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Ivy and Palm
Ivy and Palm
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Challenge: Soft Focus II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Carlsbad, California
Date: Aug 19, 2006
Aperture: F4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2006

 This was a potted plant at an outdoor mall. I liked the contrast of the green ivy that was starting to climb up the trunk of a small palm tree. Soft focus effect was created in post-processing.

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/04/2006 09:02:09 PM
Critique Club Review:

Your picture is loaded with detail, which tends to defeat the goal of a soft focus photo. What happens is that the eye still struggles to make out the detail, and the viewer comes away frusrtrated. In this case the detail is not lost, but neither is a soft focus effect gained.

The bark of the palm tree tries to steal the eye away from the ivy. The rings pull the eye up, up, up. Your lighting and color saturation are good. This just wasn't the ideal subject for a soft focus photo.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/28/2006 01:13:58 AM
Soft focus does not mean out of focus.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 08/24/2006 07:00:42 PM
IMHO this is more out of focus than soft focus but I do like the light on the Ivy
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 08/24/2006 04:25:36 PM
beautiful colors. 7
Sony DSC-R1
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 08/23/2006 07:38:03 AM
Im sorry but this seems a bit bright and sharp to meet the challenge, good detail though
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