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Treasure of the Orchid Thief
Treasure of the Orchid Thief
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: In Home
Date: Jun 16, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2006

 Title inspired by the excellent movie, "Adaptation" where Charlie Kaufman (Nicholas Cage) is trying to adapt the book, "The Orchid Thief" to a movie screenplay.

Reversed my 50mm f/1.8 prime and held it in front of my 18-55mm lens to shoot this macro of the inside of an orchid.

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Statistics
Place: 246 out of 432
Avg (all users): 5.1174
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0385
Avg (non-participants): 5.1940
Views since voting: 824
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 264
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 06/25/2006 09:04:40 PM
Great colours. Bit hard to see exactly what is focus on this PC.

Marty
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot SD750
 06/25/2006 05:25:11 PM
I think this is more of a macro shot than anything...but wow its beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S2 IS
 06/25/2006 01:56:24 AM
Lovely image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/24/2006 09:19:50 AM
Very good close-up...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/24/2006 05:38:17 AM
Very, very pretty with a great range of colours.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 06/23/2006 05:33:05 PM
The composition is not bad, nice contrasting background. Very nice bokeh which make this a pleasing, sligthly above average shot. And no, I don't mind it being of a flower :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 06/23/2006 03:04:07 PM
Beutiful crop and angle, but I wish the point of focus was more IN FOCUS....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-D60
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/22/2006 03:17:29 PM
I already voted, now back for comments. I gave you an 8 on this shot. Lovely vibrant colors, nice subject and bokeh.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DS
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 06/22/2006 01:27:06 AM
Cool shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Kodak DCS Pro 14n
 06/21/2006 12:54:22 PM
Very good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/21/2006 11:24:48 AM
I gave this a 9 because it is a simple yet stunning shot. It goes to show, you do not need to have a lot of things in a shot to achieve excellence. I love the color combinations too! Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 06/21/2006 12:33:46 AM
Beautoful! The background colors really set off the foreground. Just wish it'd been a little sharper on the focus. Still, a 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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