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25-MAR-2006 Derya Uzturk

7th Place
Bubbleoids*
by Derya Uzturk

Washington DC Kite Festival

Sony DSC-F717
1/200s f/5.0 at 42.4mm iso100 full exif

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Guest 01-Oct-2006 04:27
Very nice Derya; just a small adjustment, but it made a big difference. Your new, slightly blurred, background no longer draws the viewer's attention away from the bubbles in the foreground. Gee, the bubbles even seem to stand out brighter and clearer now :-) You're very good at post processing, excellent job!
Derya 01-Oct-2006 01:06
Katherine, bottles - thanks a lot for your comments.
bottles - I followed your suggestion and blurred the background a bit. I think it looks better now. Thanks for your critique.
Katherine Stanback's Photos30-Sep-2006 21:44
Great looking bunch of bubbles - I love the colors!
Guest 30-Sep-2006 20:56
Really a nice shot Derya, I like the rainbow of colors in those bubbles! *As for critique, to me the background might be just a little too sharp. To make sure it didn't distract from the subject, a very slight blur may have helped. A wider aperture setting during the original shot may or may not have been sufficient. If you're into photo editing, and feel like playing, you could still blur the background a tad. Just duplicate the Background layer and blur the entire top duplicate layer (very slightly). Next, use a layer mask and carefully paint the bubbles (with black) to allow the lower bubbles to show through. Nice entry either way however!