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Circle by Mother Nature
Circle by Mother Nature
Catherine_B


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Circle III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Malibu, CA
Date: Aug 1, 2009
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 4, 2009

 Finally had a chance to dust off the digital camera and take some photos this weekend. I haven't entered a challenge in forever! It felt so good to be behind the lens again. I have to make time to do this more often

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I hope you enjoy. I have about 100 other flower images from this trip. Too bad I missed the flower challenge a couple of weeks back...


Statistics
Place: 118 out of 152
Avg (all users): 4.6546
Avg (commenters): 5.4000
Avg (participants): 4.5818
Avg (non-participants): 4.6835
Views since voting: 870
Views during voting: 279
Votes: 194
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 08/12/2009 05:16:08 PM
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: ok, I have my 'implied' head on so can just about see a circle!

Composition: The subject is too central for me and whilst the background is almost oof there are too many visible distractions. The viewpoint might give the implied circle but its pretty basic.

Subject: Flowers are deemed cliche at dpc and to score well they have to be unusual and outstanding, sadly this shows neither to my eye.

Technical: Focus on the flower is ok but not pin sharp and the top of the petal is a little overexposed. Your choice of dof blurred the background well but the actual background is still a little distracting

Final thoughts: An average shot of a flower, the composition and busy background with tenuous meeting of the challenge title make me think the final score was about right for this shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2009 10:53:09 PM
Nice picture, good colors, subject is a little blah for the challenge, 5.
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 08/11/2009 07:51:54 PM
Sweet lily, I like it.
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 08/10/2009 10:23:02 PM
What type of flower is this....pretty.
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 08/06/2009 10:19:22 PM
thou I really like this photo...I do not see the obvious circles of it...and just a little soft in the focus
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 08/06/2009 08:37:50 AM
Can't really see the circle in this photo.. sorry..
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 08/06/2009 12:46:50 AM
Not really a circle and a I think it'd be slightly better composition to see the flower to the left or right of center.
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