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Edge of the Rainbow
Edge of the Rainbow
SJCarter


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Challenge: Free Study 2009-06 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Location: Buchanan, VA
Date: Jun 15, 2009
Aperture: 1:2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400 second
Galleries: Emotive, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2009

 Poppy in my gardens at the studio.

PP included: crop, selective layers of Color/Silver Efex Pro (glamour glow, tonal contrast, bi-color), gaussian blur with selective eraser, sponge brush for sat/desat, replace/selective color, levels/curves, sharpen, clone & eraser brush to clean up a couple of small areas with artifacts from tonal contrast layer, resize, NI, save for Web.

Of course the inspiration for this came from ursula. Her poppy shot is one of my all time favorite images, so I had to grow some and try to find some of the same magic that she did. I'm nowhere close, but I am pleased with how this turned out.

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Place: 139 out of 407
Avg (all users): 5.9394
Avg (commenters): 8.4286
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Views since voting: 990
Views during voting: 198
Votes: 132
Comments: 9
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 07/08/2009 08:33:07 AM
Nice job on this Jimmy. Such an extremely shallow DOF.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM
 07/07/2009 04:11:15 AM
Really stunning work here.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/05/2009 08:03:21 AM
lovely subtleness in the focus...I really like this
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 07/03/2009 12:32:22 PM
Great color and DOF.
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 07/02/2009 05:27:33 PM
Love the DOF and how the flower just glows. Reminds me of ursula's photos.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/01/2009 05:56:12 PM
What a beautiful example of narrow DOF. It's a standout on the page. Had I not known, I'd think "ursula." Way to go. Hope it does well. Good luck.
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Nikon D810
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-120mm f/4G ED VR
 07/01/2009 12:04:42 PM
Lovely!! nice saturation makes this shot very impactful , 7
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 07/01/2009 11:53:58 AM
oh, so soft and vibrant...I love how this just glows...
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Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 07/01/2009 02:01:42 AM
Beautiful! Excellent shallow dof.
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