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In the Garden
In the Garden
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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: The Butterfly Place, Westford, MA
Date: Sep 4, 2006
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Animals, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 26, 2006

 Taken at The Butterfly Place in Westford, MA

Shot hand-held with available light (making it difficult to get sharp shots with a reasonable DOF!)

Post processing- levels, color, hue/sat and curves with assorted masks to emphasize the butterfly and burn the background a bit. USM, resize and save as JPG.

Statistics
Place: 178 out of 615
Avg (all users): 5.8877
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.8690
Avg (non-participants): 5.9524
Views since voting: 980
Views during voting: 241
Votes: 187
Comments: 10
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 10/07/2006 07:48:31 PM
Creative Perfection!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 10/07/2006 11:02:39 AM
I like the shades of green in the background. The butterfly needs to be a tad bit sharper, IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/06/2006 03:39:33 PM
Very sharp and crisp - hard to do with these guys!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 10/06/2006 10:45:11 AM
perfect DOF
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 10/06/2006 09:28:25 AM
Love the sharpness and bright pink.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DL
Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Pentax
 10/05/2006 02:30:59 PM
Beautiful shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/02/2006 09:31:50 PM
Nice depth of field and focus. Colours and composition are pleasant.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 10/02/2006 09:07:12 PM
wonderful image! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 10/02/2006 10:40:34 AM
Nice composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/01/2006 06:23:17 AM
Good capture of the butterfly, well timed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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