Taken in the honeysuckle patch as a monarch butterfly circled overhead. If you don't believe in Paradise, come stand by me in this heady thumbnail of a compression that hints in whispers of the magnificent things to come.
Uwoduhi means beautiful in the tongue of The Cherokee People
Curves, Saturated colors, Contrast, cloned small distraction, USM.
Shooting Date/Time
5/26/2005 5:19:32 PM
Shooting Mode
Manual
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/125
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative
ISO Speed
100
Lens
28.0 - 135.0mm
Focal Length
89.0mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance
Auto
AF Mode
Manual Focus
Parameters
Contrast Normal
Sharpness +1
Color saturation Normal
Color tone Normal
Color Space
sRGB
File Size
4981KB
Statistics
Place: 54 out of 255 Avg (all users): 5.9679 Avg (commenters): 7.0714 Avg (participants): 5.8030 Avg (non-participants): 6.1538 Views since voting: 1369 Views during voting: 395 Votes: 249 Comments: 15 Favorites: 2 (view)
Did you know there was someone taking off a point for any title that had the word 'beauty' in it? Maybe you got around that (but it was easy to google it...)
Beauty is a subjective thing, I know. In my scoring and comments I'm trying to score based on NOT whether or not I would think a particular subject beautiful, but on whether the photographer has succeeded in creating a beautiful photo. I look for the elements of color, lines, focus and dof interest, lighting, and a certain element of grace and lovlieness. I'm looking for a unique and creative appeal for the highest scorers. (This is what I'm putting at the start of all of my comments, and I hope it is helpful.)
That being said, this isn't too bad. The really light part of the stem draws the eye and is not the best part of the shot. Actually, that whole right section of the plant really doesn't add anything from my perspective to the photo. I would have liked less on the right and left and a tighter crop on the leaves which do have interesting lines and texture and lighting.
Great shot, lovely texture, although it is mathing the color in the background in a way it has something special about it that makes it great. The lines in the leaves are clear and the work is good on this one.
Great clarity and contrast. Maybe it is just me, but I think mirroring it so that it "enters" from the left and goes to the right would make it a bit more interesting.
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