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The Song of Growing Things
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Earth Day (Extended Editing*)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon Z8
Lens: Lensbaby Velvet 56mm
Date: Apr 23, 2026
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 220
Shutter: 1/5000
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2026

 PP - opened in LR, cropped, brightened, resized, opened in PSE, blurred one bud more, combined images on white background, shifted some greens yellower and increased saturation on greens in middle image, added border, resized again, unsharp mask

Images 23, 25, 41

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 24
Avg (all users): 5.9310
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.8462
Views since voting: 74
Views during voting: 59
Votes: 29
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 05/04/2026 10:25:53 AM
I really enjoyed this triptych. It's carefully presented, and the colors and margining are quite well managed. Feels like its meant to be a fine art card print.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/02/2026 06:16:50 PM
I love the different stages of this bloom,
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/27/2026 02:37:05 AM
Composition: 6
Technical: 5
Creativity: 6
Appeal: 6
Challenge: 5
Overall Calculated Average Score: 6

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