An outtake from the DOFIII challenge ... I kept going back and forth whether to enter THIS one or the one I entered, and ended up putting this one here and the other in DOF III.
Based on how that one's doing after day 1, I'm wishing I would have entered this one ... which I think would probably have done better there than it will in the Free Study challenge.
Handheld with my 100mm macro f/4, wide open. Levels, saturation, brightness and contrast in GIMP
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Post-challenge: Thanks for all the positive comments! Yes, the sensor dust is a problem. I would have cloned it out ... but I don't know how to do that yet! I have, however, cleaned my sensor for the first time since this shot was taken!
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Cool pattern and colors! Great example of shallow dof. In advanced challenges, don't be afraid to clone out sensor dust at top or lighten/desaturate/blur parts that detract from the pattern, like that row behind the focussed leaves. Anyway, this is a lovely abstract. Good job!
What a pretty photograph with a fantastic use of shallow depth of field. I really love htis -- buttttt -- I wonder in advanced editing why the sensor spots were left in ???? But that's okay, I still love it :)
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