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    Canon EOS REBEL T1i
    Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro w/56mm of tubes
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    ISO: 100
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    Shot indoors with natural window light.

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    Love this, Ken! Love that one little perfectly sharp point! If you look closely you'll see that the darker colors are almost too saturated. You might try a screen layer over the top and then drop it down to something like 20% and see what you think. Another thing to try would be a surface blur over the top of everything - that can even out the little bit of light blotchiness that these types of images get.

    For the comp, I think I would consider taking the area on the left side off where the darker stripe comes down the frame.

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    Very beautiful, Ken! Like Jules said, that one sharp point is perfect. Love the color and composition looks fine to me as is.
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    Hey Ken,
    One day I'll give these shallow DOF's a go......you did very well with the selective focus! For me....besides the vert line Jules mentioned.....there is a football shaped area in the whish area on the right......smoothing that will also help put the finishing touch on a very nicely composed image.

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    Love the shades of apricot Ken. A beautiful, dreamy image.:)

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    The lines in the URC area really make this image for me. They are akin to a buried treasure you discover as you enjoy the whole image.
    Very, very nice
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    Beautiful colors and great selective focus. I would suggest taking some off the left as Jules mentioned, and maybe a bit off the top, so that the point of focus isn't smack in the middle.

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    How's this look? A different crop and it's been lightened up slightly.

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    Ken: I would take a bit more off the left side along the line where it is darker at the top. This will place the point in the 1/3 position and eliminate the areas on the left that don't have detail. Just my opinion.

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    It is difficult — probably impossible — for me to choose between the original presentation and the revised one.
    They are beautiful.

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