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01-JAN-2006 Michael Puff

yellow rose (*)

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/200s f/2.8 at 43.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time01-Jan-2006 17:40:35
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length43 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/2.8
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Canon DSLR Challenge10-Jan-2006 01:00
Splendid idea. I really how you captured the yellows and I agree with everyone about the great touch of that one rose standing up. You might have started a trend here :)

-Techo
Vikas Malhotra04-Jan-2006 06:23
Stunning Michael, really beautiful. Vikas
Guest 03-Jan-2006 18:18
WONDERFUL! And brilliant idea to turn the one in profile. Such vibrant yellows -- one can't help but smile with this one.
Canon DSLR Challenge02-Jan-2006 20:43
Great thinking Michael, and yes, had it been a different color rose, it would have been off topic indeed. ~ Lonnit
Guest 02-Jan-2006 15:21
Thanks Andy and Lonnit.

Lonnit, my original idea was yellow roses filling the frame with a single coral rose as focal point. I bought the roses Friday as tight buds and they needed a couple of days to open. During that time I've been reading your comments and realized the coral rose would put the image outside the goal of this challenge.

I worked with lots of different arrangements for the roses, lighting sources, and DOF to create a focal point but it just wasn't happening. I was standing there with a rose in my hand and the idea suddently hit me to turn it in profile. So, a frame filled with roses is certainly not original (there's one in the samples you posted), but turning one in a different direction was born from the need for a focal point without using a different color or some negative space. I haven't seen it done before but then I haven't looked either, LOL. -Michael
Guest 02-Jan-2006 09:33
Yes, I agree. This is very good. The single visible stem makes it.
Canon DSLR Challenge02-Jan-2006 03:08
Brilliant Michael! I love that you turned one rose in the opposite direction! I've never seen that done before. Your original idea? Excellent! ~ Lonnit