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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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Challenge: Flowers II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2009 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Date: Jul 8, 2009
Aperture: f18
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Macro, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 9, 2009

 Hibiscus plant with anthers and stigma, shot with my 60mm macro. Set camera on tripod in natural light (shade) and used remote shutter release to avoid camera movement.

Editing: Minor hue/saturation adjustment, crop, minor Noise Ninja , blur brush on background petals to blend colors, resize, minor soft brush cloning in petals to smooth and even saturation, Adamus sharpening, resize for web.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 255
Avg (all users): 6.0556
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.0220
Avg (non-participants): 6.1132
Views since voting: 1149
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 144
Comments: 9
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 07/20/2009 11:57:18 PM
Amazing detail, and love the dof. The rich colors are mesmerizing.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 07/20/2009 11:44:43 PM
Wonderful detail, absolutely stunning!
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Sony Alpha a6000
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/20/2009 09:04:00 AM
Really nice Peter-anthers & stigma -LOL- they look like little round hairy balls to me !
great work :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Fujifilm X-T1
Fujifilm XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 OIS
 07/13/2009 08:16:09 PM
This almost hurts my eyes. Probably because I can't stop staring at it. Reminds me a bit of undersea coral. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2009 02:58:20 PM
Now that's a macro! Excellent clarity and detail. Very cool looking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/13/2009 02:32:15 PM
Lovely macro - great composition and color. 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus C-3020Z
 07/13/2009 09:36:41 AM
wow, great detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 07/13/2009 04:36:12 AM
Lovely macro detail
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 07/13/2009 12:29:29 AM
beautiful...vibrant 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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