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Geranium, unsung gem
Geranium, unsung gem
Ammie


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: My garden South Africa
Date: Mar 9, 2009
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 1038 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 4.5726
Avg (commenters): 5.0250
Avg (participants): 4.5059
Avg (non-participants): 4.9467
Views since voting: 811
Views during voting: 617
Votes: 496
Comments: 43
Favorites: 0

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03/17/2009 06:24:36 PM
Nicely captured, good colors.
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 03/17/2009 03:29:48 PM
Great colors, the focus seems a little soft, I love the bokeh and the green there.
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 03/17/2009 11:27:21 AM
Brilliant burst of color from this lovely flower close-up with nice bokeh.
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 03/16/2009 11:37:20 AM
just four sorry, for the low light and sharpness...
;D brano
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 03/16/2009 04:09:15 AM
nice shot
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 03/15/2009 10:08:44 PM
nice detail love the colours
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 03/15/2009 09:22:48 PM
great contrast in color
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 03/15/2009 03:55:14 PM
Good shot. Nice color.
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 03/15/2009 12:35:21 PM
light seems a bit flat
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 03/15/2009 12:02:01 PM
Pretty flowers and the raindrops are a nice touch.
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 03/15/2009 09:38:41 AM
Really like how this stands out against the green background. Photo overall seems to lack a bit of sharpness, but it is very nice.
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 03/15/2009 06:26:15 AM
Nice flower, however it could be made a little more interesting as a photo.
When photographing, try not to put your subject bang slap in the middle.
In post processing Try increasing the contrast a little , and balance the colour as I think this has a bit of a blue tint to it. (Possibly the wrong white balance setting in the camera)
The water drops add a nice freshness to the flower.
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 03/14/2009 07:28:12 PM
pretty colors, soft focus
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 03/14/2009 03:59:44 PM
Brilliant colors.
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 03/14/2009 12:43:02 PM
insufficient impact. focus could also be crisper
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 03/14/2009 09:59:50 AM
Nice color, focus doesn't seem as sharp as it could be.
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 03/14/2009 09:12:06 AM
i liek the water drops on the geraniums
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 03/14/2009 08:02:08 AM
maybe so, but I think that one is sticking it's tongue out at you. Some gratitude!
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 03/13/2009 06:35:45 PM
Nice composition. Nice include of the water droplets.
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 03/13/2009 04:33:07 PM
Nice colour in these flowers.
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 03/13/2009 03:24:21 PM
Nice flowers and drops. Perhaps the light is somewhat flat.
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 03/13/2009 02:14:45 PM
a bit boring.. the lighting isn't there either.
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 03/13/2009 01:45:45 PM
Nice macro shot, IMHO a tighter crop placing the biggest flower according with the Rule of Thirds would be a better choice for this picture.
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 03/13/2009 01:39:08 PM
The lighting looks a little flat and the focus is a little soft (or were they moving in the wind?)
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 03/13/2009 12:46:38 PM
Such a pretty color! Maybe playing with the levels would have brought it out a little bit more.
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 03/12/2009 11:06:19 PM
Water droplets add nicely to this image.
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 03/12/2009 09:37:43 PM
The front flower looks like it could be a bit sharper. Nice colors
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 03/12/2009 09:06:12 PM
A little flat to me but nice subject.
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 03/12/2009 08:14:55 PM
good macro, try to sharpen it a bit more
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 03/12/2009 05:53:48 PM
I think this could benefit from a slightly deeper DOF
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 03/12/2009 02:37:46 AM
nice colors
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 03/12/2009 01:11:44 AM
I like the color combination on this but it seems a bit centered (which doesn't lend itself to being very dramatic), and has the feeling of being a bit soft except in one or two spots on the upper left petal on the front flower.
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 03/11/2009 09:51:10 PM
A color that is not easy to capture. Nice use of DOF.
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 03/11/2009 09:03:26 PM
These 'flat' flowers just don't give enough 'umph' to the image, I fear. Something with more petals would be more easily photographed to get interest.

Lovely colors.

Not voting yet.
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 03/11/2009 08:11:45 PM
great color, nice dof
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 03/11/2009 05:30:41 PM
Nice group of flowers
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 03/11/2009 05:17:44 PM
Ah yes, the common geranium - they are indeed somewhat of an unsung flower in that we generally take them as a whole rather than the sum of their lovely parts. A nice depiction of this flower and the soft green shows this one off quite well.
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 03/11/2009 03:47:19 PM
focus is a little soft, and the flowers too central have impact
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 03/11/2009 10:23:13 AM
Congratulations on being part of this 1000th challenge on DPC. Keep up the good work!!
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 03/11/2009 09:34:58 AM
maybe dont directly center your subject
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 03/11/2009 09:10:10 AM
This photograph might benefit from a stronger composition.
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 03/11/2009 06:41:20 AM
Beautiful colour and depth of field. I think some contrast would have assisted this image. Good luck: 5.
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 03/11/2009 01:47:19 AM
excellent shot, great DOF, soft colors...I like flowers...can't you tell
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