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Lantern Offerings in Honor of our Ancestors
Lantern Offerings in Honor of our Ancestors
Kekiinani


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Religion (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
Location: Ala Moana Beach Park, Honolulu, HI
Date: May 28, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 25
Date Uploaded: May 29, 2007

 Lantern Festival Honolulu, Hawaii

Woooow!!! Oh my gosh!!!! :) :) :)
Thank you everyone for all of your wonderful comments and votes. I was totally shocked to see this high of a score. Special thanks to IslandPaddler (Barbara) for encouraging (pestering) :) :) me to submit to the challenge since she was off on the mainland for business and couldn't make it to the Lantern Festival. Aloha Renee :)

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 311
Avg (all users): 6.8770
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.5469
Avg (non-participants): 7.0488
Views since voting: 3050
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 187
Comments: 22
Favorites: 6 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/29/2007 05:15:16 AM
i love this!!!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 06/06/2007 09:58:51 AM
I am sooo not surprised that this photo finished with such amazing success! It's stunning. The lights and colors and beautiful focus on your subject make a fabulous representation of a religious theme. CONGRATULATIONS on a well-deserved honorable mention!

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 06/06/2007 09:47:09 AM
What a great score and photo Renee!!! Congrats!
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II for Canon
 06/06/2007 08:41:21 AM
Very cool tone, color and mood...congratulations on the HM!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/06/2007 03:00:02 AM
Major congrats on your fine image and a fourth place finish. I knew this would score high. Well deserved. Now you can give me some lessons!
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 06/06/2007 01:16:49 AM
Wow, great shot. Congrats on making the top 5.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/06/2007 01:12:28 AM
What a sight this must be! This image raises my curiosity: lovely capture. Congratulations on your 4th place.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 06/05/2007 07:15:46 PM
like a scene from a dream... peaceful
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 06/05/2007 02:44:38 PM
Creative interpretation. DOF is perfect and the lighting really sets the mood. 10
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 06/05/2007 12:30:27 PM
Very pretty capture. I like the perspective.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/05/2007 05:08:26 AM
I love the composition of this photo. The clarity if wonderful. 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/04/2007 06:39:51 PM
the colors in you rimage are wonderful, the reflections are very soothing, fits the mood of the image very well. Also enjoy your composition
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/04/2007 07:30:22 AM
I love this image. It conveys the emotion of the place and time IMHO..
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Nikon D600
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 06/03/2007 07:18:22 PM
Beautiful. Water gives off a great relfection and adds another dimensin to the shot. Good use of shallow DoV.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 06/03/2007 03:09:24 PM
I very much like the colors and dreamy mood of this photo. It stands out from the crowd. Nicely done!!
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Canon EOS-20D
 06/03/2007 06:24:49 AM
for the effort to make ths pict 8
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
OM System 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO M.Zuiko Digital ED
 05/31/2007 03:17:37 PM
stunning imgage ... i love those beautiful reflections and the detail on the lantern at the front .. =8
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 05/31/2007 09:01:21 AM
Fantastic colors...
And good Bokeh too..
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 05/31/2007 03:23:49 AM
Nice image. This looks like the Festival of Lights in Honolulu this week.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/30/2007 07:55:28 PM
Great colors and tones. one of the more interesting entries in the theme.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/30/2007 02:12:01 PM
I really like the blues and yellows here. and nice use of DOF.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/30/2007 11:39:52 AM
What a beautiful image! I love the colours. 8
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