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Icarus
Icarus
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Challenge: Abstract Macro III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia
Date: Aug 23, 2009
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/2 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2009

 The pickens at the florists today were slim. Couldn't afford anything anyway and even Michael said "It's Summer...weed season!" So I went with some dried up old flowers and found this sort of Siamese Twin strawflower. The interest was the green stem and the mythological story of Icarus came to mind with the brighness of the yellows and oranges sort of resembling a sun that had split in two and his riding it through the heavens. Well....I get it. Hope you do, too.

Shot with camera on tripod user the timer remote. Lit with two clamp lamps on either side of the subject and used some white paper to reflect over top.

Post:
Camera raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0.
5-7 crops.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation.
Adjust sharpness.
Spot edit sensor dust and some minor distractions on the petals.
Selected the upper and middle black background and did another layer of levels resetting the black point in to get rid of some haze (probably caused by the aforementined white paper reflector).
Resize.
USM.

Statistics
Place: 109 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.2231
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.0694
Avg (non-participants): 5.4138
Views since voting: 962
Views during voting: 229
Votes: 130
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 08/31/2009 12:41:10 PM
Originally posted by posthumous:
I thought of the flowers as wings. For the scenario you suggest, Phaethon might be a better fit. But of course, nobody's heard of that poor fellow.


Absolutely correct. Better read my Bullfinch's again.
 08/31/2009 12:31:51 PM
I thought of the flowers as wings. For the scenario you suggest, Phaethon might be a better fit. But of course, nobody's heard of that poor fellow.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/30/2009 10:22:23 PM
I give you a 9 for this, with at least 3 points for that fantastic title.
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 08/27/2009 06:41:58 PM
could you have gotten closer to the petals of the flower? really really zoomed in on that only...IMO that would have really made this pop for me, you have excellent focus and a great subject with beautiful color, you are just to far away from the subject...
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 08/27/2009 05:28:40 AM
Beautyful picture, BUT, an abstract image is not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
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 08/24/2009 08:48:13 PM
unbelievable shot -
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