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waiting for my turn to bloom
waiting for my turn to bloom
margiemu


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Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: our orchard
Date: Jun 16, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2006

 I keep switching between a shot of my daughter and this shot of a daisy. I like the shot of my daughter better, but I think the background on this one is more relavent to the challenge, as opposed to just not distracting. I'll probably switch them another twenty times before the challenge ends..
I wish I could either get rid of the one water drop, or else add more. And I don't like the shadows/exposure on the petals. I had a better daisy shot that I took the day before the bokeh challenge was announced, when it was overcast. Sigh. But I really liked the bud on this, and the way it is just waiting in the wings. (plus it has some of those much saught after little white circles)
PP - adjusted exposure a little, cropped, sized and sharpened a tad.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.9545
Avg (commenters): 7.3000
Avg (participants): 5.8538
Avg (non-participants): 6.0522
Views since voting: 853
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 264
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 07/13/2006 10:45:44 AM
I love this shot! I like the water droplet!! Its a very good shot:)
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 06/29/2006 10:45:20 AM
Nice shot! Lovely focus & color tones. Nice bokeh too. The crop seems a tad tight, but I think the centered composition works well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/25/2006 12:56:06 AM
Beautiful pic, well done bokeh.
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 06/24/2006 03:46:02 PM
lovely
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 06/24/2006 11:06:01 AM
Beautiful
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 06/24/2006 06:16:16 AM
Very nice shot, crispy image 9 from me
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 06/24/2006 05:05:51 AM
Very nice work.
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 06/22/2006 04:15:32 PM
great use of "bokeh" to draw attention back and forth between old and young daisies. I think this is what the challenge is all about - using one to draw attention to the other, not just random blurriness. nice job :)
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 06/22/2006 02:09:35 PM
I like this one..good job.
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 06/21/2006 02:28:35 PM
considering your title, I would have liked to see the one waiting in focus and the others blurred.
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 06/21/2006 11:45:18 AM
I originally gave this a 7 but I have come back to give it an 8 because I think it is perfect for this chellenge and I love the sharpness of your subject in contrast to your lovely soft bokeh! Well done!
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 06/21/2006 02:22:54 AM
Nice one re the "Bokeh" background.....
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