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Dandelion
Dandelion
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: Agassiz, BC, Canada
Date: May 4, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2008

 PS CS3: RAW converter, crop, curves adjustments and fades (in various blending modes), hue and saturation, color balance, smart sharpening (lens), resampled and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 197 out of 481
Avg (all users): 5.7105
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.5982
Avg (non-participants): 6.0250
Views since voting: 850
Views during voting: 219
Votes: 152
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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Olympus E-10
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 06/12/2008 03:33:51 AM
Uninteresting surgical light & isolating black back. Within those limitations, high merit for observation and rendering. A dandy icon.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 06/12/2008 12:09:30 AM
this dandy pops off the page...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 06/07/2008 08:32:48 AM
I love the composition and the focus is wonderful the hue seems a little off though was that deliberate?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 06/06/2008 10:39:00 AM
wow, this really pops off the screen, nice
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Sony DSC--RX10 II
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 06/05/2008 06:03:17 PM
Perfect. Beautiful colors, great contrast. Wow!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2008 05:23:53 PM
Curses to you! I hate dandelions, I think they are photographic cliches and I almost cringe every time I see a photo of one. But wow you've made this look good!!! Very bright, excellent black background, perfect clarity and sharpness. I hate to do this but I have to give you an 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/01/2008 04:44:22 AM
it really POPS out at you...good use of bg, nice lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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