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Prickly World


Prickly World
Photo Information
Copyright: Fred NEF (Freddie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1609 W: 125 N: 1172] (6253)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-09
Categories: Food, Nature, Macro
Camera: Canon PowerShot A640, WC-DC58N 0.7x
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-11 20:32
Viewed: 490
Points: 16
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Prickly World
A bunch of prickly balls, among other cacti, greeted me in one of the open air verandas in Changi Airport a few moments before my flight to Bangkok for a well deserved holiday vacation :)

Composition:
Camera: Canon PowerShot A640
POV: a few inches away from thorns :)
Exposure Time: 1/501
F-Stop: f/4.0
Focal Length: 21709/1000 mm
Metering Mode: Pattern

Pp work:
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS3
1. crop
2. tweak colors
3. sharpen
4. resize

Quote of the Day:
"Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment." -Ansel Adams
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To rintile: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 10-12 00:26
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To Noslo: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 10-12 00:24
To gnada: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 10-12 00:21
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Hi Freddie, beautiful macro shot, great details colors and sharpen. TFS

rintile

I like the colors, lighting, sharpeness and composition. itīs beautiful. TFS

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  • Noslo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 230 W: 82 N: 118] (916)
  • [2007-10-11 21:35]
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Prickly indeed! Nice composition. Well done.

Ouch Fred!!!
that one almost hurt through the screen!! Well done on the composition and sharpness it's really impressive!!! I love it!!!
Well done
Berkut

Hi Fred

Nic cactus grou[ you captured... Nice POV

Amri HMS

Excellent shot and you did great composing it . .

TC
Rob

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  • gnada Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2176 W: 59 N: 2389] (13627)
  • [2007-10-12 5:56]
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Hi Fred...
Very good macro shot, great details, colors and sharpen...
Well done, George

Beautiful lighting on this little group of cactii.
My favourite of course are Tichocereus pachanoi (San Pedro) and Lophophora williamsii (those pretty little Peyote buttons)
Aye Caramba !

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