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Lifecycle: IV


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest Finalist   Lifecycle: IV
Lifecycle: IV
The Seed Cup

EF100, f/2.8, 1/800th Second, -2/3ev, ISO100, RAW, tripod
The final image of four, documenting the various stages of a lotus flower's progress from bud to seed.
I'm preparing a collage of all four images, for upload in September.
07/10 Finalist - Theme (Circle)

Chris Budny

 
 
 

Jennifer L. Alder
 

Excellent macro, Chris!! Terrific clarity, color, comp and detail! :)


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August 20, 2007

 
- Nikki McDonald

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  Excellent clarity, Chris. I love seeing the seeds so clearly and the light coming through the back of the pod at the top. Great greens, too. Wonderful series.


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August 20, 2007

 

Joy Rector
  awesome detail


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August 20, 2007

 

Autum Rhoades
  Wow - this is fantastic! Great clarity, color, and concept. Awesome!


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August 20, 2007

 

Jillian Danielson
  Great job,Chris!!! Did awesome on this series!


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August 20, 2007

 

Diane Davis
  Wow Chris, Fabulous job on all 4 images. Beautiful lighting and detail all around. I'm a big fan of macro, and you do a super job...love your gallery!


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August 20, 2007

 
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  This is a wonderful series Christopher, very well done...Dominick


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August 20, 2007

 

Amber Kennedy
  Superb macro and great colors!


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August 20, 2007

 
- Mitch Spence

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  Truly beautiful, Chris. You know, the seeds look almost like blueberries, don't they?


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August 20, 2007

 

Michelle L. Frick
  Wow, wow, wow! Love it Chris! I can't wait to see the collage version. All four images are just stunning!


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August 20, 2007

 
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  Chris, excellent color, detail, clarity, textures and lighting.


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August 20, 2007

 
- Dr Silly

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  Awesome series. :O)


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August 20, 2007

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Fantastic series Chris ~ love the detail and colour ~ well done!


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August 20, 2007

 

Paul Michko
  So cool, Christopher.


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August 20, 2007

 

Dolly L. Davis
  Awesome series, Christopher! Excellent detail, color, comp on them all! Great work!


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August 20, 2007

 

Pat Gamwell
  If I could capture pics with your perfection, I would glue the lens to my eye!!! SUPERB! All 4 are winners!


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August 20, 2007

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thank you all SO much for the encouragement on this image as well as the series! I didn't plan the shots as a series, but in review at home, I noticed that I had alternating portrait-landscape images that captured these 4 stages, and the idea took hold.


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August 21, 2007

 

John Caruso
  I just love this whole series. I think it's fantastic the way you've presented them all like this. I particularly like this one for the comp, color, DOF, and detail!


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August 21, 2007

 
- Don Johnson

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  Even when you are taking photos of something that is not a flower, you produce a wonderful image. Nice job of producing something many would pass by.


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August 21, 2007

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thank you, John & Don! This is cropped from a much wider original comp; I had the seed cup centered against a deep recess of a giant lotus leaf (the green bg you see here) looking sort of like some kind of alien megaphone, or Elizabethan ruffle... But in the end, I much preferred this tight crop, and thanks to that fantastic 100mm lens, the clarity was there.


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August 21, 2007

 

Melissa G. Meiselman
  Congratulations, Christopher on this stunning finalist!!!


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August 13, 2010

 
- Nikki McDonald

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  Wonderful image, Chris -- always has been! So glad to see it get the recognition it deserves. Congratulations and good luck in the next round.


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August 13, 2010

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thanks so much, Melissa & Nikki!


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August 14, 2010

 

Patti Coblentz
  This is just amazing, Chris...congratulations on this and all of your finalists!


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August 15, 2010

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thank you Patricia!


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August 15, 2010

 

Datha Y. Thompson
  Congratulations Chris!! :)


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August 15, 2010

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thanks, Datha!


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August 15, 2010

 
- Claudine Grove

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  Congrats Chris, great close-up!


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August 16, 2010

 
chrisbudny.com - Chris Budny

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  Thank you, Claudine!


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August 16, 2010

 
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