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Branch of Jewel
Branch of Jewel
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Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Pentax A 50mm f/1.7 MF
Location: GW National Forest, VA
Date: Sep 4, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2005

 A branch of Jewelweed, with a beetle standing guard. Crop, Auto Contrast, Auto Levels, Save for web. Taken at the 4th river crossing on the North River Gorge trail in GW National Forest.

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Place: 123 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.3546
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.1329
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Views since voting: 1731
Views during voting: 359
Votes: 282
Comments: 17
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Olympus E-410
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 09/18/2005 05:55:25 PM
**Greetings from the Critique Club!**

Very nice! The DOF is great, the colors are nice, as well as the contrast. Great composition. The only thing I would have to say is going against it is the beetle. Having it there confused me, because your title tells me the subject is the Jewelweed, but the beetle draws my eyes away from the yellow blooms. Along with this, the focus seems more on the beetle than the branch.

Overall, this is a very pleasing photo, technically and compositionally. Keep up the good work!

Tara
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/13/2005 09:35:33 PM
hmmm the branch is a little blurry... other than that...cool
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 09/13/2005 01:04:53 PM
It's a branches life...a bit more depth of field
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/12/2005 07:52:53 PM
A nice picture. Not very original, but the composition is good and it's kind of interesting.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/12/2005 12:46:26 PM
Nice capture.
Nikon Coolpix 3700
 09/10/2005 12:08:32 PM
Good shot great composition and subject, but the DOF seems a bit too narrow, and WB seems to need adjusting since it seems dark.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/10/2005 01:16:24 AM
Nice shot.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 09/08/2005 10:42:28 PM
Pretty flowers. Is that the insect who nibbled the leaves?
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Nikon D700
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Nikon
 09/08/2005 08:32:05 PM
nice
Olympus C-770UZ
 09/08/2005 06:14:06 PM
Nice crisp shot. Good focus. I like the blurred background ... brings out the branch even more.
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
 09/08/2005 09:30:04 AM
Great picture, i only wish the colors were brighter
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Canon PowerShot Pro1
 09/07/2005 08:06:16 PM
the plant is wonderful
but the bug has no appeal to me
so i say like 7
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 09/07/2005 03:33:48 PM
Nice photo, but bug and flowers are competing for attention.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/07/2005 01:12:33 PM
I like the composition of the shot, but am not sure if it is all in focus. Regardless Nice Job.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/07/2005 12:33:06 PM
It's a two-fer! ;-) Great color and composition. The focus & DOF seem slightly off to me, but otherwise great shot.
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Canon
 09/07/2005 07:38:30 AM
wee bit out of focus
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 09/07/2005 01:04:17 AM
Would have preferred a deeper depth of field,
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