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Sun Bathing
Sun Bathing
cpanaioti


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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Backyard - it\'s no longer just dirt
Date: Aug 18, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2006

 Dragonfly sunning himself to get rid of the morning dew.

taken @ 135mm with a closeup filter attached

RAW (DPP):
Picture style - Landscape
curve -5.2
Sharpness 1

PS:
high pass filter 1 pixel, hard light @ 50%
new layer with just shadows (ctrl-alt-~, invert selection, ctrl-j)
screen @ 60%
16 bits/channel to 8 bits/channel
convert to sRGB
curve - max monochrome contrast option, no snap
save for web

Statistics
Place: 579 out of 684
Avg (all users): 4.8930
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 4.8594
Avg (non-participants): 5.0196
Views since voting: 665
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 243
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/07/2006 11:40:53 PM
nice macro with a touch of dew drops! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 09/05/2006 10:11:26 PM
Would have like to see more of the insect in focus, other then that is a good shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/05/2006 10:56:34 AM
Nice photo. would have liked to have seen more focus on teh dragon fly and maybe some advanced editing to make it more prominent. 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8D
 09/05/2006 10:55:59 AM
a bit fuzzy...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/05/2006 12:18:11 AM
great macro. the angle immerses us into the grass. the photo becomes not so much about the dragonfly but about immersion. and good bokeh!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 09/03/2006 07:49:36 PM
I like it! Rain drops look great. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/03/2006 07:47:03 PM
very cool bokeh effect but would like if the dragon fly were in sharper focus. 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 09/03/2006 11:31:08 AM
Nicely done. BOL
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM
 09/02/2006 03:39:11 PM
Interesting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 09/02/2006 09:30:21 AM
cool bokeh from the dew drops. would have been nice to haev the entire dragonfly in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 09/01/2006 10:02:50 PM
Nice dew drops.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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