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Challenge: Brown Ribbon Deja Vu (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Feb 20, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2008

 The one thing that makes this shot similar to the brown is the fact that the subject is a flower. I figure that's close enough, but we'll see. I was planning on taking a few shots of these flowers anyway, so no biggie. I like the way it turned out. I'm on a bit of an acidify kick lately, apparently.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

PS:
No crop!
Acidify action
Dodge/burn/clone a bit here and there
Added a bit of a vignette
Resize
USM
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 73
Avg (all users): 5.7279
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 5.5135
Avg (non-participants): 5.8081
Views since voting: 995
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 136
Comments: 4
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 03/05/2008 10:14:46 AM
**Critique Club**

first of all let me say that you chose a wonderful flower! Even tho it isnt the same flower as the orginal one I think its "close enough" tho I dont think voters thought the same thing. Without knowing that you used an "acid filter" one would think that this had the wrong white balance. so my suggestion for using a filter is to either go all the way or dont go. you have to make the use of a filter so obvious here that voters will KNOW that it was used or they will vote you down because they got the wrong conclusion. after sitting here for about 20 minutes just looking at the flower I have finaly decided what it is about it that "felt" weird. I knew it was something about the center but just coudnt put my finger on it. Its the blur of the orange. the blur of the orange doesnt match the blur of the petals. This is from using such a small apeture. increasing your ISO and apeture will let the DOF widen and have a more evenly sharp photo. I notice in your notes that you did some cloneing. thats good but you left two imperfection on the petal int he bottom left of the photo. DPC likes perfection so keep that in mind when your editing. all in all I think you did a good job on this but it was such a competive challenge. keep up the great work.
If you have any questions please contact me
~~Cher~~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/27/2008 05:03:45 PM
Are the colors in this flower really this muted? You captured the texture, but the essence is missing.
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 02/22/2008 11:04:50 PM
nice take on the original - I think your colors could have been brighter and your dof a little deeper. overall, I like the composition, and the focus where it's at is pretty sharp
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 02/22/2008 03:44:19 AM
yes, it's a flower and it is pretty, but it's far away of being a rendition of the brown ribbon shot. besides that, you seem to have had a problem with white balance.
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