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Perfect Little Beads
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenge Pics - Love 'em!
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
Date: Apr 11, 2008
Aperture: 9.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Abstract, Water
Date Uploaded: Apr 11, 2008

I like the greens, I like the contrast, I like the trail of droplets. A beautiful landscape photo is going to win, so why not put in something I like :D

Some color and brightness adjustments in Silkypix (RAW)
Rotate
Crop
Levels
B/C
HSL
And blank layers to do more highlights and lowlights
Lotso dodge and burn!

Enjoy!

Statistics
Place: 64 out of 207
Avg (all users): 6.0588
Avg (commenters): 8.6000
Avg (participants): 5.7778
Avg (non-participants): 6.2243
Views since voting: 928
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 170
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)


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04/23/2008 04:04:29 PM
Superb light and a detail. Now I must take your fancy lenses away from you. :) Just kidding, I'm secretly jealous.
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04/21/2008 10:58:33 PM
this is very beautiful, very underrated IMO, fav'd
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04/21/2008 03:37:05 PM
Very nice detail and very nice score.
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04/21/2008 10:15:44 AM
I like the spotlights formed by the little droplets concentrating the sunlight on to the leaves. I have a shot somewhere on my hard drive that's rather similar to this but not quite as rich and lovely.
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04/21/2008 10:06:36 AM
You have such a talent in terms of seeing a very "artsy" style of shot! There are a lot of people in here who truly appreciate and love this type of "eye" for shots like this. Keep up your "vision" from behind your lens because DPC's tastes have a certain "flavor" to their preferences thus far, BUT......that's slowly changing now! I see it coming! Please enter this in some of the other sites too! PUHHHLEEEEZZZZE! :)
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04/21/2008 09:36:09 AM
Sweet photo girl :) the low angle lighting IMO really kicks this one up :)

-dave
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04/21/2008 08:53:31 AM
Bice shot and I love the sharpness and the integrity of the water drops in the illuminated central part of the leaves

Great greens and a wonderful velvety textured feel to the leaf itself. I was just wondering (if it had been possible) what this might have looked like with a square crop just tight around the water drops at the centre (although given your score I guess it did OK as it was!!!)
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04/21/2008 01:00:16 AM
I like the greens, I like the contrast, I like the trail of droplets... ;)
Well done Michelle!
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04/21/2008 12:19:28 AM
Beautiful, Michelle. This was one of my favorites.
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04/21/2008 12:18:41 AM
great light! like the texture too. subtle but also stunning.
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04/21/2008 12:03:08 AM
Great finish, congrats on avoiding the 1's.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2008 10:32:40 PM
nice lighting and use of textures. well done.
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04/19/2008 12:35:26 AM
Nice focus in the center. Picture seems a bit broken up into segments IMO but a good shot.
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04/15/2008 09:58:14 AM
Lovely! How dynamic. Love the depth of color of the leaf and the light coming through each drop/bead. Even the air bubbles inside each bead. Wonderful capture! Nicely edited.
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04/14/2008 02:45:28 PM
The lighting here does a fabulous job of creating mood. Lovely
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04/14/2008 01:21:48 PM
great image, good colors.
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04/14/2008 01:04:27 AM
captures a dark forest feeling and the morning light is peering through the leaves as the morning due drys up, i love it
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04/14/2008 12:38:01 AM
Nicely done.
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