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Between April Showers
Between April Showers
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Challenge: Serendipity (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: Back Porch
Date: Apr 14, 2004
Aperture: f3.9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 14, 2004

 It's been raining all day - this shot of a Magnolia bud was taken during a brief pause in the April Showers raining down all day. Five minutes either way and I would have missed the shot.

Hand held. Adjusted levels, saturation, added small border, neatimage, resized, USM.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 215
Avg (all users): 5.9891
Avg (commenters): 6.9091
Avg (participants): 5.7789
Avg (non-participants): 6.1006
Views since voting: 1526
Votes: 274
Comments: 23
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2004 03:21:20 AM
Serendipity is a difficult concept to visualize. For me it means being at the right place, at the right time, and being lucky enough to capture something unique. Some of these entries are set up shots trying to illustrate that concept, and some record a serendipitous moment experienced by the photographer themselves. This is a lovely shot, but it doesn't seem to be unusal or unique enough to be very serendipitous.
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 04/27/2004 03:14:48 AM
Excellent bud!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/26/2004 08:38:39 AM
Lighting is a bit harsh but I like the DOF and grainy appearance very much.
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 04/25/2004 10:08:45 PM
The pink really makes this photo a success. Unfortunately, there seems to be too much digital manipulation, it no linger looks real. Pretty, but I think I'd probably like the unedited version better.
 04/25/2004 04:37:04 PM
Excellent shot. Beautiful colours.
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 04/24/2004 02:01:23 AM
Subject is great - but the image is pretty contrasty.
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 04/23/2004 11:47:32 PM
Beautiful! Very well done.
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 04/23/2004 03:03:53 PM
Subject and DOF are all fine with this image. Framing is particularly good. Noise reduction and color adjustments would have improved this image dramatically. Digital haloing, particularly on the stem, is a distraction. Looks like it may have been oversharpened.
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 04/23/2004 02:30:13 PM
This is a really good shot. I like the contrast between the stem / background and the very vivid bud. But is it relevant to the theme of Serendipity? Not so much in my mind.
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 04/23/2004 09:41:43 AM
Beautiful picture.
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 04/23/2004 03:33:18 AM
nice macro here, the white edges on the stem and the rotation of this image bothers me a little, very obvious the waterdrops flowing to the left here - 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 01:31:57 PM
Very nice shot, but, sorry, I don't see how it meets the challenge
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 07:42:51 AM
Beautiful, I love the colour. However, I'm not sure that it fits the challenge for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 06:45:40 AM
Beautiful picture, but it does look a little over-sharpened on my monitor.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 09:25:01 PM
Overfocused.
 04/21/2004 05:38:56 PM
The picture is grate. but where is the serendipity ?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 05:35:39 PM
Beautiful shot. Like the hue/saturation adjustments you have made to bring the blossom out. Connection with "serendiptiy" is a little tenuous. 7.
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 04/21/2004 01:15:45 PM
Outrageous color. Interesting texture. Great depth of field. Nice--but does it really say "serendipity"? Perhaps context (other than in the title) would help.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 12:41:20 PM
nice
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 04/21/2004 10:57:46 AM
This is Probably the best flower shot I´ve ever seen, Great colors and textures and dof, perfect - 10
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 04/21/2004 06:02:54 AM
Simple, beautiful and serendipitous
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 01:04:35 AM
Nice colors Excellent DOF what does it have to do with the challenge theme?... not much but what the heck it still gets high points from me.9
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 04/21/2004 12:12:45 AM
Almost seems a little too sharp, but overall it's nicely taken. I love water drops on flowers!! 8
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