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Protea Neriifolia
Protea Neriifolia
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Challenge: Flowers (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Lens: Pentax FA 50mm F1.7 AF
Location: King's Park. Perth, Western Australia.
Date: Jul 2, 2006
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 2, 2006

 I hate photographing flowers, but had my camera with me when I spotted this and thought 'What the hell'.

Cropped, minor adjustments to brightness and contrast, bumped saturation a little, resized, border, USM.

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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III
 07/09/2006 11:03:35 PM
I really like the flower and the shot, but there is a bit too much light. Maybe that was your intention, im not sure. Nice shot.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/09/2006 09:21:10 PM
Ah a Protea, havent seen one in years this is lovely and I like the way the sunlight is hitting the leaves and lighting the bloom. One of my favorites in this challenge. Good luck.
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Canon EOS-60D
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
 07/09/2006 06:03:13 PM
Good job. Some shadows are harsh and the border (red) is, IMO, overpowering. Good focus on subject.
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 07/07/2006 03:02:14 AM
This is my favorite flower in the whole world. I grew up in South Africa and long to see these again. You did a wonderful job capturing the majesty of this flower. I would love to see this in DPCPrints.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/06/2006 11:39:59 PM
The natural lighting makes this flower glow. I typically don't like borders but this one just adds to the picture. And it's good to see a different type of flower!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/05/2006 09:01:27 PM
Nicely composed. The red inner border doesn't match the picture.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/05/2006 04:51:06 PM
Great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 07/05/2006 03:16:49 AM
Nice complementary colors and good lighting.
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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 07/03/2006 11:29:46 PM
nicely done. Good lighting on the protea. Sets it off beautifully.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 07/03/2006 08:23:14 PM
Nice to see you use the scientific name. Nice photo too.
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical IF Hyperzoom for Canon
 07/03/2006 06:17:50 PM
Nice basic flower shot. The border kind of takes away from the shot though.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/03/2006 03:46:42 PM
Black border doesnt appeal to this eye. Otherwise great composition.
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