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Jutilda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Heart II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Flora and Fauna
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Nov 15, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2008

Crop
Duplicate layer: adjust curves to darken
Erase 100% on leaf
Adjust tonal contrasts (mid tone,highlights and shadows)
Selective color: yellow (increase black)
Smart sharpen
Burn tool on leaf and some background
Save for web


Statistics
Place: 31 out of 105
Avg (all users): 5.7405
Avg (commenters): 5.8182
Avg (participants): 5.4667
Avg (non-participants): 5.8496
Views since voting: 1076
Views during voting: 284
Votes: 158
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
11/24/2008 12:32:56 AM
excellent image judy .. i just love your take on the challenge with this amazing leaf .. the lighting and colours are fantastic and the details superb .. brilliant .. !!..:)
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11/24/2008 12:09:08 AM
Gorgeous colours and dof of the heart.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2008 02:51:02 PM
Great backlit heart shaped leaf. I like the background as well. The branches cutting through is a distraction.
11/22/2008 04:06:26 PM
Great colours, very bright. The dark shadow across the top of the leaf is a bit of a distraction.
11/21/2008 03:59:34 AM
Great lighting & detail in the leaf. I am going to assume that the shadow is supposed to be there but I wish it wasn't. I think what hurts this photograph the most, is the vine in the foreground
11/18/2008 09:44:45 PM
I like the light shining through the leaf, but the shadows across it are distracting.
11/18/2008 12:29:57 PM
Works well apart from the shadow across top left of leaf.
11/17/2008 09:51:33 PM
The darkeness at the right throws things too off balance and the stem across the leaf is distracting. A lower angle and little to the right would have worked better if it was possible.
11/17/2008 04:57:11 PM
Nice catch, the shadown on the upper right of the leaf sort of draws away and I might have cropped a little on the left.
11/17/2008 11:44:37 AM
I like the contrast you brought out, the details and the muted background. I guess there was no way to avoid the shadow and the wine going through the leave?
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11/17/2008 11:39:42 AM
really nice details - i just wish the branch that is throwing a shadow on the leaf were pruned away for this one
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11/17/2008 09:40:26 AM
Nice dof, and I'm jealous of wherever you are that the leaves are still green, but the stem in front and the shadow on the leaf are distracting.
11/17/2008 05:38:48 AM
Great subject but the lighting and shadows detract from what could have been a great shot. Love the blue in the background
11/17/2008 12:32:03 AM
beautiful bokeh
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