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A Web of Deceit
A Web of Deceit
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Duotones III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Buntzen Lake, British Columbia
Date: Nov 9, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 640
Shutter: 1/125 s
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 9, 2007

 Sharpened, cropped, adjusted RGB, darkened, & resized.

A pleasant surprise:
This was one of those lucky shots that I thought would be okay, but was pleasantly surprised with the image once it was on my computer screen. Thanks to all those who voted and commented...much appreciated. I am truly delighted with my score in this challenge (my highest rating thus far). Cheers, Sandra.

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 295
Avg (all users): 6.8735
Avg (commenters): 7.8889
Avg (participants): 6.6952
Avg (non-participants): 7.1803
Views since voting: 3441
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 166
Comments: 31
Favorites: 11 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/10/2008 06:33:18 PM
indredible! how did you take this? i have never had success with spiderwebs. i would have given this one a ten
 12/23/2007 04:53:44 PM
Originally posted by boyd2000:
Great picture with all of the uniform water beads. Was this how you found it or did you use a spray bottle to form the drops?
Thanks for your comments. This is exactly how I found it. I didn't realize just how well this had turned out until I got it home. A lucky find on a walk in the park. Cheers, Sanda.
 11/20/2007 08:20:59 AM
Beautiful shot, just love it!!
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 11/19/2007 07:17:57 PM
Great clear image, congrats on your pb!
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 11/19/2007 01:22:16 PM
Wow, this is lovely. Congratulations on your great score, your top ten placement, all those favorites, and a wonderful image.
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 11/19/2007 12:57:11 PM
Gorgeous image, Sandra. The duotone you chose is perfect in setting off the delicate web and drops. Huge congrats on 5th place.
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 11/19/2007 09:37:39 AM
Dew drenched spiderwebs are so enchanting. Congrats.
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 11/19/2007 09:29:03 AM
Congratulations on your HM, beautifully done shot!
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 11/19/2007 09:23:47 AM
Congrats on personal best!
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 11/19/2007 08:49:58 AM
I voted a 9, I knew this photo would do good. Well deserved. Beautiful shot. I love the colors.
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 11/19/2007 04:27:52 AM
Congrats on your personal best Sandra...the tones in this are superb
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 11/19/2007 01:50:22 AM
The definition is breathtaking.
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 11/19/2007 01:47:12 AM
Great picture with all of the uniform water beads. Was this how you found it or did you use a spray bottle to form the drops?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/18/2007 01:24:57 PM
very pretty, and duotone really works here
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 11/17/2007 10:23:53 PM
Excellent Imjust love the loght on the water droplets.....
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 11/16/2007 10:42:59 PM
Lovely macro image. The duotone really works here.
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 11/16/2007 07:41:25 PM
looks like a beaded necklace. It really fills the frame.....wonderfuol
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 11/14/2007 11:59:07 PM
very pretty shot, nice compostion and sharp focus, nicely done!
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 11/14/2007 10:08:28 AM
absolutley beautiful. Amazing shot. This will make it in the top
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 11/14/2007 12:56:32 AM
Excellent! My favorite so far. 10
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 11/13/2007 08:32:47 PM
Amazing use of this challenge to show beauty ....9
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 11/13/2007 07:51:18 PM
good choice of colour
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 11/13/2007 08:43:34 AM
Beautiful web shot, and great job selecting the blue for you tone it works well with this shot. Nice work.
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 11/12/2007 10:33:35 PM
Nice water on the web. Great capture.
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 11/12/2007 09:53:50 PM
Wow is this ever a lovely, delicate web, full of perfect droplets or what? This is one of the prettiest images I've seen in a long time..simply stunning!!! My favorite so far!
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 11/12/2007 05:59:33 PM
Very cool shot, nice depth to it, very sharp, nice tones too, 9
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 11/12/2007 04:54:42 PM
WOW...Totally diggin' this
Luv the tone you chose :)
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 11/12/2007 01:57:56 PM
What an interesting capture. I like the colour choice for the duotone.
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 11/12/2007 11:47:53 AM
very nice color!
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 11/12/2007 09:08:46 AM
Yeah baby that is a sharp image. Great detail and the color you chose works well with the image. Very nice.
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 11/12/2007 02:31:40 AM
beautiful rich tones...really well done 8
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