the colours poppies are so hard to get the colour right well done
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04/20/2005 10:53:35 PM
very nice! composition and dof fabulous! 10
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04/20/2005 02:41:01 PM
This is something I would have been afraid to attempt. You have pulled it off very well. Nicely done.
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04/19/2005 06:50:36 PM
excellent use of dof - beautiful -- on second pass upgrading this to a ribbon pick. BOL
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04/19/2005 04:43:15 PM
Execellent job!
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04/19/2005 01:38:01 PM
excellent capture. when i made my first pass, this was the first one that really caught my eye. beautiful work, hope you have a large print of this hanging somewhere for others to enjoy. good luck in the challenge!
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04/19/2005 11:29:46 AM
Background too pixelated for my taste. I do love the composition and colors.
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04/19/2005 02:11:26 AM
wow
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04/19/2005 01:45:56 AM
Beautiful colors, like the soft focus background. Excellent composition.
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04/19/2005 12:33:20 AM
Lovely colours and nice composition. The way the very out-of-focus echo the colour of the main flower is very good.
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