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Painted Orchids
Painted Orchids
yakatme


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Challenge: Flora III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: My bedroom
Date: Mar 31, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 seconds
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Mar 31, 2009

 This is how the editing should have been done for this entry.



I rushed the editing in the original a little. Also, after several recent entries that received comments saying that they lacked contrast, I attempted to please DPC voters and really make this pop with vivid colors. I think that this was a mistake and I surely would have scored even better with the revised editing.

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 271
Avg (all users): 6.3846
Avg (commenters): 7.5833
Avg (participants): 6.4638
Avg (non-participants): 6.3300
Views since voting: 2935
Views during voting: 281
Votes: 169
Comments: 13
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/07/2009 11:14:25 PM
probably in the top 3 imo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
 04/07/2009 06:27:13 PM
Very interesting photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/06/2009 06:43:12 PM
Very nice lighting effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-600D/T3 Rebel
Olympus 40-150mm f/4.0-5.6 ED Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/06/2009 05:25:49 PM
nice effect
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
 04/06/2009 08:04:09 AM
A winner for sure:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/05/2009 02:04:55 PM
I can see the efforts here in getting the exposure right on all the four Orchids. I am not able to appreciate the border though. Great result.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/05/2009 01:22:33 PM
Awesome, I love the composition & lighting. This is stunning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 04/02/2009 09:52:43 PM
Perfect lighting, perfect saturation, perfect composition - in short, a perfect image. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
 04/02/2009 05:56:01 PM
Love the lighting, it looks almost as if you have used four lights with snoots. Great work 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/01/2009 08:50:32 PM
wow, glowing orchids! This is simply beautiful!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/01/2009 08:42:17 AM
I like the sense of them glowing in the dark. I think that red border really takes away from the beauty of the orchids.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/01/2009 01:37:24 AM
Great job on the lighting!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D90
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
 04/01/2009 12:40:56 AM
nice work
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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