Mission Colonize * 4th Place by Canon DSLR Challenge

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08/17/2004	Jonathan Nissanov

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Jonathan (Yoni) Nissanov		23-Aug-2004 19:55
Thank you.

Canon DSLR Challenge		23-Aug-2004 03:02
Jonathan, Lovely image and composition. Delicate and airy. Roberta

Anna Yu		22-Aug-2004 04:08
Beautiful details and the composition certainly gives a feeling of flight.

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2004 20:50
Very nice - composition and lighting/tonality. -Ed Hahn

Jonathan (Yoni) Nissanov		20-Aug-2004 20:32
Thanks everyone. I don't have a patent on dendelions! I would love to see other interpretations on this theme so go for it. Susan, this is shot with a MP65E macro lens at 1x with a 24EX ringlight on a tripod. I brought the dendelion indoor -evver soooo carefully. I started by working the dendelion as a whole and got quite a few shots I like (you can see 6 of the best ones from the entire session in my gallery www.pbase.com/yonili the 6 from "Wind Currents" to "Mission Colonize"-in fact the unidentified spider preceeding the set was also found in this dendelion-good session I would say!). Once I got what I wanted from the whole I started gently liberating seeds to image them as in this shot. As to how to you frame and focus precisely on the individual seeds-I will give you a clue, the answer is simpler than one would think. A little experimentation would reveal an effective approach :-).

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2004 07:18
I really like this one too. I found some dandilions, but didn't quite get the "flight theme. This one is very well done. -Byron My attempt... http://www.pbase.com/image/32623742

Canon DSLR Challenge		20-Aug-2004 06:14
Lovely shot, like Olaf, I have been wanting to take this shot too but couldn't find any dandelions around. Very nicely done. Vikas

Canon DSLR Challenge		19-Aug-2004 23:21
Shoot - you beat me to it! This was one of my ideas, that I actually planned on doing. Was debating with myself what to entitle it. Thought of "precious load", "airborn", "on to new territory", "multiplying flight" and a bunch of other titles I don't remember right now. "Mission Colonize" is a good title too! The seed I was planning on shooting had those feathery things all the way around, like a ball. I don't have a macro lens but the seeds are almost 2 inches in diameter. Would have had more empty space and the main seed off centered in a horizontal shot with backlit green OOF leaves and sky in the background, inspired by Angelas flying butterfly, which has a layered background. Thought I might be doing it as a studio-shot, using a print for the background. as it is too windy outside! OK, enough about what I had planned on doing and on to your shot: Nice and simple, good composition, I like the inclusion of the OOF seed. Nice presentation as well. Well done! -- Olaf

Guest		19-Aug-2004 22:47
Jonathan, I think this shot is awesome!! I would love to know how you did it. Susan