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Who's your favorite? Vote now!
Poll ended at Sun May 22, 2011 4:37 pm
shallowlife 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
TravisD 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
naniani 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
amieraplal 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Islander 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Lensbaby 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
mikeroch 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
darthkindy 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
DOUGLAS GORDON 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
Paolo Bonello 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Matz45 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Shagrath 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
AL 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
ClayC 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
daisy 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
djfsolo 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
Trevor Harris 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
bakica 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
lagnificent 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
janern 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
matthiasmesser 11%  11%  [ 4 ]
popo 32%  32%  [ 12 ]
Oleg 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Jiko 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 38
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ClayC
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I'll throw myself in here I suppose... I wasn't aware of this assignment but just got back from a trip and have something that fits the theme.

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The Hidden Desert by Clay Carey (in the mojave desert), on Flickr

The first light of a new day strikes a massive sand dune in the Mojave desert, southern California, USA. This begins a new cycle of light and shadow for the dunes, a truly amazing place.

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daisy
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Recommend a burst of Annie Lennox to get you going ... link here to 'Missionary Man'
http://www.muzu.tv/eurythmics/missionary-man-music-video/17599

Canon EOS350D 18-55mm kit lens. ISO400 1/60th @ f.4. Indoors, available light against a switched off LCD TV screen.
Post Processing: Sharpen, crop, add text


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djfsolo
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Genesis- the flowers are beginning to bloom, and the sun seems to be shining brighter.

Or maybe I just need to get more sleep.

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Canon EOS40D with EF 28-135mm IS USM

1st image:
Focal: 85mm
Exp: 1/400 sec
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 160

2nd image:
Focal: 85mm
Exp: 1/250 sec
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 160

Cropping and PP in LR3 (whitebalance, colors, clarity, saturation, contrast, etc...)

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Trevor Harris
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I found this guy on the way home some idol wednesday a couple weeks ago. It's the first flower to bloom this spring in my new house. A few new things for me the first time this summer - house, wife, job, camera. This is going to be a genesis sumer for me!

Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8
ISO: 100
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/2500
Focal Length: 50mm

PP: Exposure = 0.25
Saturation = 1.14
Highlights = 21.03
Gamma Vignette: Intensity = 0.6
Radius = 0.5
Crop & Straighten

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bakica
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so i tried to pull someting different regarding a flower.
this is a shot of dandelion on the start of the last phase of its life.
i wanted to experiment with focus and colour..

nikon d90 18-105
1/60 f6.3 iso200
PP: lightroom 3.0 raw processed with basic adjustments

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dandelion by grga_lol

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lagnificent
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Does what NINTENDON'T... nuff said.

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1990 commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7nsBoqJ6s8

50D + 100mm USM Macro
100 ISO
F 2.8
0.6 sec
Ugly AWB
Didn't bother to post process, so here's the unaltered JPG.
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janern
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Camera: Canon 50D
Lens: Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Focal length: 300mm
Shutter: 1/500th
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 400

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matthiasmesser
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Granadella Beach, Javea, Spain on a blustery day.
Looks like with one flash of lightening creation will
start all over again.

Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: DX 17-55 f2.8 + 10 stop grey filtre

ISO: 200
Focal length: 23 mm
Aperture: F5.6
Exposure: 1 second

crop, saturation++, sharpen in photoshop

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popo
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Camera Model: Canon 300D (DIY IR modified)
Lens and focal length: Samyang 8mm fisheye
Aperture: f/8
Shutter Speed: 1/200s
Sensitivity: ISO100
Post processing: Dust removal, red-blue channel swap, levels, WB adjust, denoise.

I think I got at least 4 days of creation in there, with hints up to the 6th day.

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Oleg
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1/30 sec @ f/4
18mm
200 ISO
Post processing: Filter Forge

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Jiko
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Canon EOS 500D
EF 50mm 1.8 II
1/250 sec
f/2.8
100 ISO

PP: crop, contrast, sharpened etc. the classical kind of pp :)

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Bjorn van Sinttruije
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MAY 1ST - Submissions closed, time to vote for your favorite!

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