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Enjoying the beauty of the Royal Botanical Gardens (Melbournes largest garden{s})
Enjoying the beauty of the Royal Botanical Gardens (Melbournes largest garden{s})
loz1


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Challenge: In the Garden (Classic Editing)
Camera: Kodak DC3200
Location: Royal Botanical Gardens, Melbourne AUSTRALIA
Date: Jul 28, 2003
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Snapshot, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2003

 I wanted to make this photo stand out so I desaturated all the green and yellow. I thought it makes it a little different. I don't know if people will like it or not, but I think it looks cool. The other colors I didn't really touch much. I left them pretty natural, with maybe only a very slight boost.

The border I added because I thought it would look cool, plus I had never done this type of border so I was interested to learn how to do it. I got instructions on it from //www.makesmewonder.com :)

The photo itsself was taken at the Royal Botanical Gardens here in Melbourne on my lunch break. That is just two guys I don't know sitting on the seats feeding the ducks.

Because this is not a traditional garden shot, I am a little worried about how it will go, but then I really like it and my new learned PS techniques so I don't care too much.

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Place: 295 out of 350
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Votes: 233
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/05/2003 03:31:52 PM
I like the composition here, but the border hurt the shot to my eye. I think it would have been better without one...

But htat's just me :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2003 12:20:23 PM
Nicely composed, but I'm not so sure about the desaturation...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2003 04:27:25 AM
Desaturation kind of dulls this picture...
 08/03/2003 09:33:44 PM
I'm assuming you took out the green on purpose, interesting idea, but not really my taste. : )
 08/03/2003 08:49:38 PM
Too bad it's winter. Would have looked better with more vibrant greens.
 08/03/2003 06:32:14 AM
where`s the colors? (: nice 8
 08/02/2003 03:46:44 PM
Not keen on the border at all, but very nice photo.8, 1 point deducted for the border, overall 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2003 09:58:34 PM
interesting..... but not my bag
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2003 09:52:51 PM
I don't really like the effect you have done on the colors... Looks like everything is dead. It's still interesting however.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2003 04:18:32 PM
The frame doesn't work for me on this one.
 08/01/2003 11:24:05 AM
i think killing the green color was not a really good idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/01/2003 01:29:27 AM
I'm not sure why, but I don't like the frame, its almost discracting with the color and thikness
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2003 09:25:07 PM
This particular landscape seems to have it's own level of interest. I simply do not understand your reasoning for the desaturation in this one. In my opinion, desaturation of color should serve some specific purpose and create some specific interest. I am completely missing that in this photo. Your choice of border here is also a bit weak in my opinion. It's not 'continuous' around the image because it gets lost in the darker areas of the photo.

I think this photo would be much better without trying to use digital enhancement with no really positive outcome of that enhancement...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2003 01:55:37 PM
what happen to the color in the trees? cool blue reflection in the water, no need for border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2003 11:49:38 AM
I do not like the selective desaturation of this photo. the composition is appealing, but looks unfinished this way.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/31/2003 07:39:47 AM
I've been there once, and I really enjoyed what I saw. I miss seeing it in green, however.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2003 06:50:14 PM
I assume you purposely desaturated all but a few colors...? Not sure that really has a desirable effect here -- it makes everything look like a fire has just swept through. I'd be careful when to use that particular technique.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2003 03:22:51 PM
The colors look really off, the desaturate of the green and over saturate of the blue doesn't really work here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2003 10:30:47 AM
Interesting use of color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2003 07:23:05 AM
border is annoying, whole image feels like it droops on the left.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/30/2003 03:50:47 AM
For a minute I thought it was in b&w. Snapshoot feel. Person in bottom of photo are distracting. 3
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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