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And the Race is On!


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   And the Race is On!
And the Race is On!
12/13/06, Miyazu, Japan. I'm betting on Curlycue on the right. She's got her best foot forward...

Susan Jane Allen

 
 
 

Sam Britt
 

Beautiful capture of this unique flower. Great color.


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December 15, 2006

 
- Ken Smith

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  You are definitely good with the macros. Super job, Susan!


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December 21, 2006

 
- Susan Jane Allen

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  Thanks Samantha and Ken. Actually I've been disatisfied with this photo because I feel that the background part of the flower is distracting. It's blurred as I wanted, and I like the shapes curled---actually cropped it to accentuate that---but the colour bothers me. I've had the problem before and never know whether to darken or lighten to reduce interference, and so put a question up on the forum, askign for suggestions on what to do, but no one answered my question!


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December 21, 2006

 
- Terry L. Ellis

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  Congratulations on this gorgeous finalist, Susan!


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January 24, 2007

 

Sam Britt
  Congratulations on this wonderful finalist, Susan!


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January 24, 2007

 
- Susan Jane Allen

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  Thanks so much Terry and Samantha! Of all the pics I submitted, this would have been the last I would have chosen, and was planning to delete it after the finalist results were in. (The question I asked at the forum about the interference issue, was answered, by the way.) Yikes! Embarrassed to have this as a permanent fixture of my gallery, but don't want to delete a pic which has an award!


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January 24, 2007

 

Cyn Valentine
  Congratulations Susan!!


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January 24, 2007

 
- Ken Smith

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  Congrats, Susan. Don't tell any of your secrets. LOL


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January 25, 2007

 

Sylvia Rossler
  Big congrats on this beautiful finalist Susan :O)


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January 25, 2007

 

Brinn MacDougall
  Great work and cute title, congrats, Susan!


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January 25, 2007

 
- Susan Jane Allen

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  Thanks so much Sylvia, Brinn and Ken! Looking at it again, I just suddenly realized why this photo bothers me, aside from background interference--it's badly composed. The focused areas are too far to the right and more room should have been given to the right.


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January 25, 2007

 
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