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Experiment: Do Plants Grow Towards Light?
Experiment: Do Plants Grow Towards Light?
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Science II (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: 2007
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6(D) DT
Location: Virginia
Date: May 24, 2007
Aperture: F9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Floral, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2007

 RSE 2006
- exposure comp +.55
- convert to TIFF

PSP X
- crop
- dup layer
- brightness & contrast: clarify +20
- layer opac 59%
- merge all
- dup layer
- brightness & contrast: histogram (0,1,196)
- smart photo fix (focus 50, blk +5)
- merge all
- dup layer
- clone (blue light cleanup)
- merge all
- dup layer
- select blue, selection to layer
- gaussian blur +5
- merge all
- resize
- usm (.35,100,10) +luminance
- save as jpg

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Votes: 212
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 06/05/2007 11:22:01 PM
...yes. I like those kinds of flowers, they are very photogenic. I planted a bunch of morning glory flowers, and the vines are always reaching out to grab something. I found that they won't wrap around another morning glory's leaves 3 inches away, but will only wrap around the bamboo plant that is 1 foot away 0.0 crazy plants.
...anyway, nice job with the lighting and it's nice that nothing is blown out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 300mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 06/03/2007 11:40:49 PM
The brilliant blue against the black bg is quite effective. I want to see more of the flower (face and stem), so I suggest cropping it in portrait as opposed to landscape.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2007 02:00:06 PM
Simple idea, well carried out.

The only thing I would consider changing is showing less of the lamp. I think it currently dominates the picture too much.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 05/31/2007 04:19:44 PM
phototropism
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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