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A Poppy Uprising
A Poppy Uprising
aliqui


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Missed Focus II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Owen Rose Garden
Date: May 23, 2010
Aperture: f/3.2
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/500sec
Galleries: Floral, Blur
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2010

 Lightroom
Preset: Urban Style
Tweeked the temp to be warmer
Added graduated filter from the top, but then...
Crop

Photoshop
Topaz Denoise
Slight Levels adjustment
Dropped red saturation a tad to lessen the halo around the center of the upper right poppy.
I think I burned some of the unborn poppies a little bit
Resize 50% and Sharpen
Resize to final and Smart Sharpen

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 274
Avg (all users): 5.4435
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3827
Avg (non-participants): 5.5581
Views since voting: 751
Views during voting: 238
Votes: 124
Comments: 4
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 05/30/2010 10:20:05 PM
Beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sigma DP1x
05/30/2010 09:56:04 PM
Beautiful colors and soft to good effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 05/24/2010 08:09:25 PM
cool flowers - a bit overexposed on my monitor
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/24/2010 01:44:43 AM
So lovely. I really like the loopy shapes and the pastel version of strong colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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