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Prickly Crown
Prickly Crown
dr rick


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shallow DOF (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: My succulent garden
Date: Feb 7, 2004
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2004

 I've taken lots of photos of the cactus in my yard. But I'd never tried one with this shallow of DOF until this challenge. I like the way it emphasizes the crown of the cactus here.

Taken with a +4 close-up filter. No spot editing; just levels, cropping, resizing, and sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 174
Avg (all users): 6.0220
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 5.9630
Avg (non-participants): 6.1081
Views since voting: 1106
Votes: 182
Comments: 8
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 02/18/2004 05:44:22 PM
Very nice work, Rick! I like the clarity of this shot as much as the focus on those spines!
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 02/16/2004 12:40:23 PM
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/14/2004 09:39:37 PM
This is very very pretty, very nice colors and excellent DOF.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 02/13/2004 11:09:50 AM
Great shot!!! I hope to see this at the top! 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/12/2004 10:54:57 AM
Nice and good.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 02/11/2004 07:56:33 AM
lovely shot
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Canon EOS-20D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 02/09/2004 11:53:14 PM
Nicely exposed, excellent DOF example, great detail. Super job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D40X
 02/09/2004 04:18:06 PM
I love all of the lines in this one.
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