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Challenge: Shallow DOF IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-10
Location: Baldwin Township
Date: Sep 4, 2008
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/81
Galleries: Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2008

 CRW_9884.CRW
bottle gentian
(Gentiana andrewsii)

color version

Statistics
Place: 219 out of 324
Avg (all users): 5.0847
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 4.8784
Avg (non-participants): 5.2330
Views since voting: 988
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 177
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 09/19/2008 01:26:05 PM
PostLuminous Nomination
well done! [we scoff at the rule of thirds, we do!]
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/18/2008 03:29:24 PM
I do not prefer the color. I very much prefer the black and white. The range of tones almost appear to have color, though I suspect it is indeed truly grayscale. To me it has texture, a soft glow. The color version doesn't do that for me. And I truly do not understand the score.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
 09/15/2008 06:37:49 PM
very nice
Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 09/15/2008 05:23:58 PM
I think this would be more effective if we could see the shape of the subject better. I think I would like it in color as well. Flowers imho do better in color since they're admired for that, but if you're going to take away the color make sure to have some interesting lines or subject placement. A little dry.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 09/12/2008 09:53:09 PM
delicate textures here - i would love to see how this one looked in color - but I can imagine the b/w really highlights the light on the blooms
 09/10/2008 10:36:54 PM
I understand what you might have been trying to do with this picture, but I think that it would have been better in color than black and white. It is too hard to take pictures of flowers in Black and white because too often are the colors in the flower peadles too soft and hard to make out what the flower actually is. Good idea but I would stick to color with flower close ups, or any plant for that matter that is not the size of a small tree up.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 09/10/2008 01:39:03 AM
composition seems awkward, does not follow the 'rule of thirds' nor does it break it in an interesting way
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