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Challenge: Yellow III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: san francisco
Date: Mar 31, 2006
Aperture: f29
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 sec..
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2006

 cloned out one small spot on tulip, rotated 90 degrees, slight crop, smart sharpen.

Took many shots of daffodils, tulips, etc. in various settings. But when this came up one shot did it.

Placed one tulip on a mirror, balanced white drawing paper over that and added some silver mylar to the mix.

After challenge thoughts: I saw what I wanted to see in this image and not what was there. "Next time" I'd probably take lots more shots of this setup to get the best exposure and composition.

Statistics
Place: 344 out of 404
Avg (all users): 4.5839
Avg (commenters): 3.3333
Avg (participants): 4.4538
Avg (non-participants): 4.9524
Views since voting: 1024
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 161
Comments: 4
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/10/2006 12:32:38 PM
Hi! Here’s a comment from the Critique Club.

First Impression:
Fuzzy, nothing is in focus.

Composition:
I like the flower placement and the use of the mirror. Background on the left is a bit busy, I prefer the background on the right side. Nice colours in the flower. The mirror frame is a little distracting due to its angle.

Subject:
Meets the challenge

Technical:
f29 @ 10 sec? Did something move? You should have had lots of DOF. As I mentioned above, nothing was in focus. I would have preferred sharp petal/leaf detail. In your comments you didn’t mention if the soft look was intentional. You did use smart sharpen, so I’m not sure.

Summary:
Back at ya! Thanks for the Déjà vu II critique.

I liked you concept, I think the voting masses didn’t like the lack of detail
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/09/2006 10:45:40 PM
A bit soft. Sharper focus would help.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z6II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 04/04/2006 05:07:07 AM
It is a shame that the windowfram is not straight (it is a windowframe?) The tulips are very dominating, I think I would have given them more space.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/04/2006 02:04:20 AM
Cool image and idea - it's a little too blurry though (IMO), looks like a little camera shake. Using a tripod would have done the trick, or perhaps a higher ISO if you had to go hand-held.
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