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The Princess and the Peas
The Princess and the Peas
nheilweil


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: PEAS! (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Redmond, WA
Date: Aug 12, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2006

 Found this tiny green frog in the garden and thought she'd enjoy a pea feast! She was very willing to sit on the warm spoon in the sun and let me take her picture. After a minute, she was ready to go home and I returned her to her hangout by the hose.

Shot in RAW and even though it was a good capture, it needed fair amount of post work: cropping, levels, hue/sat, burning in around the frog's eye, contrast & sharpening for the web.

I like this picture...now, let's roll the dice and see if anyone else does!

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 209
Avg (all users): 6.4496
Avg (commenters): 6.9444
Avg (participants): 6.0641
Avg (non-participants): 6.6375
Views since voting: 2212
Views during voting: 368
Votes: 238
Comments: 21
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L II USM Lens
 09/06/2006 04:22:01 PM
Great idea and great title - love the flip on the frog prince.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/25/2006 10:39:11 PM
Very nicely done. Lovely greens. Congratulations on your 12th place finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 08/21/2006 10:26:35 PM
My husband would probably want to throw out the dishes after this shot, but I think it is whimsical as well as colorful. 8
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/21/2006 08:55:06 PM
Wow! Very cool indeed. One of my top favorites.
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Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
 08/21/2006 07:07:41 PM
That is one tiny frog. Very nice picture. Great focus and the colors are strong. bumping up.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/21/2006 06:26:23 PM
Nice color
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Canon PowerShot A95
 08/20/2006 08:02:50 PM
Great idea! But this would be better without the bowl and the spoon, just green peas and the green frog.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/20/2006 07:33:22 AM
So cute.....
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 08/19/2006 04:53:05 PM
Great use of colour! I like your imaginative idea.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 08/18/2006 06:35:13 PM
cute concept......
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/18/2006 12:26:58 AM
i like it. i want it. the frog that is. Though i must say, the photo is quite nice too. : P
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Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 08/16/2006 11:29:23 PM
Graphically appealing, very sharp, very colorful. Great image!
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Nikon D50
 08/15/2006 07:31:43 PM
Beautiful bright colors, Nicely done!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/15/2006 04:42:45 PM
The idea is nice and the frog is cute. I might have cloned the lights reflecting in the bowl edge.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
 08/15/2006 04:10:47 PM
Ah so the princess who slept on a pea is the same one who kissed a frog? Cool! Cute idea!
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Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 08/15/2006 12:46:05 PM
This is cool. Nice coloring the little bit of blue from the bowl really helps the greens pop. The frog is a nice touch. Hope you get a nice score for this.
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Canon
 08/15/2006 12:42:09 PM
that is so cute
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/15/2006 10:30:07 AM
Good colour here
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Sony DSC-R1
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 08/15/2006 06:16:09 AM
hope no one is going to eat them now :-)
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Carl Zeiss 50mm ZE f/1.4 Planar T for Canon
08/15/2006 04:36:58 AM
A tighter crop (from the bottom) would have worked out better, IMO. Also might be a bit too contrasty. Otherwise well done.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/15/2006 03:53:15 AM
very sharp and great colour...I wonder if it would have been better to crop tighter and leave out the plate...very good 8
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