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A Spot of Calm
A Spot of Calm
electina


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Location: The Post Office
Date: Jun 16, 2006
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 17, 2006

 I did little to this:

Contrast +10
Brightness -15
Neat Image once
Unsharp mask

Statistics
Place: 271 out of 432
Avg (all users): 4.9925
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8720
Avg (non-participants): 5.1000
Views since voting: 675
Views during voting: 351
Votes: 265
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 06/28/2006 05:26:17 PM
Bokeh is great, but the main problem is likely the blown highlight on the flower. Your eyes get drawn to that bright spot and you don't notice the rest. For the average voter who spends 5 secs looking at the picture this is all they will notice.
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 06/28/2006 05:05:54 PM
Hmm, I'm a bit puzzled on this one. 4.99? I'd likely have given it a 6. I think the composition is nice and the bokeh is quite nice here. Umm, well, it was a flower. That probably made the score a bit lower. The flower is just a bit blown, that doesn't help. While I think the background is properly exposed, the greens of the subject are a bit underexposed. So it looks like tough lighting. You could probably have changed things in PS a bit, but you are limited in basic editing.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 07:37:44 PM
nice
 06/25/2006 03:49:49 AM
Nice capture and good bokeh. That vertical on the left is a little overpowering though.
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 06/24/2006 06:20:49 AM
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 06/22/2006 12:14:43 AM
The bokeh is very nice but the main subject is not very strong.
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 06/21/2006 04:59:26 AM
beautiful shot. The simple light cascading on a small portion of the flower really softens the shot and adds a touch of elegance.
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 06/21/2006 01:17:37 AM
Suits the challenge, but the flowers could be focused a little stronger...
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