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Challenge: Soft Focus II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak LS743
Location: Pretoria. South Africa
Date: Aug 20, 2006
Aperture: f4.80
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2006

 Taken in my garden on a sunny day. Used a piece of clear plasticover my P&S to get a soft focus.

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Place: 211 out of 252
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Votes: 216
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 09/05/2006 05:36:52 AM
I think the soft-focus came out very well. I think the highlights are fine, however people might have responded better to the photo if you'd used a subject where the background leaves were lit better so they'd have a more pleasing green colour, and the highlights wouldn't be as prominent. The dark shadows don't really help the image much. A good effort though. Met the challenge well.
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Nikon Coolpix S1
 08/29/2006 02:03:40 PM
5
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/27/2006 09:24:12 PM
Seems to be a lot of noise and is very dark.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/23/2006 05:39:13 PM
Great. I´m glad that some few people has follow the challenge making a real soft focus picture.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/23/2006 04:08:42 PM
Not sure what that is? A bee? Highlight is just a little intense for the shot. Maybe try again in different light.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 08/23/2006 06:58:47 AM
I like the idea of this photo but feel the blown out petals and lack of detail in the bee are distracting. If the image was better exposed and there was more overall detail in the bee then I think the soft focus effect would work better (MHO)
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