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Day 7
Day 7
aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Apt manager's garden
Date: Aug 7, 2008
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100sec
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2008

Viewed: 306
Comments: 15
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 Again, with extension tubes. I keep wanting to sharpen it more, but I'm scared of going too far. It seems a little too soft to me, but it's a flower, that's good right? Sigh...

Bumped Contrast
Cloned out a couple spots of sensor dust
Neat Image
Smart sharpen

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 08/11/2008 06:30:41 AM
beautiful dof, gorgeous shot!!
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 08/11/2008 06:01:26 AM
Sharpened just right if you ask me. Nicely done.
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 08/09/2008 11:22:15 PM
very beautiful .. love the gorgeous colours and the droplets .. excellent dof ..:)
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 08/09/2008 03:52:05 PM
Excellent DOF, great colours and clairty, a very pleasing image.
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 08/09/2008 08:23:53 AM
delicate - the sharpening is right on the money here - perfect focus on the tops of the petals
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 08/08/2008 10:01:03 PM
It's perfect just the way it is. Pastel colors tend to look soft, no matter what. You'd better judge sharpness by looking at the edges of the petals instead of looking at the whole thing. The droplets are a nice touch.
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 08/08/2008 12:03:14 AM
Nope, don't sharpen more. You're just starting to get an oversharpened edge on the rightmost blossom where it's close to the right edge of the frame. Any more, and that area would look oddly overdone. It's a very nice photo just as you have it here.
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 08/07/2008 11:02:00 PM
Nice effect with the water droplets.
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 08/07/2008 10:44:16 PM
Originally posted by inamo:
Works well for me, is it a poppy?


I'm actually not sure what it is. It wasn't from my garden. This shot is with a couple extension tubes on, so it's a very small flower.
 08/07/2008 08:02:47 PM
I think it's just sharp enough. Beautiful colors and I like those little splashes of sunlight falling on it.
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 08/07/2008 07:53:06 PM
Looks good from here. All that is sharp is not necessarily gold!
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 08/07/2008 05:40:16 PM
Sharpening seems just right without going to far (which I'm guilty of often). Beautiful detail here.
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 08/07/2008 05:35:22 PM
Works well for me, is it a poppy?
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 08/07/2008 05:29:36 PM
The detail & sharpness are very good- just right...gorgeous image, has a lot of depth to it .
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 08/07/2008 04:31:36 PM
It's sharp enough -- I try to err on the side of undersharpening, as I really dislike the halos you get when it's overdone. Your edges are distinct, as are the color "veins" on the petals -- I think it's fine. Remember you have a shallow DOF and not all of it can be sharp anyway.

I like the somewhat odd color combination; from the thumbnail it looked almost like you had flames for a backdrop. :-)
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