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Challenge: Abstract Motion (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: edmonton
Date: Mar 24, 2009
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2009

 photo taken by shaking camera side to side.
I edited it with apple aperture - increasing the exposure by 0.2, increasing the contrast by 0.05.
This orchid opened a week ago and i enjoy the vibrant color on the lip of the flower. To me this photo looks like a painting someone smeared with a palate knife.

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OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
03/31/2009 08:52:10 PM
very nice. I would have enjoyed not being given information about the subject as that might have added to the abstract part of the image. But I really like this. Motion, not too sure but somehow it still works for me.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/30/2009 08:38:40 AM
very pretty
Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/29/2009 05:02:32 PM
I'm sorry, this seems more blurry than abstract, IMO...
Sony DSLR-A200
Sony 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6
 03/28/2009 08:49:39 PM
Nice job showing motion.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
03/27/2009 11:20:55 PM
Very pretty composition
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III
 03/27/2009 06:20:21 PM
Nice shot
Sony DSC-F717
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Nikon
 03/27/2009 07:08:12 AM
I would have loved it more if it had been less recognizable.

Definition of abstract is: art in which the subject is represented by shapes and patterns rather than by a realistic likeness.
Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 03/26/2009 11:54:46 PM
Nice effect. Would have liked to see the color boosted a little for impact.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
 03/26/2009 06:07:51 PM
Very nice shot. 7
Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 03/25/2009 02:36:48 PM
nice colours, like the plain background
Pentax K-3
Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW
 03/25/2009 11:25:52 AM
In abstracts, I prefer the piece to be left untitled, as they work better when the viewer is left to create their own story and vision.

While I can see camera movement here, the scene is still a rather static scene, so doesn't really work for me in the 'motion' sense either.
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