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Awaiting the Maelstrom
Awaiting the Maelstrom
MaryO


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Contre-jour III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Flowers and Bugs
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 100-300mm f/4.0 EX IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Springfield, VA
Date: Dec 29, 2010
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Black and White, Floral
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2010

 A bud on a Star Magnolia on a late winter afternoon. I rather liked the swirling, malevolent bokeh behind the fuzzy bud so I turned it ominously green. One of those times when I couldn't resist a moody image!

PP - cropped, levels, duotone, cloned out 4 spots of sensor dust, lightened midtones, resized, sharpened, added border.

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Place: 35 out of 147
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Votes: 173
Comments: 6
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 01/11/2011 11:41:11 PM
Lovely canvas.
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Fujifilm X30
Custom Made Pinhole
 01/11/2011 07:38:25 PM
Love the background blur, the halo of light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 01/10/2011 10:20:26 PM
Could be Powerful with greater sharpness. (Sharpness has been a weak area for me. I sympathize.) :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2011 03:58:32 PM
Love it, especially the bokeh and green tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/05/2011 10:21:38 PM
I love everything about this. The bokeh creates such a mood!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX100 VII
 01/05/2011 11:08:01 AM
Does not quite follow rule of thirds but a nice idea
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