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Challenge: Color on Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date: Jul 21, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2006

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Entry Number 34

I originally shot a wine glass of Jaffas with a stray yellow one but just wasn't happy with the results. So then I searched all the florists for a yellow daisy and this was the best I could do. I then had to search the newsagents trying to match the cardboard to the flower. Fortunately they know me and didn't think it was strange for me to be doing this.

But I got some nice shots...I just hope the voters like it.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.1789
Avg (commenters): 7.0769
Avg (participants): 6.0256
Avg (non-participants): 6.2298
Views since voting: 1132
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 313
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 08/08/2006 07:41:30 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First let me say I find it a bit intimidating to critique a shot of yours, but hey, you asked for it! Though I'm not entirely sure why you asked for a Critique Club comment... :-)

Definitely met the challenge, and did so very well. For color on color you did a great job matching the color of the flower to the background (I love the explanation of how you did that), and lighting it all so that the petals do nearly blend, as some of the commenters mentioned.

Composition is nicely balanced, despite not quite being rule of thirds and the center of the flower not quite on the center line. Just goes to show that when done well, rules are made to be at least stretched a bit. The two things that make this work, in my opinion, are the green center of the flower and the stem.

I commented on a similar shot from this challenge with "too much yellow". This just barely stays under that tipping point for me - almost too much yellow, but not quite. A well planned, well executed image.
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 08/02/2006 01:21:32 AM
Okay I was wrong in my comment during voting, for a top 50 finish, well done.
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 08/02/2006 12:50:12 AM
It is a very nice image! :-)
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 08/02/2006 12:44:25 AM
Beautiful sharp and vibrant. Just like YOU!
Great job PARTNER!
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 08/02/2006 12:39:53 AM
Well done Judi - Go Untouchables!!!
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 08/02/2006 12:34:07 AM
Great shot! LOVE LOVE LOVE the color! Well done. :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2006 01:54:10 PM
one of my favorites this challenge -- dof works well -- nicely blended into the background around the edges
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 07/30/2006 10:43:52 PM
I can't help but wish that the end of the flower nearer to the camera were in sharper focus, but, as it as, I do love this shot. The "yellow on yellow" works almost indescribably well. Great work ΓΆ€” :-D.
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 07/29/2006 11:32:52 PM
Sweet. 7
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 07/28/2006 08:18:02 PM
Lovely!! Nice and bright, the green in the center is just enough additional colour to give it more depth and interest. Great placement in the frame.
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 07/27/2006 08:37:32 PM
There needs to be a little more separation between the subject and the background in my opinion.
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 07/27/2006 02:43:47 PM
Great color and detail in the flower. Really like the composition. I wonder if a slightly different shade of yellow for the background would help distinguish the flower better? Seems to blend a bit too much.
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 07/27/2006 10:14:54 AM
You nailed the color on color challenge on the head. Bumped this into my top 10. Good luck.
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 07/26/2006 05:24:36 PM
Very nice. I like it.
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 07/26/2006 03:12:48 PM
I like this. Nice job of keeping enough detail in the flower petals without losing them to the matching background. Nice, soft, clean image. Should do well with this.
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 07/26/2006 01:48:57 PM
Great light, great picture. The border works well too. Good job.
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 07/26/2006 09:51:16 AM
Beautiful, with it blending into the background. The focus is perfect and nice use of off centering. 8
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 07/26/2006 08:37:20 AM
for me? Gee thanks! Good job with the yellow, great color match!
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 07/26/2006 06:15:16 AM
Over blending in back ground to suit challenge....
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