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Kelli


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Challenge: Duotones IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: NJ
Date: Jun 13, 2009
Aperture: f/9.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 13, 2009

 Mushrooms that popped up in my yard overnight! We've had so much rain lately, it was raining as I took this. Of course my neighbors, who don't speak any English, had to be wondering what the heck I was doing on the ground in the rain taking pictures of mushrooms! LOL!

It was really hard to make this a duotone. I converted to grayscale, then using the duotone preset in PSCS, just went through the second colors (the first was black) trying to see what made a difference.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 253
Avg (all users): 5.8682
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.6118
Avg (non-participants): 6.3636
Views since voting: 832
Views during voting: 218
Votes: 129
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/25/2009 11:21:16 PM
This is lovely. I really like the tones and light. BTW, it looks to me like these are amanitas, which are very poisonous.
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 06/22/2009 12:32:02 PM
These are gorgeous, Kelli! Detail is amazing. Very well done!!
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 06/22/2009 05:37:03 AM
Pleased to see this did well for you! Congrats on the next round in whatever the tournament is, too.
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 06/22/2009 12:08:56 AM
Congrats on your first round victory Kelli. Good luck in round 2.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/21/2009 01:26:13 PM
Great lighting and detail, better than I usually manage ... :-)
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 06/19/2009 11:17:45 AM
I like the tones and the way the light is hitting this. There is, of course, a lot of sepia being seen in this challenge, but when working on my own entry, I realized this is because brownish tones enhance many images quite well. It is just what works. The distinctive appearance of the caps of the 'shrooms suggests to me that you may have used a Topaz product on this. About my only real nitpick is that I find it cropped a little too tight for my own preferences. I gave this one a fairly high vote.
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 06/18/2009 11:53:04 AM
This is fantastic. I love the contrasting light on the surface of the fungi and the undergrowth. The detail is superb.
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 06/18/2009 10:37:11 AM
well done and an excellent choice of tone(s) bumping up
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 06/17/2009 07:09:34 PM
The colortones used is great, but I find the lighting a bit harsh. Nicely done!
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 06/16/2009 11:59:43 PM
Great detail in your mushrooms.
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 06/15/2009 05:51:10 PM
Very nice detail on the 'shrooms, and sort of a spooky feel to the whole thing which is intriguing.
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 06/15/2009 01:01:41 PM
This looks lovely when it comes up to vote - hope it is doing well for you! (Comment only.)
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 06/15/2009 11:46:59 AM
very nice!! 9
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 06/15/2009 07:30:38 AM
nice but looks a bit dark on my monitor
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