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The Soul Never Thinks Without A Picture: In Homage to Bear_Music
The Soul Never Thinks Without A Picture: In Homage to Bear_Music
sittingonthegrass


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Self Portrait IV (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Sigma
Location: The Garden after a rain.
Date: May 17, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Emotive, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: May 17, 2006

 Crop, Levels, Curves, Cloned a few little spots, USM


Thank you Bear_Music for your open mind and soul.



The Soul Never Thinks Without A Picture - Aristotle

Statistics
Place: 233 out of 236
Avg (all users): 3.9398
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 3.8049
Avg (non-participants): 4.0559
Views since voting: 1217
Views during voting: 547
Votes: 266
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0

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 06/01/2006 06:36:50 PM
**Critique Club**
As you may have already encountered the DNMC from the voters and comments, I wouldn't look at how this meets the challenge.

Technically a great image, the drops are sharp and clear. A shallower dof would make things better IMO. Also I wish I could see more green in the background and avoided the blacks.
You have followed the rule of third which makes the image dynamic.

Overall well executed image.

If you have any questions, feel free to pm me
-Gaurawa
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/25/2006 10:42:09 PM
hmmm. not sure what you were going for.
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 05/25/2006 04:32:33 PM
:)
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 05/25/2006 02:43:20 PM
Right, but I don't think you will brown as Bear did. This is a nice photo, colors and composition. What will help you is that there are some other off topic shots that have you beat for The Brown:-)
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 05/25/2006 12:50:55 PM
LOL
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 05/24/2006 09:55:38 PM
A very beautiful shot, but I don't get the connection to Self Portrait. Am I missing something?
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 05/24/2006 04:57:01 PM
This is a beautiful image, but no matter how I look at it, I can't see it being a self-portrait.
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 05/24/2006 12:38:48 PM
nice use of DOF. the water drops are simply radiant, evoking the "Soul" in your title. 7.
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 05/24/2006 09:10:23 AM
Was kinda cool when the first guy did it.
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 05/24/2006 01:37:48 AM
i think this is a beautiful picture but I am not sure about the self portrait thing. So i will give you a 5 cuz I am not sure. I think its an 8 normally.
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 05/24/2006 01:17:40 AM
self portrait? don't see it
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 05/22/2006 08:08:07 AM
the needs to be a little more clear to accept the fact that there seems to be no real self in the picture.
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 05/21/2006 08:02:38 PM
why?!?!?! you saw what happened to him! you don't care if you're slammed? i like it, and know what bear was doing, so i'll help you out.
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 05/21/2006 07:35:51 PM
Great macro. Water drops are tack sharp.
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 05/21/2006 07:32:59 PM
A deliberate play for the brown?
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 05/21/2006 04:58:14 PM
dmc
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 05/20/2006 02:54:03 PM
I don't see you in the picture...
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 05/20/2006 09:00:08 AM
Nice picture, but not for this challenge. You do need to be in here somewhere.
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 05/19/2006 09:02:55 PM
Does not meet the challenge. A nice image though.
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 05/19/2006 07:47:28 PM
Is this you? :-)
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 05/19/2006 03:41:16 PM
Kudos! I'm so chuffed someone did this! Great dropplets, Good luck! 10 from me :)
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 05/19/2006 10:24:46 AM
which is you the drop of dew or the grass?
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 05/19/2006 09:40:11 AM
Do not meet the challenge at all !
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 05/19/2006 09:06:59 AM
I haven't given anything less than a 5 and I don't intend to. -5-
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 05/19/2006 08:54:45 AM
I might be missing something but I don't see the self-portrait here. Very pretty picture though.
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 05/19/2006 08:53:42 AM
Well I probably have to give you the same rating I would have given him too then hehe :) Good luck in your quest for the brown ribbon!
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 05/19/2006 06:49:03 AM
Go the Bear_Music!!! he may never win another challenge but his images are always with us!
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 05/19/2006 04:29:11 AM
Don't understand the relationship to the challenge. Great macro though.
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 05/19/2006 03:53:09 AM
Nah ... Bear's self-portrait looked just like him, but this doesn't look like him at all.
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 05/19/2006 02:35:22 AM
And in homage to the voters that kicked bear's a$$ in that challenge, I give it a DNMC. Unless you actually ARE a waterdrop - then please accept my apologies. :)
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 05/19/2006 12:57:24 AM
beautiful shot but i don't see how it has anything to do with self-portraits
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 05/19/2006 12:44:42 AM
hahaha! Better luck to you than I had with mine!
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 05/19/2006 12:43:23 AM
Now that's what I call a tribute.
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