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Challenge #73: Color on Black
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Challenge ended Apr 30, 2007
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4th Place       Droplet
© labang2
318 points
Fujifilm FinePix S7000
1/14 sec, f4, ISO 200
Apr 24, 2007
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Cropped, cloned out a spot or two, selected background for even black color, sharpened flower and added borders.
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23 Comments
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shudder
Jul 28, 2007
20:13 GMT
Excellent. I love how the surface of the petal below the droplet is precisely in focus.
Plebian
May 2, 2007
11:46 GMT
Congrats finishing TT labang! Another beauty of a shot fine use of a border.
RolandB
May 1, 2007
16:31 GMT
Congratulations. This is beautiful. My #1!
labang2
May 1, 2007
04:44 GMT
Thanks everyone for all your comments and votes....my ordinary little geranium showed up quite well.
aprilesole
May 1, 2007
00:59 GMT
Congratulations~! This was Soooo elegant!
rags :-)
May 1, 2007
00:10 GMT
Congrats Labang2.
Apr 30, 2007 23:59 GMT --- End of voting ---
redhed17
Apr 30, 2007
21:42 GMT
This is almost perfect, apart from the top of the petal which has a bad transition to the background.

Perfect otherwise.
versustheworld
Apr 30, 2007
20:04 GMT
not a big fan of frames bit here it looks grear IMO. love the water droplet. would make a nice postcard as well
tancalvin
Apr 29, 2007
13:17 GMT
Thanks for sharing this great shot. I think it is one of the best in this challenge. Subtle, and refine in the execution. my top 3.
aprilesole
Apr 29, 2007
01:40 GMT
Amazing! Really a sharp and clear image. Lovely colors too. Good Luck!
rags :-)
Apr 28, 2007
23:01 GMT
I like the snap for the capture of the stigma and drop, the way the red diffuses into white as it moves into the flower (lighting). The blacks where either enhanced such or shadows that made backend petals look unaturally dark/fuzzy. The drop tends to draw the first attention than the color. Maybe few more drops of water on the flower would have trained the eye on color. Good overall shot. IMF.
leeg
Apr 28, 2007
21:31 GMT
Beautiful. One of my favourites by far
hifi
Apr 28, 2007
17:37 GMT
One word: Fantastic! My #1 vote this round.
jotape
Apr 28, 2007
09:52 GMT
Sharpness right where it matters on the flower, and that added drop make the quality of this image.
RolandB
Apr 28, 2007
04:06 GMT
This is beautiful. The water drop provides a perfect focal point. Very effective DOF. Pretty neat framing too! In my TT.
BlindBat
Apr 28, 2007
00:51 GMT
Beautiful pic. I think this flower shot stands out over the rest. The focus of the picture is not quite clear. Is the focus suppose to be the water droplet or the pistil/stamen of the flower? The two seems to be competing.
leanneqld
Apr 27, 2007
23:33 GMT
Beautiful. Love the single droplet.
aac
Apr 27, 2007
23:05 GMT
Very elegant. Well done.
kstan
Apr 27, 2007
21:45 GMT
The petals look so soft and velvety, my number two pick.
Conanfuji
Apr 27, 2007
15:58 GMT
Nice work
wrancea
Apr 27, 2007
09:36 GMT
nice made droplet...and capture!fine composition! maybe the pink frame is too...but is sure in my TT
PFG47
Apr 27, 2007
03:03 GMT
Very nice picture with a wonderful lighting and excellent render of the colour !
ChefZiggy
Apr 27, 2007
02:31 GMT
Ah... If you are going to do a flower shot, this is the way to do it. I can almost smell it. AND feel it. Cool and inviting. Great color and composition. Should finish high. IMF.
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