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Worth the wait
Worth the wait
aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Progress (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Oregon USA
Date: Jul 9, 2006
Aperture: F/6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10sec
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 9, 2006

 Lighting Setup:
I actually took this photo in the bathroom using the overhead double bulb heatlamp. (I didn't get to try as many shots as I would have liked due to me dripping in sweat!)

Editing Steps:
Rotate
Auto Levels
Curves
Brightness/Contrast
Crop
Resize
Unsharp Mask
Despeckle
Save for web

At first the pot being in the photo really bothered me, but the more I looked at it the more I accepted it. I couldn't get a good angle for what I wanted without the pot so I just had to make it as subtle as possible.

Statistics
Place: 97 out of 152
Avg (all users): 5.0791
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 4.8182
Avg (non-participants): 5.1515
Views since voting: 945
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 253
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/21/2006 11:38:38 AM
What a funky, exotic flower! I didn't even notice the pot, since that bloom is so demanding. This looks like a tough shot to get. Is it still blooming?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2006 06:45:49 PM
good
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 07/17/2006 07:23:59 PM
Strange but interesting :o)
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 07/17/2006 05:20:40 PM
great macro color shot!
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 07/16/2006 09:37:54 AM
Is this one of those special flowers that only blooms once every so many years and then it lasts for one day? I think I read about some kind of flower like that. It definitely looks worth the wait! I might prefer sharper focus on the center and possibly some paper or something behind the flower to avoid the blown highlight issue. The colors are gorgeous.
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 07/15/2006 07:07:30 PM
It looks like some undersea creature. Could have left a little more space below the flower.
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 07/15/2006 05:58:17 PM
What a bizarre flower!
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