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Dessert in Bloom
Dessert in Bloom
LucidLotus


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Flowers (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Home
Date: Jul 2, 2006
Aperture: F5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/13
Galleries: Floral, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

A slice of my delicious birthday ice cream cake with a lovely flower decoration.

IMG_1842 7/2/06

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Sat. +2
Sharp +8
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Statistics
Place: 178 out of 375
Avg (all users): 5.5238
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.4615
Avg (non-participants): 5.6610
Views since voting: 996
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 189
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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07/10/2006 02:38:38 PM
I love the purple tones in this picture, first of all. I'm not especially big on frames, and IMO, the purple frame isn't really helping the image. And if it's not actively helping, get rid of it. Removing the brown in the lower corner and the caramel would also help the image, IMO. For me, what I love about this picture is the cool colors, and those two sets of warmer browns are detracting from the color composition of the image.

Just what would have helped me like it a little more. As it stands, I do like the image, and if I had voted on this challenge, I probably would have been one of the people raising your avg.
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07/10/2006 06:36:03 AM
Strictly my opinion, take it for what its worth...The score on this image, I believe, is not due to the quality of the image, its due to its relation to the topic. You have a very pretty flower but not a wow flower, in a challenge full of wow flowers. If this were a challenge on cakes, I think this would have done a little better, as you captured the cake with good lighting (so many pictures of food here have bad lighting making the food look inedible!). To up your score a little more, you might have taken the shot at an angle more flattering to the cake (not cropped through the middle of the cake). The background works well as does the natural white lighting on the whole scene. Maybe try a square crop that includes the bottom of the cake with part of a plate in a complementary color. At any rate, remember that part of your score is always going to be relation to the challenge. Quality of the image itself only plays a part. You got some 10s, 9s, and 8s. Can't be all bad! :)
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07/10/2006 02:12:03 AM
As said, 5.5 aint bad. I gave it a 6. It is very sharp and the color on the flower is great. Just not an overall "Wow" shot. Looks delicious though! Happy belated Birthday.
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07/10/2006 02:00:54 AM
5.5 is not bad. Great job technically. Probably some low scores because the cake draws a lot of attention,
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/09/2006 12:29:23 AM
Cute play on words. The color is really nice in this one also.
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07/08/2006 04:59:47 AM
You'll get a high score from me just because I really want to eat it :)
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07/05/2006 04:15:59 PM
Great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!
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07/05/2006 03:23:42 AM
Nice color for the flower and the background. They go well together.
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07/04/2006 11:04:12 PM
Nice!
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07/04/2006 10:37:16 PM
Good photo...has a lot of potential. Keep pushing the envelope. :-)
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07/04/2006 07:44:45 PM
6 - Nice flower, and food shot - just looks like it is 'cut off' at the base/bottom, which the frame emphasizes. Perhaps a variation in the composition, with the flower more centered, or different angle, make this better in my opinion.
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07/04/2006 06:52:27 PM
Looks yummy! Beautiful lighting. I love that you can see all of the textures very clearly.
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07/03/2006 11:20:49 PM
looks delicious... nice detail on the flower. great colors... thanks for making me hungry, by the way... ;)
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07/03/2006 08:29:44 PM
Yummy!
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07/03/2006 09:59:41 AM
catchy title
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07/03/2006 01:57:56 AM
Good Job! Very original in this sea of flowers. And who can NOT vote high for something THIS appealing??? Yum to the dessert, and yum to the flower!
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