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Offering The Beauty
Offering The Beauty
bnilesh


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Challenge: Soft Focus IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Balcony of House
Date: May 11, 2008
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Emotive, Floral
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2008

 I desperately wanted to enter an image in this week because my previous week entry "craftsmans Hands (sepia)" got a red ribbon & "waiting on sunset (sun in frame)" was also doing well.

Actually I didn't want to shoot flowers this time so first I tried some shots for Bicycle contest but I was not happy with the images. Then I concentrated on soft focus. I tried some shots on love letter,finalized & uploaded. After one day I was again not happy with my entry so I reconsidered other images taken on the same day & finally uploaded this. I worked a lot on post processing with precaution of not crossing the basic editing rules. I really missed advanced editing in this entry. Actually I wanted the hands in black & white & tried a lot to do so but the result was not coming upto the expectations.

The shooting was quiet simple my wife's hand holding the flower over white cloth with diffused sunlight from right top side. Editing involves rotating, cropping, selective color,Levels, Hue/sat, Curves, selective color, resize, USM, Gaussian blur, faded blur, selective color ,USM framed & saved for web.

Hope it's looking nice & does well..

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/23/2008 10:49:03 PM
I am pleased this did so well for you as it like the softness of the hands against the glower.....
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/22/2008 02:06:12 AM
Originally posted by CarpeLumen:
Editing involves rotating, cropping, selective color,Levels, Hue/sat, Curves, selective color, resize, USM, Gaussian blur, faded blur, selective color ,USM framed & saved for web.
this should be Disqualified for sure

Without violating basic editing rules Gaussian blur can be applied & faded through edit menu. For fading by this method you don't have to be a image data in adjustment layer.Hope this helps to you.For your kind information I have ribboned in previous soft focus challenge Soft Focus III by using same method.The top 5 entries are validated on this site, which reconfirms the editing procedure.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 05/22/2008 01:55:24 AM
I love Flowers
to beer and pizza

Message edited by author 2008-05-22 02:07:38.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/22/2008 01:43:39 AM
Here is the modified version.



Message edited by author 2008-05-26 09:50:57.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 05/20/2008 01:25:31 AM
Very nice composition. I love the color of the flower and the details visible in its core as well as the lines on your models hands. Good job!
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 Compact Hyperzoom Aspherical for Canon
 05/19/2008 11:38:33 PM
I love the lines in the hands.
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Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 05/19/2008 04:08:38 PM
8 - Nicely done. I like the 'aged' hands, which contrast well with the flower and the overall softness creates a good effect. The bracelets/bangles are a nice touch too.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/19/2008 04:21:20 AM
I love this shot, great color and I like the soft focus effect in conjunction with the high key background. Well done.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 05/18/2008 03:47:40 PM
very nice symmetry and soft glow
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Tamron AF 55-200mm F4-5.6 LD Di-II for Canon
 05/18/2008 07:19:09 AM
Very Nice Shot deserves a Ribbon 10
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Nikon D40
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6G IF-ED VR
 05/16/2008 02:48:08 PM
Very interesting lines in her hands.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/16/2008 12:51:16 AM
Nicely done
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 05/15/2008 08:21:46 AM
Brilliant shot, simple , well balanced , perfect exposure & PP IMO 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/15/2008 08:03:02 AM
noce balanced photo
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 05/14/2008 10:31:41 PM
very sweet capture and so spring looking.....
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Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 70-200 /2.8 APO EX DG Macro HSM II
05/14/2008 07:07:12 AM
nice composition, good colour but maybe a little sharp for soft focus
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/14/2008 02:09:42 AM
Great processing on this. Lovely shot.
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