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Challenge: Flora III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: home
Date: Mar 31, 2009
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 50
Shutter: 10 sec
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2009

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Statistics
Place: 1 out of 271
Avg (all users): 6.9186
Avg (commenters): 8.6923
Avg (participants): 7.0811
Avg (non-participants): 6.7959
Views since voting: 5495
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 172
Comments: 33
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 04/13/2009 02:50:15 PM
Stunning detail, lighting and composition. A well deserved winner. Congrats.
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 04/10/2009 05:52:34 PM
Congrats Oliver!
 04/09/2009 01:04:18 PM
How simple and elegantly FABULOUS! A perfect choice for the top spot! Congratulations!

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 04/09/2009 07:49:32 AM
Great Lighting and image. Congratulations on the ribbon.
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 04/08/2009 10:50:01 PM
Excellent, congratulations on the ribbon.
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 04/08/2009 09:10:03 PM
congrats on the well deserved blue ribbon with this beautiful composition!!!
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 04/08/2009 07:40:31 PM
Congratulations Oliver! Love the subtle explosion of colour, well deserved ribbon.
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 04/08/2009 11:49:57 AM
Wonderful colour and lighting - The flower is almost like a candle flame in the darkness.

Congrats on the Blue - well deserved.



Message edited by author 2009-04-08 11:51:34.
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 04/08/2009 11:31:51 AM
Congrats on your first place finish.
 04/08/2009 09:38:21 AM
Congratulations
 04/08/2009 08:43:40 AM
Awesome Oliver...been a few months since you've been on the front page, so well done...great image and a deserved winner
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 04/08/2009 06:54:55 AM
Indeed very elegant. Wonderful colors. Congrats on the blue!
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 04/08/2009 04:54:22 AM
Lighting to die for, congrats Oliver
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 04/08/2009 03:56:56 AM
Great lighting and composition, lovely flower too congrats on the Blue
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 04/08/2009 03:16:16 AM
AWESOME shot Oliver !!! Congrats on the Blue.
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 04/08/2009 01:49:37 AM
Great lighting, beautiful colors and textures. Big congrats on the blue, Oliver. Liebe Grüße an euch.
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 04/08/2009 12:37:56 AM
The textures here rock! Congrats!
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 04/08/2009 12:36:27 AM
Stunning! Congrats on the blue!
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 04/08/2009 12:14:41 AM
Stunning colors - congrats on the Blue!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2009 11:57:45 PM
HOw can you go wrong here. Love the subtle, even lighting without any hot spots. God took care of the shapes, colors, details. You did almost as well with the technical aspects. 10 from me....
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 04/07/2009 10:03:57 PM
Wonderful lighting on this. Great exposure, black BG and I like simplicity here. One of my high score. Good Luck.
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 04/06/2009 10:19:36 PM
Very sharp photo.
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 04/06/2009 09:16:54 PM
Clean and perfect!
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 04/05/2009 02:37:33 PM
Ribbon.

Beautiful.

Congrats.
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 04/05/2009 02:08:29 PM
I like the simplicity of this image. Great colors too. Nice details on the petal. The subtle framing compliments the picture very well.
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 04/05/2009 01:19:23 PM
Beautiful image, tac sharp w/great detail..simply awesome.
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 04/04/2009 01:28:22 PM
Beautiful colors
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 04/02/2009 09:59:19 PM
Excellant - the curves and color details are outstanding.
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 04/02/2009 05:48:32 PM
Beautiful shot, lovely colours and composition 9
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 04/01/2009 01:59:14 PM
Beautiful colour and lighting, truly elegant.

The flowershop near me wanted $10.99 for one cut calla lily!! I didn't want to spend that much for a prop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/01/2009 10:38:33 AM
Very classy. Great focus and colors.
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 04/01/2009 01:44:09 AM
very refined and exquisite. the border is a nice touch as well.
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 04/01/2009 12:23:04 AM
Very lovely....color, composition, clarity - all spot on! *9*
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