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Globe Thistles
Globe Thistles
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Textures III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jul 16, 2005
Aperture: f/ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/13 sec.
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 19, 2005

 Bought a bunch of these and a bunch of sunflowers the day before the challenge was out. Thought they both would be good for texture and opted eventually for the globe thistle image because of the colors. Shot in macro mode with a Hoya 10x close up filter.
Post: Open. Crop. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation. USM. Thought it was a bit to dark so did lighten shadows 10%, darken highlights, 10% and midtone contrasts -10%. Resize. USM.

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Place: 124 out of 614
Avg (all users): 5.6810
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
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Views since voting: 823
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 279
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/26/2005 05:58:37 PM
super photo
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 07/24/2005 11:24:32 PM
Wow, very powerful image. I love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 07/24/2005 01:44:14 AM
Outstanding. Nice composition. Perfect dof. Awesome lighting. I really like the colors. Great texture. Really well done. Good job.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/20/2005 04:10:40 PM
I like the abundant purple in the background with the plant in a different flowering stage.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/20/2005 09:02:23 AM
Pretty. Nicely composed. Gren and purple are such a nice contrast. Maybe sharpen the green one a touch more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 07/20/2005 07:49:21 AM
Great texture interpretation and shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak CX7300
 07/20/2005 03:35:28 AM
purple and green are always the best colours together.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 07/20/2005 01:58:15 AM
Very nice! I like the DOF and colors. Seems just a tad dark to me. Perhaps adjusting the shadows/highlights and contrast a little would give it a little more dimension.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Nikon
 07/20/2005 12:29:51 AM
I love Globe Thistles the smell is heavenly! .... you shoudl ahve probalby put the on in flower rather than budding in the front
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