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02-AUG-2008 Rod

Succulent

Front yard Brissie oz

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/15s f/2.8 at 55.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Aug-2008 17:08:30
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length55 mm
Exposure Time1/15 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Rod 06-Aug-2008 07:20
Thanks DT, Tommy & Cat32:-) All me adoring fans wanted more pop Tommy, who am I to argue:-) The other one did have more mood but for a big colour challenge this is poss more suited.
photocat37 06-Aug-2008 05:52
Absolutely amazing. It's shots like these that made me want to learn more about photography.
ctfchallenge06-Aug-2008 01:53
I really liked the now lost version.. er.. is it in pending? I'll go look... this is ok but lacks some atmosphere I remember (or made up) in the first posting. Sometimes things are better in the mind than in reality. -tv
ctfchallenge05-Aug-2008 17:15
This perspective is very interesting. I like it better than the alternate version. ~dtallakson
Rod 04-Aug-2008 06:16
Thanks Penny, Jim & Doug:-)
ctfchallenge03-Aug-2008 23:44
Excellent color. The tye dye looking bokeh is great. -COAmature
Jim B (MSP)03-Aug-2008 15:54
Rod - I think you got this one spot on. I really like it.
And the blue in the upper right provides a colorful frame and a balance to the black in the lower left.

Jim
ctfchallenge03-Aug-2008 15:30
you did a great job with the bar! this is just what the doctors ordered (I think)
Penny Street
Rod 03-Aug-2008 08:36
Thanks mate:-) I hope this whanging isn't addictive.
ctfchallenge03-Aug-2008 05:56
This is looking really good Rod- love all the colors!
~Brent
ctfchallenge03-Aug-2008 04:32
Thanks All:-) This was taken in the shade in very late afternoon light & I think this is where the blue comes from as it's a piece of greyish granite that must have picked up the blue of shaded light. I've bumped up the contrast a bit but I don't like to lose too much subtlety, you know me I'm so subtle:-)
Here's another version from the same shoot.

Rod
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 21:02
Rod - this is beautiful but............it needs whanging! I couldn't help but try it and the result is in pending - too much?????? :-D CJ
http://www.pbase.com/ctfchallenge/image/101094379

Great colorful background! What is it? And the blue?
Jim B (MSP)02-Aug-2008 18:21
Very fine photo; great composition and technical execution. But for this challenge, I'd bump the brightness up a bit.
Jim
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 18:12
I'm distracted from the flower, maybe, but I still love the photo (as is). I just don't know if it's a good entry for big color. And I wouldn't get rid of the blue on the right - it's the best part of the dreamy bg. Maybe - Rod, the genius you are at this - you could make the flowers pop out a bit more without touching the background?
Penny Street
Karl C. 02-Aug-2008 17:31
I still found the violets to be the main point, but there's something slightly unsettling to me about the focus. It's just a little too dreamy and ambiguous... like it could be underwater, or in a mist, or maybe frozen in a lump of acrylic!

The color sense changes completely if you crop off the blues on the right edge. Maybe that is what is distracting Penny Street?
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 16:15
This is beautiful, especially the subtlety of the colors both in the flowers and the background. The problem for me is that this is a big color challenge and color is not the prevailing element in this photo. Everything is.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 15:22
Great colors, Rod, but I think you need to increase the contrast (and maybe the luminosity) to make those purple flowers really "jump" up from that lovely OOF background.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge02-Aug-2008 14:36
OK moody tropical flower pics can still suck me in when so well done. The bokeh works perfectly here. -tv