Concept Gone Awry - Nice Shot!

Challenge #8 in the Who Knows... series. Hosted by blosshapperter.

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where the picture itself shows what went wrong - but is a keeper still eg due to accident and/or magic give it a proper tiltle - ideally hinting what was planned and/or went wrong include a description what was planned and why you like it still it may be anything from funny mishaps, to unplanned background, to motive running out of frame or focus - be creative!

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Announced:

Monday, 28th January, 2013 (GMT)

Submissions:

Monday, 4th February, 2013 – Sunday, 10th February, 2013 (GMT)

Voting:

Monday, 11th February, 2013 – Sunday, 17th February, 2013 (GMT)

Processing rules:

single shot only - no pure photoshop concoction.
If the frame has gone wrong (as in the sample) please don't crop (excessively) as the failure should remain visible.
Please describe your post processing!

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

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Give a meaningful title.
Description of concept, setup, shooting experience (what went wrong?), and post processing required.
Note: any cheat will lead to disqualification without pre-warning or further notice.

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Maximum number of entries in challenge:

100

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Color In Motion.

by Harveydad

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Supposed to be shot of flowers at a nursery, but the shooter was careless. Intended to delete, but grew to like the photo, although I have had to pretend it was intentional. Very little post-processing, mainly cropping to get balance.

Camera:	Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28
Lens:
Submitted:	Monday, 4th February, 2013 00:58 (GMT)
Taken:	Sunday, 8th March, 2009
Focal length:	86.4 mm
Shutter speed:	1 sec
Aperture:	F4.4
ISO:	800
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Galleries:	View this photo in Harveydad's gallery

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