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Kenneth Patton: The day I see a leaf is a marvel of a day.
Kenneth Patton: The day I see a leaf is a marvel of a day.
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Challenge: Granular (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: West Jordan, UT
Date: May 24, 2005
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: May 24, 2005

 Shooting:
- I turned my softbox up (making a table out of it) and placed a leaf on top.
- Then shot with a Canon 50mm 1.8 lens reversed in front of a Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS lens.

Processing:
- Converted from raw
- Adjusted color to bring out some of the brown (just because I thought it gave the leaf character)
- Rotated the image for a more pleasing diagonal
- Reduced size
- Sharpened
- Put a thin white border around the edge
- Saved for web

By the way, the circle is caused by the 50mm lens being smaller than my 17-85. I tried cropping in tighter to get rid of the circle and I found that the image was actually a lot more interesting with the circle than without.

Statistics
Place: 231 out of 327
Avg (all users): 4.6960
Avg (commenters): 4.1667
Avg (participants): 4.3866
Avg (non-participants): 4.9351
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 399
Votes: 273
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 06/07/2007 09:38:23 AM
This didn't scream "granular" to me but I gave it an 8, because I love the color and detail. I actually looked at it for a long time just following the little trails. It reminds me of the layout for a subdivision.

I was ambivalent about the circle, but ended up liking it because it gives the feeling of intimacy; as though I am viewing the image through some sort of scope. If I was drunk when I voted, then I probably gave it a 10 and then reduced it to an 8 the next day:)

Nice image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/31/2005 02:28:06 PM
I like the color and details of this shot. I wish the blue edge around much of the border wasn't there, but I like the soft edge of it rather than a sharp transition.
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 05/28/2005 01:15:55 PM
great color and textures in the leaf
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 05/26/2005 08:57:09 PM
Don't know if this is exactly granular, but it's a great picture non-the-less.
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 05/26/2005 07:32:23 PM
Original, stretching to consider this the type of granularity they were asking for though.
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 05/26/2005 03:54:14 AM
Awesome, beautiful picture. But doesn't fit the challenge to me, not granular.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/25/2005 02:21:16 PM
awesome picture, however I don't see how this fits the challenge
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 05/25/2005 11:58:55 AM
While I like the image, the colors and the lighting I do not believe it fits the challenge as it has nothing to do with grains of something as far as I can see. I applaud you for staying away from the typical salt/sugar image but I think you went a little too far away.
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