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Designer Wings
Designer Wings
BrianR


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wings (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Home, Hervey Bay, Queensland.Australia.
Date: Aug 18, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2007

 Shot on the bud of a Golden Penda Tree, the yellow of the flower distracted from the effect on the wings and found B&W with a diffuser was best.

Tone & Crop in Raw
Tone Map B&W Styler
Shadow Highlights
NI
Brightness Contrast
Final Sharpen
Spot Heal.

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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 08/27/2007 06:43:31 PM
Wow, Brian. I love this! I have really liked your photos lately. I love that misty soft gray surrounding your bee. I really think this is another Hywind photo that is quite underrated!

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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/27/2007 11:57:35 AM
I love the focus on this, the DOF, and the softness of the b&w conversion. I don't know how you got the bee so sharp and the flower so soft, but I love the effect. The contrast highlights the wings nicely. I enjoy the furry little body too. Even though I think the b&w conversion is excellent, I miss the color in this image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/26/2007 09:17:26 PM
I like the effect of the B&W with this one.....
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/26/2007 03:56:47 PM
Nice photo, good depth, 7.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/26/2007 02:18:15 PM
I love the contrast here!
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 USM
 08/24/2007 04:56:05 PM
This is lovely and dreamy but I'd love to see the colour version. I love the way the bee is surrounded by the stamens.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/21/2007 07:10:07 PM
Nice black and white. Very nice image.
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Pentax K7
Pentax DA 16-45mm f/4.0 ED AL AF
 08/21/2007 01:36:34 PM
Great b&w! Nice DOF to capture his wings.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/20/2007 09:16:39 PM
I wasn't crazy about this shot at first - I thought that the flower parts interfered too much with the subject of the bee. However, it has grown on me and I think the fact that it is in B/W was a good choice. Nice detail.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 08/20/2007 04:46:43 PM
Soft focus on the bee is distracting as is the ghostly bokeh.
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 08/20/2007 03:14:22 AM
Don't like the foreground detracting from the subject.
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