Impression II, Waterlilies

Challenge #7 in the Soft Light series. Hosted by Aaro.

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Waterlilies like Monet. In the shadows where the light is diffused trough tree leaves and reflected from the water surface creating a rich mixture of colors and contrast to waterlilies and like. Take the photo to be artwork without any postprocessing. "Waterlilies" any flowers in, on water. For voters: May the best interpetation of Monet's Waterlilies win.

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Announced:

Wednesday, 23rd June, 2010 (GMT)

Submissions:

Wednesday, 30th June, 2010 – Tuesday, 6th July, 2010 (GMT)

Voting:

Wednesday, 7th July, 2010 – Tuesday, 13th July, 2010 (GMT)

Processing rules:

Exposure adjustment and resizing allowed.

Capture date rules:

Images must be shot after the announcement date of the challenge.

Additional rules:

# Use fixed white balance. Shade or Shadow, not AutoWB.
# All camera settings set to zero or neutral position. Only variable allowed is exposure control on camera and if needed in raw conversion.
# EXIF information inside image is must (ex film scan).
# 1200 pixels minimum for longer side.
# Use base iso (50-200).

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Imperfect Beauty

by kaw209

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Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1
Lens:	Panasonic Lumix G Vario 45-200mm f/ 4.0-5.6
Submitted:	Sunday, 4th July, 2010 14:42 (GMT)
Taken:	Friday, 2nd July, 2010
Focal length:	128 mm
Shutter speed:	1/200 sec
Aperture:	F5
ISO:	200
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Views:	164

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