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in the heat of the night
in the heat of the night
Jutilda


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Challenge: Free Study 2009-04 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Date: Apr 30, 2009
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2009

 Poppy growing wild near our house

Lighten center (laye) in Color Efex Pro
Saturation tool
Burn tool
duplicate layer
gaussian blur in multiply mode, reduced opacity by 20%
flatten
Sharpen tool
USM
Smart Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 310 out of 435
Avg (all users): 5.2348
Avg (commenters): 9.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1546
Avg (non-participants): 5.4571
Views since voting: 810
Views during voting: 217
Votes: 132
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/24/2012 05:02:00 PM
The texture, the edges, and the whips of color make this image pop. This is so much more, than it would have been fully lit. Excellent choice on the lighting.
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Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 05/08/2009 09:35:23 AM
Judy- Since you are one of the prime reasons I began to leave comments, I decided to find your last entry and leave my 9000th comment. Your comments are always a joy to read, thoughtful, helpful, providing both critique and encouragement.

I quite like this little poppy shot. Elements I espeically like are the edges being so sharp, the colors and petals soft and delicate, and the flower almost wilting as if the black is pulling their life away. Too subtle to score well, but lovely all the way.
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Olympus E-520
Vivitar MF Zoom 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 Series 1 for Olympus
 05/01/2009 09:23:19 PM
A solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being richly colored with excellant detail. This image would have worked as a black and white as well. A perfect demonstration of the power of properly controlled light and focus. A top ten image and a very strong contender for a ribbon. Well done.
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