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Wild Flowers Redux (IMAGE_ID=18680)
Wild Flowers Redux (IMAGE_ID=18680)
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Challenge: Deja Vu III (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Flowers
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Date: Sep 15, 2007
Date Uploaded: Sep 15, 2007

 Not the same as but this gives me an opportunity to submit something where I got to play with the color. This will not be ribbon winning material for sure. I predict a big DPCya for this one.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 111
Avg (all users): 5.7383
Avg (commenters): 6.0714
Avg (participants): 5.6111
Avg (non-participants): 5.8105
Views since voting: 901
Views during voting: 281
Votes: 149
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 02/03/2008 06:34:10 PM
I think this is quite striking - a good "in the spirit of" deja vu, instead of a point by point copy.
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 09/26/2007 08:49:06 AM
I think this is an absolutely lovely shot. The color contrast between blue and yellow is pleasing and soothing. I really like that you didn't copy the original shot - you just used the idea as inspiration and created your own unique version.
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 09/24/2007 09:46:37 AM
This is so pretty. I love those bright complimenting colors, and the balance between sharp and bokeh. You did good!

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 09/24/2007 12:27:08 AM
Great job on the colors. This is an awesome picture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/20/2007 08:57:28 PM
too soft
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 09/20/2007 08:17:17 PM
The radial shape of the blooms from top left to bottom right is nice. 7
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 09/19/2007 09:29:16 AM
Love the splashes of bold yellows on the blue background. It really pops visually off the page. I also like the change of using a different flower in which the center portion of the flower extrudes out - just another little visual element for the eye to appreciate and it makes the flowers stand out more. I do like the bokeh effect on where the flowers in the background are blurred but I do wonder if it would have more visual "pop" if you increased the DOF such that the foreground & background are in sharper detail. Square crop keeps our attention nice and focused on the main subjects. Color and lighting is spot on. Great job here!
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 09/19/2007 02:47:31 AM
This feels very harsh compared to the original. But good contrasting colours.
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 09/18/2007 11:42:38 PM
I like how the blue makes the flowers pop out really well. Too bad the flowers arent as lively this time of year though, some of them look like they are close to the end.
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 09/18/2007 12:16:24 AM
Nice colors.
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 09/17/2007 07:18:38 PM
better than the original.
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 09/17/2007 05:11:48 PM
Thats a freaky coincidence I just favourited the original the other day! Not a bad attempt :)
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 09/17/2007 02:22:40 PM
Lovely shot!

One day, the Pixie Dust Faeries breezed through a field of flowers, sprinkling Blue Magic on all the flowers in the land. All of the flowers turned a lovely shade of blue. However, there were these one group of flowers that simply refused to turn blue! Their yellow heads stood out amongst all of the other blue flowers, standing proud and tall. Their bright yellow shone out from a sea of blue, making them more special than the rest. And, try as they may, the Faeries just simply could not turn these flowers into the shade of blue that all of the others had turned. They were simply far too resilient to ever conform.

And, so they stand today.....the yellow flowers in a blue world, bringing happy smiles to all that have the luck to gaze upon their beauty. Some will say that they do not fit in. Others will say.....they stand out. I, personally, believe that they have chosen to "stand out" and be themselves with will and determination because afterall, they are beautiful and they have learned to recognize that fitting in, doesn't necessarily mean "beauty"!

Ode To The "Michelle Flower" from a Pea Pod Mate!
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 09/17/2007 01:14:40 PM
Nice take on the blueness of the background. At first glance, it looks like your white balance is of, but then the original has the same effect. Very interesting.
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 09/17/2007 10:14:34 AM
Just beautiful!
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 09/17/2007 10:09:04 AM
blue leaves? 4
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 09/17/2007 06:20:21 AM
not quite.
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 09/17/2007 05:12:05 AM
I like the colours, flowers look soft though.
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 09/17/2007 04:38:02 AM
I like yours better. (hee hee hee)
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