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A bit of fluff
A bit of fluff
Gordon


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Challenge: Flora (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Apr 17, 2003
Aperture: f6.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/45sec
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2003

 D60, Macro lens, very shallow DoF to make this soft fluffy seed head look soft and fluffy.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 139
Avg (all users): 6.3429
Avg (commenters): 7.3810
Avg (participants): 6.3238
Avg (non-participants): 6.4000
Views since voting: 1576
Votes: 140
Comments: 27
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/30/2003 12:35:51 PM
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/30/2003 01:26:45 AM
This is a great shot - your flora AND fauna had amazing DoF. I can't believe HOW perfect it is to JUST nab the edges and soften it up. *sigh* I'll just sit back and listen to you - works that way. :)

Congrats.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Nikon MF 180mm f/2.8 ED AIS
 04/28/2003 07:56:35 PM
I like this shot. Since I didn't have a photo entered I didn't vote, but I did look through the photos. I expected this one to do much better. The soft fuzzy feel... with just a tad of focus to let the viewer know it was intentional is just great!
RIM BlackBerry Curve
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 04/28/2003 06:12:46 PM
I wanted it to look fluffy - hence the shallow DoF. Not sure many people liked it though! Thanks for the comments.
Nikon D100
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
 04/28/2003 12:53:20 PM
Awesome choice of DOF :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 04/27/2003 01:48:06 AM
Wonderful DOF, great macro
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 04/26/2003 06:10:34 PM
i like this but i wish the dandelion was a bit more off center.
Olympus C-720UZ
 04/26/2003 08:28:35 AM
Great deep colours and shallow DOF. I love the effect it has on the dandelion hairs. Nice photo.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/26/2003 05:46:27 AM
Awesome .... good luck 10
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II/III USM
 04/25/2003 11:15:14 PM
Meets challenge. Love the DOP and crop.
Nikon D4s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/25/2003 03:10:47 PM
Beautiful
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 04/24/2003 09:15:06 PM
Great job! One of my favorites so far - Love the focus and the colors.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/22/2003 02:32:16 PM
Beautiful soft focus really adds to the feeling of the image. Nice work!
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/22/2003 11:40:24 AM
Good. Good. Good.
Love the light/texture/focus. Nice work...
Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 04/22/2003 11:14:50 AM
nice effect we can really feel the fluff!
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/22/2003 07:33:08 AM
Excellent. I love your use of a shallow DOF. The white really stands out against the background. Good job. Jacko. 9
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-105mm f/4-7.1 IS STM
 04/22/2003 06:23:33 AM
Well placed and very good focus on the subject. It gives the edges a very soft feeling.
Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/22/2003 06:06:37 AM
Excellent shallow DOF, well done! The blurred green background highlights the main subject perfectly, love it! Cool title :-)
Hasselblad H3DII-50
04/22/2003 02:19:55 AM
Great color, texture and balancing components in the background. Looks like some selective blurring outside the middle of the flower, but it works well here.
Nikon D100
 04/21/2003 11:51:47 PM
The whites are outstanding. I think a tighter shot would have been a stronger composition.
 04/21/2003 11:18:18 PM
nice macro. i want my camera!!! I could take great pics. almost as good as this.
Sony DSC-F707
 04/21/2003 10:26:09 PM
I would have preferred more depth of field in this shot. Just my personal opinion, though. The shallow dof gives it a lot more perspective.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 04/21/2003 09:58:01 PM
love the DOF...beautiful detail. well done!
Olympus C-5050Z
 04/21/2003 11:31:00 AM
Nice
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/21/2003 02:33:40 AM
Super subject, a pity there is not more DOF here, that would have added enormously to make this a winning shot!
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/21/2003 01:35:24 AM
Really nice shot, like the focus...
Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 04/21/2003 01:03:35 AM
The softness in this photo is soliciting a 'touch'. The razor thin depth of field works well here... the dandilion has a nice soft 'halo' around it that improves the theme of 'softness' even more... great shot :) = 10 - setzler
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