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Orchid
Orchid
TomCubis


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Challenge: Still Life IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
Location: england
Date: Jul 26, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 26, 2008

 I struggled to find something for this challenge, but i am very happy with the outcome. The flower is an orchid, i thought this was perfect to do a simple shot. I liked it because of its unusual petal shape at the center of the flower, i liked the shadows it created.
The lighting was an experiment for me, the flowers on the left were almost at opposite angles to the flowers on the right. I didn't do the lighting from directly above me because of the reflections on the water droplets, so i used a reflector to get light to the right hand side.

Im hoping this shot does well, i really like it and i have my fingers crossed for a new PB.


Definition of still life -

1. Representation of inanimate objects, such as flowers or fruit, in painting or photography.
2. A painting, picture, or photograph of inanimate objects.

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Place: 151 out of 228
Avg (all users): 4.9194
Avg (commenters): 3.6667
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Views since voting: 760
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Votes: 186
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/01/2008 12:24:45 PM
Nice colors on the background and on the subject.
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 07/31/2008 09:23:36 AM
Excellent processing. 7
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 07/30/2008 07:22:21 PM
love this! not a fan of the border.but 9 from me.
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 07/30/2008 07:02:05 PM
The colors seem very unnatural in this lighting. Perhaps you could have worked a bit more with adjusting the exposure value and boosting up the colors a bit?
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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