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Dreamy
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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Apr 10, 2005
Aperture: 400
ISO: F2.8
Shutter: 1/320 second
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2005

 100mm macro. large aperature to create the blur in the background.

Burn the edges, blur them, and clone out a few imperfections.

Statistics
Place: 305 out of 507
Avg (all users): 5.3277
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2320
Avg (non-participants): 5.6481
Views since voting: 868
Views during voting: 309
Votes: 235
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/25/2005 05:28:56 PM
great use of spot focus
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 04/23/2005 03:50:06 PM
Shallow DOF or blur? It's a nice effect and a good title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2005 09:57:03 PM
Nice selective focus. Great color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2005 10:42:17 AM
Looks like a lensbaby - very nice effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic DMC-FZ30
 04/21/2005 06:02:13 AM
just lovely colour is great
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 5700
 04/20/2005 06:23:13 PM
Beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2005 06:18:44 PM
Awesome.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/19/2005 10:15:42 AM
I love the shallow DOF. They don't seem to do well here, so I'll be interested in your final score. Hope the "9" I gave it will help the average! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 04/19/2005 12:40:09 AM
lovely impressionistic photo. just enough in focus to tell the story.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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