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"The butterfly is a flying flower, the flower a tethered butterfly."
"The butterfly is a flying flower, the flower a tethered butterfly."
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Soft Focus III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Omaha wetland.
Date: Sep 22, 2007
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 23, 2007

 Shot at Omaha's city wetland preserve called Heron Haven. The day was a little breezy which helped me make this "soft" capture with foreground and background bokeh. Only adjustments were global auto curves, slight USM,6 pixel border and resize for web.

Quote from Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun (August 11, 1729 - August 31, 1807), was a French lyric poet.

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Place: 24 out of 191
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Votes: 187
Comments: 14
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/08/2007 05:06:56 PM
Beautiful image, congratulations.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/02/2007 10:20:41 PM
Pretty! I love whatever gauzy filter you are using.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 10/01/2007 01:27:10 PM
Just beautiful! 8
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/01/2007 09:47:15 AM
Nicely romantic image. Fits the challenge very well. 9.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/30/2007 10:41:51 PM
very nicely done - 9
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 09/29/2007 11:30:15 PM
Great focal choice nice effects. psart 7
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 09/29/2007 10:12:58 PM
Beautiful but confusing
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Canon EOS-30D
Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical AF for Canon
 09/28/2007 10:00:29 AM
This image is overexposed. Try stopping down a little.
Canon EOS-40D
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon
 09/27/2007 12:30:56 PM
Not soft focus for me. 3
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 09/27/2007 12:27:11 PM
So nice, so tender!
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Canon PowerShot A630
 09/26/2007 11:17:41 PM
wow this is gorgeous! The focus is amazing! :]
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 09/26/2007 05:00:23 PM
Love the soft focus on everything but the butterfly! Nicely done!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/26/2007 12:30:04 PM
blue ribbon :)
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Kodak Z612
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX Macro AF for Canon
 09/26/2007 10:05:16 AM
VERY nice! very beautiful color combinations too.
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