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Challenge: Blurry Mess (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: In the garden
Date: Mar 11, 2008
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/10 second
Galleries: Abstract, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2008

 This is a rose on a rosebush. I zoomed out while taking the shot.

Editing Steps:
Convert from RAW
* exposure -1.52 as it was hard to get the shutter open so long in the middle of the day!
* shadow contrast +13
* saturation +39
Levels: 13, 1.00, 246
Contrast +7
Hue/Saturation
* Yellow -100
* Green -100
* Cyan -100
* Blue -100
* Reds +18, Lightness -12
Selective Colour
* Neutrals
** Cyan -10
** Magenta +100
** Yellow +100
** Black -23
Selective Colour
* Neutrals
** Cyan -13
** Magenta +33
** Yellow +97
** Black -11

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 292
Avg (all users): 6.1029
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.7736
Avg (non-participants): 6.3577
Views since voting: 1325
Views during voting: 380
Votes: 243
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/24/2008 06:43:25 AM
Vibrant colours, it feels like an explosion. Good work!!!
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Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
 03/19/2008 04:16:56 AM
Hey Gerry this is a very respevtable placing in what was a tough challenege :) Thanks for posting editing steps I always find them helpful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 03/18/2008 10:39:33 PM
Very effective, a regular Vesuvius! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
03/15/2008 10:19:20 PM
I love the brillaint reds and browns you got out of this. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 03/15/2008 09:09:43 PM
good example of an explosion shot,7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM II
03/15/2008 07:35:41 PM
spectacular one of my favs
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/13/2008 05:39:10 PM
This photo isnt blurry at all. Its just streaky. Plus i dont think this couldve been done in camera, should be dq'ed right now!!!!!!
haha
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/13/2008 03:50:23 PM
this technique seems to be winning the day,good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D3000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/12/2008 09:18:36 PM
zoom blur was not the way to go with this challenge imo. This is well done however. I give a 6.
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Pentax *ist DS2
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/12/2008 06:01:37 PM
striking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/12/2008 02:50:45 PM
Great use of zoom blur!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/12/2008 02:04:32 PM
I love the contrast of the whites and the reds. Nice sense of movement to the center.
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Nikon D70s
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5D
 03/12/2008 01:10:23 PM
fantastic! it totally feels like a spark or an eruption.
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