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Simplicity
Simplicity
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Garden
Date: Apr 20, 2007
Aperture: f6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2007

tried to get a hand-colored feel - applied several gradient layers (blue, green, pink) and after coverting to b&w, reapplied parts of the image back onto the shot in color (flower and buds)

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Place: 361 out of 573
Avg (all users): 5.4576
Avg (commenters): 7.2000
Avg (participants): 5.3968
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Views since voting: 717
Views during voting: 228
Votes: 177
Comments: 6
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05/06/2007 05:21:03 PM
Very pretty, and I like how you composed it in the frame.
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05/06/2007 09:42:18 AM
Nice application of the rule of thirds and the soft focus of the right elements.
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05/03/2007 01:11:47 PM
I like these minimalistic shots a lot; reminds me of this one which was, to my mind, terribly underated in the Rule of Thirds challenge. And magnolias are such beautiful willing subjects.

That said, this one doesn't work as well for me; here are my guesses as to why:

first, the pink doesn't pop in the same way. It stands out, to be sure, but it somehow doesn't spin my head around. Not sure why. It may be the darker bckground?

second, I think having the branch fade out of focus within the frame is very powerful; I think maybe for me the rest of your branch is a little too much in focus which draws my eye away from the bloom.

A really lovely picure, though, and of a style I wish we saw more of!
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05/02/2007 11:38:00 PM
very minimalistic!
I like the use of the grey dull background to put all the empthasis on the flower, it really makes it stand out and becomes the main focal point which i'm sure is what you set out to achieve.
If i had to make one criticism it would be the fact that there is too much dead space, although i'm not sure cropping would have helped in this case as I like the fact the buds are in the picture too. Perhaps taking this from a different angle would help to tighten things up a bit? Just my 2 cents. :o)
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05/01/2007 05:57:04 PM
Love the textural grain (and you don't see much of that on DPC these days!) and mellow vibes - beautiful light too. Hope you do well.
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05/01/2007 09:34:12 AM
I love the pink and the focus on the flower, but the rest kind of leaves me "eh." The DOF is good though. What if you did a curves adjustment to really enrich the background, making it much darker, and then the flower would even be more prominent? The gray just isn't working for me. Hmmm thinking out loud.
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