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Abra


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Challenge: Black & White IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Bonnie Vale, Australia
Date: Mar 31, 2011
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2011

 I don't expect this to win too many fans but I quite like the result. I'd be satisfied if this finishes in the 5's but it's not a shot for the scores but just a personal expression.

Post voting

Thanks everyone for the great (and for some entertaining) comments. All appreciated and helpful. I thought this may have done a little better or at least get the Brown (a bit dissappointed not to get that ribbon). Cheers.

Statistics
Place: 206 out of 230
Avg (all users): 4.7908
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 4.8315
Avg (non-participants): 4.7344
Views since voting: 766
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 153
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 04/11/2011 12:06:35 AM
4.7??? I love this! Gave you a 7. What a shame it didn't score higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/10/2011 11:00:52 PM
Good gritty darkness.
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 04/10/2011 02:24:22 PM
I like this. Nice stark contrast.
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 04/09/2011 11:29:51 PM
Very zoomorphic. Great background shroud. Powerful ants with state of the arts antennas. 8
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 04/06/2011 05:45:47 AM
Black and white processing, in my opinion (and it's not an educated one, it is just one that I have formed based on how I react to images), has the potential to bring a very moody feeling, more so than colour processing I think, and this is what you have achieved in this.
I love the background textures. It's excellent that you got the out-of-focus blobs on centre-left, but then with some hatched texture of the fabric too. And I like how when swept from left to right this detail becomes less and less pronounced. Perfect for drawing the eye to the main subject while having an interesting background.
As for the main subject (a thorn bush of some kind?) it is an interesting subject. I think it was probably your intention and I think it works for moodiness (but probably not for scoring) but it is basically only black and white with no greys. This makes it stand out from the background quite well, but what it does not do is show you details on the bud (is that what it is?). It looks like a spikey black ball with white streaks in it. Again, I personally think this works but I think the more common DPC voter appreciates detail and mid-tones more than cut-out blacks and moodiness.
I do like the stalk thing more to the right of the thing I call the bud. That is nice and textured, but what I really like about it is that it's only when you look at it that you discover the textures. Almost like a reward for your time :-)
I gave this a 7. Reasons for not more are that I am not that an uncommon DPC voter and really like details, the blob to the very right distracts me, and because I really wish there were more details.
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 04/05/2011 09:14:14 AM
Boring
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 04/05/2011 12:05:03 AM
It's very busy IMO. The spiky thing is cool, maybe against a solid background?
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 04/04/2011 01:58:15 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 2,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 4,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 2,
Total Averaged Rating 3
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 04/04/2011 01:29:19 AM
Thistles are the best. I love that cloth in the back.
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