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Huernia Zebrina
Huernia Zebrina
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Still Life III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Bathroom
Date: Jul 21, 2007
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/8 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2007

Curves Layer tweak
Hue/Sat Layer - Red Lightness -100
- Yellow Sat +26 / Lightness +7
Color Balance Layer - Blue +48
Cloned out two sensor dust spots
Resize
Neat Image
Unsharpen Mask
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Statistics
Place: 96 out of 233
Avg (all users): 5.4438
Avg (commenters): 4.6000
Avg (participants): 5.2308
Avg (non-participants): 5.5769
Views since voting: 1289
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 169
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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08/07/2007 11:51:37 AM
***From the Critique Club***

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow what a cool flower!! Lovely colours and background! The flower is a bit flat needs a bit more punch.
Composition:
I like how you have positioned the flower in the frame.
Subject:
You have definitely chosen an interesting subject. I like it and think it works well for the challenge.
Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Here is where this picture has the greatest room for improvement. Your lighting is nice, perhaps a stronger light on one side to create stronger shadows. In post processing you really needed to pump up the yellows. Maybe adjusted the curves and what not to make the flower jump of the page/screen. I personally, would have liked to see the whole flower in focus, most of it is but there are parts that are not. It isn't a big deal but could add to the picture.
To grow its vote?:
I think the best thing to grow your votes on this picture, would have been pump up those yellows! a bit more Post processing would have gone a long way.
Summary:
Good picture, great flower, but as always room for improvement. I really like it all the same!

Hey at least this one was above your average! You are really taking a lot of flower pictures; I think my favorite is either this one or enchanted satin!

Happy shooting, CBoydrun.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2007 04:47:10 PM
This photo is flat and needs pop subject matter is excellent
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07/26/2007 08:48:47 PM
Adjust the curves on this and the yellow would really pop.
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07/26/2007 01:37:28 AM
Your photo is a bit dark, but I like it.
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07/25/2007 06:47:27 PM
Is that an actual real flower?? If so that is very awesome, a great pick for a picture, with the colors and detail, good work, 7.
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07/25/2007 02:59:47 PM
DNMC
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07/25/2007 12:21:17 AM
that thing is cool looking
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