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Challenge: Nine (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia
Date: Sep 15, 2009
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 15, 2009

 I bought 4 flowers today. Couldn't afford 9. Used 4 flowers, 3 lanterns and 2 peacock feather which equals 9. Hope you like it!

Post:

Camera Raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0

Tint from +2 to +15
Exposure: -0.25
Blacks: 6
Clarity: 45
Vibrance: +15
Saturation: +15

4 crops
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation
Adjust sharpness
Spot edit dust
Resize
USM

PS: I am so happy that my cable remote is working again that I had to use it for this. Shot with 4 clamp lamps each with a 100w enegy saving bulb, two on either side above and two on either side of the shooting surface. I also used a piece of white poster board as a reflector.

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 165
Avg (all users): 5.6513
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.3333
Avg (non-participants): 5.8030
Views since voting: 927
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 195
Comments: 7
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/22/2009 05:14:13 PM
Nice still life, but you failed to capture the vibrancy of those peacock feathers, not to mention the bottom one is not getting any light on it.
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 09/21/2009 10:12:13 PM
Composition original. Wish the feathers had just a bit more light to separate from the background better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/19/2009 12:11:20 PM
like the colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/18/2009 10:06:05 PM
Great colors!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/17/2009 07:16:34 PM
Gorgeous, wonderful lighting and the color combinations really make this image pop.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/17/2009 07:36:44 AM
Innovative introspection of the contest theme.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/16/2009 10:29:03 AM
Robert? Must be! A nice fall arrangement.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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