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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fantasy World (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 AD Aspherical IF for Canon
Location: San Jose, CA
Date: Jun 19, 2005
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2005

 focal length 24.0mm

flowers (i forget what kind) with drying poppies and a smoke bomb thrown in for some extra goodness.

much post processing, involving dodge and burn, color adjustments, and a bit of cloning work. a wacom tablet was instrumental in this process.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 151
Avg (all users): 6.2467
Avg (commenters): 7.8000
Avg (participants): 5.9048
Avg (non-participants): 6.4476
Views since voting: 4618
Views during voting: 430
Votes: 227
Comments: 37
Favorites: 25 (view)

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 02/18/2011 05:08:33 PM
Love the processing on this.
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 05/27/2010 03:15:53 PM
This is really simply gorgeous...love the idea of the smoke bomb, it really added to this...Love it
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 09/14/2006 12:38:53 PM
Smoke bomb eh? ;^) Clever! Notice it didn't chase that fly (lower middle) off.

Yep. Looks like this lens works just fine, at least with the right photog behind the camera. ;^)
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 02/02/2006 09:57:16 PM
Ikea link

Message edited by ClubJuggle - Fixed wide link.
 01/12/2006 06:09:30 AM
i love when i go to comment on a photo that i really like, and i see i gave it a 10... awesome shot... i love it a lot...

Message edited by author 2006-01-12 06:09:56.
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 01/05/2006 03:33:56 PM
that is genous....hmmm smokebomb
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 12/02/2005 06:01:20 PM
Looks like a piece of art!
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 11/30/2005 02:03:02 AM
Gorgeous colors and painterly effect. Very impressionistic. A new fav for me!
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 11/05/2005 05:54:50 PM
WOWZA!!! This is stunning. Very springlike. I love the softness and the DOF is kick -A!! Really a beautifu and unusual capture.
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 09/22/2005 12:43:21 AM
This is awesome! I love your creativity in all your shots!
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 08/31/2005 08:02:46 PM
Smoke Bombs and flowers.....Who'da thunk it?! Marvelous.
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 08/15/2005 01:41:23 AM
holy cow. a world i very much want to visit....
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 08/15/2005 01:20:06 AM
This is brilliant. Adding to my faves.
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 08/11/2005 05:02:50 AM
very cool. I have a wacom tablet - maybe I should learn to use it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/26/2005 09:16:29 PM
Has an ethereal, other worldly feeling. Neat way to meet the challenge. Beautiful effect. I hope you'll tell how you did it! I wanna try! : )
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 06/26/2005 01:55:18 PM
This would look great printed to look like an oil painting -- nice light and texture.
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 06/26/2005 09:03:35 AM
Beautiful...the background is wonderful...compostition both interesting and creative. Excellent shot!
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 06/25/2005 10:32:00 PM
A very attractive entry with great swirls of colors that kiss the fantasy realm.
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 06/24/2005 07:24:46 PM
great image. has a wonderful painterly effect. 10
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 06/23/2005 12:31:22 PM
Looks like a painting, but I see haloes around the stems/flowers because of sharpening. 6
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 06/23/2005 11:06:01 AM
YESSSS! A different approach to this challenge! I love this!
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 06/22/2005 01:05:47 PM
Details is all I ask! Good one!
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 06/22/2005 12:57:23 PM
I really liked the 3 dimensional feel of it.
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 06/22/2005 05:24:17 AM
lovely, grainy and gets to the nitty gritty, best so far 9
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 06/21/2005 10:50:01 PM
The twisted sense of scale here is bizarre. Well done.
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 06/21/2005 10:40:02 PM
I love the impressionist background here. Don't know how you did it, but it is super! 10 and good luck!
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 06/21/2005 01:18:12 PM
oh wow gasp FANTASTIC!! 10
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 06/21/2005 12:23:14 PM
my favorite image of the challenge. I have no idea why. I'd love to know how it was done. Excellent work. Good luck in the challenge! 10
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 06/21/2005 06:59:15 AM
ethereal and moody - one of my ribbon picks this challenge
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 06/21/2005 02:46:13 AM
so pretty, painterly
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 06/20/2005 03:42:38 PM
This is neat. I like the color of the smoke against the color of the flowers.
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 06/20/2005 01:39:16 PM
nicely exposed ...and original idea...well done
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 06/20/2005 12:31:34 PM
i love the simplicity of this image ... reminds me of dream or fantasy ....
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 06/20/2005 08:14:50 AM
Love it! It seems a painting! Wonderful colors!
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 06/20/2005 07:51:34 AM
This shot really appeals to me. The color of the flowers and the texture appears to be watercolor or impressionistic..love the background colors fading to greens..just a wonderful picture.
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 06/20/2005 01:27:47 AM
This is a very nice photo. The colors and composition are terrific. The pods are a nice counterpoint to the full blooms. With all the smoke (?) I hope no flowers were injured or killed in the attempt (lol). I am struggling a bit to find the tie in to the theme but you're in good company since 80% of the photos struggled with this as well. So i don't think that will hurt your scores. Good luck inthe voting.
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 06/20/2005 12:37:47 AM
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Message edited by author 2005-07-11 21:09:25.
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