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Challenge: Shallow DOF VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
Date: Oct 18, 2014
Aperture: 11.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 0.6
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2014

 We had an uncharacteristically rainy day today so I decided to tape this dried orchid flower to the window and shoot it against the background of rain drops on the window and a local park near my home.

I put the camera on a tripod and made five images with varying settings, then combined them in PhotoshopCC's HDR feature. The resulting image was sent to Lightroom5 for additional processing. Most of the processing was done in Lightroom, although Perfect Effects 8 was used for dynamic contrast and a light vignette. Lastly, the image was returned to PhotoshopCC to clean up some dust and scratches and for a High Pass sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 91
Avg (all users): 6.4390
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 6.1111
Avg (non-participants): 6.8378
Views since voting: 478
Views during voting: 161
Votes: 82
Comments: 7
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 10/27/2014 12:16:17 AM
Love the texture layer of water drops on glass. Beautiful combo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 10/26/2014 08:44:53 PM
An 8 from me. Lovely job of it all.
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 10/26/2014 08:42:23 PM
Elegant still life.
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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 10/26/2014 06:10:57 PM
Not crazy about the framing, but otherwise love this. And yet, it doesn't sit quite right. Almost gives the effect that it lives in the middle of the glass, but at the same time the OOF elements in the forward part of the leaves distract too much. Had you given us EVERYTHING forward of the glass in focus I think - THINK - I would have liked this more. Still an 8.
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 10/25/2014 09:31:27 AM
Yes! love it! detail and the color backgrounds are superb! Perfect DOF
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Sony Alpha a6400
Tamron 70-180mm F/2.8 Di III VXD
 10/23/2014 12:22:59 PM
I like this - I do get the sense that everything is falling from the shape of the water drops, was the flower actually falling or stuck to the glass?
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 10/21/2014 08:53:47 AM
Wonderful piece of art!
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