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A Sprig of Berries Amongst the Evergreens
A Sprig of Berries Amongst the Evergreens
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Complementary Colors V (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Alexandria, VA
Date: Nov 6, 2010
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 3, 2010

 A branch of a Winterberry shrubbery at a local garden park, with evergreens in the background. Had several red/green shots I liked from that visit but the bokeh here was especially yummy.

PP - cropped, increased contrast, shifted yellow-green greener and increased saturation on greens, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Place: 45 out of 100
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Avg (non-participants): 5.4750
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11/14/2010 05:45:09 PM
5.5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR
11/10/2010 08:12:45 PM
Yes, the colors are complementary, and a fine job of it! But I can't tell the green is Evergreens, so IMO, I wouldn't mention them. Picky, I know. But still a good photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony SLT-A57
Sony DT 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 SAM
11/10/2010 12:50:23 PM
Love the balance, composition, border and depth of field. I can't help feeling though that this is somewhere outside of basic editing. It looks like there is some haloing around the berries which imply a selection, with perhaps gaussian blur added to everything but the berry twig? I may be well off, so won't put in a DQ request :-) but looking at the image I do "feel" as though something is not quite right. Of course the haloing could be chromatic aberation from a telecoverter or suchlike, so I apologise unreservedly if I am wrong! I will obviously mark this entry as if it were legal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
 11/10/2010 12:33:58 PM
Definitely in my top 3. I like your minimalist approach.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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