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margiemu


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Challenge: Black and White in Color (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: my studio
Date: Jul 22, 2006
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Still Life, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2006

 I originally was going to submit a shot of just the daisy on the black background, but then I reread the challenge description, and realized the subject needed to be black and white, not just the photo. So this is my attempt to avoid people saying my subject is not black and white Ü.
The light for this was a window, with some white foam board as reflectors.
PP- This is the first time I've shot in raw. Started with raw essentials, and adjusted the exposure and higlight details. Then in PS I adjusted the curves slightly to vamp up the black background, edited out some tiny paint sploches, resized and sharpened. I'm still losing some petal detail, which isn't making me happy, but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
OK, now after all the debate in the forums, I'm guessing this will get slammed for not being a totoally black and white picture. Sigh. I like it, though, and the way I read the challenge, it was supposed to be a black and white subject.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 263
Avg (all users): 5.8440
Avg (commenters): 6.6875
Avg (participants): 5.5930
Avg (non-participants): 5.9756
Views since voting: 1065
Views during voting: 391
Votes: 250
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 08/02/2006 12:53:33 PM
I love this!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Konica Minolta DiMAGE G400
 08/01/2006 08:51:22 PM
i think i would've given a better vote if all non-b&w were painted but the absolute last stroke of black, still sweet though.
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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 08/01/2006 01:10:17 PM
Actually, I liked the idea here. The image says a great deal artistically, beyond just the challenge. Very well rendered image.
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 08/01/2006 12:22:02 PM
Great idea!!! :D
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 07/31/2006 04:52:32 PM
Great shot, the humor in it is even better.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/30/2006 10:33:15 PM
Very creative and good angle for the shot. Needs a touch of noise reduction.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 07/30/2006 08:17:55 PM
this is too grainy. but i love the composition, subject, and execution. 5
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/29/2006 03:08:53 PM
I appreciate the humor and thus the photo as well.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 07/28/2006 08:53:05 PM
Great creativity!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 07/28/2006 07:35:06 PM
funny
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II
 07/28/2006 05:50:54 AM
Witty.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 07/27/2006 10:58:13 PM
Nice creative idea.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/27/2006 12:48:57 PM
nice idea, i like the DOF.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/27/2006 11:35:33 AM
Nice idea. My one problem with the image is all the blotchy noise going on in the background which I find distracting.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 07/27/2006 10:27:12 AM
Meets the challenge (0-2) 2 - would be difficult not to given my lax attitude to DNMC
Interesting Subject (0-2) 2
Technical wizardry (0-2) 1
Artistic merit (0-2) 1
Do I want it on my wall (0-2) 1

Total 7
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 07/26/2006 10:34:35 PM
ha very funny idea and great photo
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 07/26/2006 03:18:05 PM
Thank you for making me laugh.
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Canon Digital IXUS 400
 07/26/2006 02:52:03 PM
veryy coo0ol!
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Pentax K-R
Promaster 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 XR IF
 07/26/2006 11:44:13 AM
This is one of the few with color that I feel really meets the challenge well. Bumping to an 8.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 07/26/2006 03:22:07 AM
LOL. Very creative!
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