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Bag of Daisies
Bag of Daisies
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jan 7, 2006
Aperture: f./ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/84 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2006

Purchased some "crazy" daisies at the florists. Put them in a vase in a holograph gift bag on a black background cause I wanted the colors to pop. Hope they do.

Post: Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and nue/saturation. Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE brilliance and warmth each 55%. USM. Crop. Resize. USM. In comparing entry shots in Explorer picture viewer I did not like the background...felt in not black enough. Did another layer of levels and brightness/contrast. Then I saw to hot white areas....one was healed and one was cloned. Recropped. Resize. USM.


Statistics
Place: 24 out of 244
Avg (all users): 6.2198
Avg (commenters): 6.8889
Avg (participants): 5.8692
Avg (non-participants): 6.5200
Views since voting: 1398
Views during voting: 341
Votes: 232
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)


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AuthorThread
01/18/2006 12:23:37 PM
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow, look at the pretty colors. Definitely that is my firs timpression.

Composition:
Composition isn't the strongest part of this photo, but it's acceptible. Putting a bit more black space to the right side of the photo would have made the "Burst of Color" more interesting.

Subject:
Subject is clear and well executed.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
All good! Colour is vibrant and well-saturated. Focus is sharp and shows great detail. Light is just right and well exposed.

To grow its vote?:
Somehow get some water droplets into play? LOL ... seriously, you made a wonderful caputre here. Perhaps a little more interest in the composition would have grown the vote a bit.

Summary:
Job well done! You definitely had a good run here.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy
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01/16/2006 09:51:33 PM
Thanks Ursula! I bought 7 more different holographic bags....oh my...we're all in trouble now! Damn OC disorder.

BTW! Thanks for all the comments during the challenge.
01/16/2006 12:49:17 PM
Rob, should have known this one was yours, it looks "banmorn" :) Love that bag.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2006 02:42:48 PM
Very colorful. The colors really stand out. I like the use of holographic bag. 9
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01/15/2006 11:04:51 AM
GORGEOUS! Absolutely a perfect photo for this challenge. And so expertly executed! 10
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01/15/2006 12:21:45 AM
I really like the way you've composed this and the way the lighting plays off the subject. Good choice to shoot against the black setting too.... 7
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01/14/2006 04:19:58 PM
Very vibrant and crisp. I like the black background and the repetition of the gaudy, unnatural colors of the flowers in the holographic bag.
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01/12/2006 06:11:41 AM
WOW!!! super, super, magic shot, deserves a ribbon for sure. I just love it.
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01/09/2006 02:19:32 PM
Great use of color for a very upbeat photograph. Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/09/2006 12:57:42 PM
Color offsets the subject from --- what? Nicely photographed, though.
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01/09/2006 11:48:06 AM
Fun colors (fun bag too) - well lit I like the contrast with the black background.
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01/09/2006 11:09:27 AM
A little busy for my liking. I think I would have put the flowers in a black vase, or something clear.
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01/09/2006 09:42:01 AM
Beautiful color and composition! :)
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01/09/2006 09:09:28 AM
beautiful entry - one of my favourites so far!!
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01/09/2006 12:58:50 AM
great use of color
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