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Challenge: Soft Focus II (Basic Editing III)
Date Uploaded: Aug 19, 2006

Statistics
Place: 151 out of 252
Avg (all users): 5.1030
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.9077
Avg (non-participants): 5.1786
Views since voting: 732
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 233
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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Panasonic DMC-FZ8
 09/04/2006 08:56:37 PM
I gave this shot a six because of what other commenters mentioned - the "depth of focus vs soft focus" issue. However, when I came across this during voting my first thought was "oh my goodness, how GORGEOUS".

My second thought was "here is a shot that someone could make money on". As you said about the backdrop, I probably have indeed seen it before. :-) I think you did a great job enhancing the beauty of the backdrop and making a great photo out of it!

I'm glad you said what you did in the photographer's comments. The lighting is, I feel, very good, and you definitely conveyed a message. Congrats on this beautiful shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 08/29/2006 12:27:02 AM
Shallow depth of field but dead on focus thus not "soft". Nice Shot though - 5
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/28/2006 01:24:07 AM
Soft focus does not mean out of focus. Very dark photo.
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Olympus PEN E-PL2
Olympus 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 M.Zuiko Digital
08/25/2006 02:16:51 PM
mmm. somehow apt and relevant given the whole pluto shenanigans. to me, this isn't really an example of soft focus, rather a use of depth of field. there's nothing really soft about the middle groud, and the foreground is just not in focus. i also find this surprisingly static and not that involving, which is odd given the subject matter. white balance might be part of the problem; if you're using elements, go to colour variations and increase the blue and lighten it a little bit; the change i feel is quite dramatic. anyway, i scored this 5.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 08/24/2006 06:57:41 PM
IMHO this is more the use of depth of field than soft focus but it is an interesting subject
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