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One Golden Chrysanthemum - For Luck!
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Challenge: Chinese New Year: Year of the Monkey (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Date: Feb 13, 2016
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2016

[Feb. 15th, 2016 05:49:48 PM]

Chinese Year of the Monkey:
Lucky Numbers: 1, 7, 8
Lucky Colors: white, gold, blue
Lucky Flowers: allium, chrysanthemum

[Feb. 21st, 2016 08:35:23 PM]

The challenge description said "Do a little research, and get in the spirit of things!" - so I did. I found the above information (on 3 different websites) and according to the research the photo met the challenge description. In fact, I was very surprised that there weren't other photos similar to it.

Macro photography is a challenging area for me but I thought I'd try it to stretch my abilities. Like others here I really do appreciate the votes and comments whether positive or negative on my photographs. Comments help me to improve.

However, voters who may have dinged the entry simply because they assumed it did not meet the challenge were, in my opinion, not fair. They obviously made an incorrect assumption and would have realized it had they done some reading. I would like to think people wouldn't intentionally do that to others especially since no one would want others to do make assumptions on their entries. I urge people to do research on a topic before they assume the photo does not match the challenge criteria.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 25
Avg (all users): 5.2813
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3750
Avg (non-participants): 5.2500
Views since voting: 736
Views during voting: 122
Votes: 64
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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Google Pixel 2
 02/22/2016 02:33:06 PM
Well, I was wrong :-) 'grats on top ten!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 02/21/2016 11:07:27 AM
It is a thin tie, and I mean THIN tie to the theme...mums and their Asian lore and roots. It's a decent shot, to my eye maybe a little too smooth and oddly flat. 3
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
02/18/2016 09:09:40 AM
I like how this fills the frame.. wonderful color too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Google Pixel 2
 02/16/2016 07:40:35 PM
I was hoping to learn something from these images about the year of the monkey. And especailly about peoples' interpretations about what a monkey year is. I'm afraid I don't get much from this image. You spelled Chrysanthemum correctly at any rate. I honestly can't see where this fits in with the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z5
Viltrox 20mm f/2.8 AF
 02/15/2016 06:15:41 PM
Can use all of the luck I can get. Bursting with color, very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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