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Golden Poppy
Golden Poppy
cbonsall


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Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Restronguet Point, Cornwall, UK
Date: Jul 23, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2006

 This will get blasted for not being physically made of gold, or those who accept gold doesn't necesarilly mean metal will say it is too orangey or too yellow but in my eyes, its pretty damned golden!! and the little label in the ground next to it said "Golden Poppy", I dunno if thats an actual name or just a description. My googling suggested teh "Golden Poppy" was to be found in arid regions of N America, so who knows what it was.


Roadside flowers, Restronguet Point, Cornwall, UK

Very bright sunshine but not much I could do about that!!

200mm focal length, Shutter Priority, -0.3 exposure

Not much photoshoppery, crop, resized, a little selective colour to make it a hint less oragey and boost the green.

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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/26/2006 08:24:47 AM
nice composition...the flower is great, but quite blurry
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 07/24/2006 05:29:31 PM
With razor sharp focus on the flower and bee, this would have really stood out. I don't mean tiny DOF; I mean both in focus. Unfortunately, since neither is in focus, it comes across as a near-miss macro shot.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 07/24/2006 02:48:47 PM
Muzzy - Too many macro shots for this comp are soft focus - I feel macro needs to be pin sharp
Fujifilm FinePix S3100
 07/24/2006 08:05:57 AM
Nice soft capture.
Olympus PEN E-PL2
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
07/24/2006 02:40:11 AM
this is a lovely image, but the focus on the bee is just (noticably) a smidgeon too soft. this is easily rectifiable with a mix of unsharp mask and sharpen edges. given that he's the main point of interest, i thik it would be worth doing. other than that it's really nice - the colours are rich and i feel suitably golden (albeit the flower is a touch orange) and the depth of field / bokeh has a really nice effect overall. 7.
Canon PowerShot S50
 07/24/2006 12:39:13 AM
Great Job!
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