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Published: 2007-05-15 23:52:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 4373; Favourites: 168; Downloads: 105
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Another shot that isnt a land/waterscape im afraid. Haven't had the weather to be able to shoot much out doors and when it does stop raining its normally dull and grey.Never the less its given my opportunity to try out some other ideas. Some old ideas mixed with new techniques, mixing the thoughts of old with the skills of new.
I must admit setting fire to dandelions and then shooting the after effects is one of my favourite subject matters. You never know how the flames will spread across the fluffy parachutes. Photographs of regular dandelions almost seem clichΓ© to me. So i like to mix normal items with new ways to boost the interest.
After having a fairly long un-inspirational time i think its now coming back to me. But alas it seems like everything i shoot is not good enough and most never get used. Need to ease off the perfectionist attitude.
Anyway i hope you enjoy this one. Toasted silk poors from the plants crippled head.
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Canon 20D
Canon 70-300mm F5
RAW conversion and editing in photoshop
Fullview for best effect.
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great EYEdea, you have struck something inside me
that makes me want to take better photos, sometimes i to get stuck in a rut. and its all in the way we LOOK at things. Agian , great capture
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Hi there, your work has been featured here [link] and will shortly be made into a news article also, I hope that's ok!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work!
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Probably the most interesting and inventive idea I've seen for a dandelion pic on deviantart so far
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Too Dark? The histogram relays no pure black areas, doesnt look "dark" to me at all, but on my old monitor it looks dark because of the contrast, but to each his own.
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wow, i've never seen a similar picture before
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Wow ! You dandelion Arsonist, you made quite a strong photo with a very simple thing ! I say strong because I feel drama looking at it...It has something of a profanation, the way it consumes itself in an inexorable way. You've just captured destruction, death an all the fascination it brings. Very good work !
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Your piece has been featured in my last journal
Check it out!
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i featured this wonderful work in my latest journal, hope that's ok for you! 
Greetings
Atreja
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Really a superb and original macro!
Wonderful BW...
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you're featured in my journal! --------> [link]
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this beautiful picture is featured in my current 'squaremania'-journal , if it bothers you please tell me.
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That is totally awesome and a really original take on a cliche
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Amazing shot my friend. The focus is doing the magic and the rest is brough forward by the lovely vigneting effect on the borders. Im impressed to that that u have created this magic using a simple elemant.
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XD mad original idea.
i like taking pictures of the yellow dandelions though. and not the seeds.
nothing beats this though.
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Thanks
I to like photographing the yellow flower form, you dont see anywhere near as many shots of those around here.
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I always love smoke pictures, all curley and pretty. Very nicely done
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Thanks, i tried to make the smoke the key element in this image
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It always such a cool feeling when you get inspired isn't it?
I like your idea and it is at all cliche. Very unique.
Don't know what you did in post-proc. maybe you could use the grad. curve to darken the shadows a and highlight the lights a bit.
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Yes it is. Me and a couple of my friends randomly came up with the idea over a year ago, and ever since ive massacred these things whenever they appeared
I used a gradient map that used a dark shade grey at the one end of the contrast scale to almost lower the alround contrast, so that black isnt actually true black. I didnt want the background to feel too punchy. Sometimes i dont like everything to stand out and perhaps just let them almost merge together to give a more soothing image. But i can imagine this isnt to everyones taste.
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Oh yes. No that's an important aspect. I ignored the effect on the background. Such a very dark background is not always good for the image.
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Hi my friend
This picture are featured in my journal today, maybe you wanna have a look
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Hey,
Thanks a lot for that! An honour to be featured
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truly original, of all the dandelion shots that are on dA (and believe me there are a lot) i like this one the best. One main reason is it is just plain different, you have gone and done something which is new to me and something that looks absolutely amazing, great job
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Thanks a lot. There are so many shots out there merely because dandelions tend to be everywhere and are quite an interesting design in itself. But this still can be worn thin and indeed become almost cliche. I'm glad you like it, i'll have to keep racking my brain for more things to do to plants
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Your very welcome, anyhow I hope you have luck in finding some more ways to show nature. We all know we need a few original people to get the crowd moving.
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Cool work, the colours and shading makes it look a bit like an X-ray.
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Cheers, and yeah now i look at it in that way i agree, looks almost inverted. I guess thats because everything was backlit otherwise i wouldnt be able to see the smoke.
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now this is a good photo. nice work, i love it
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Thank you... Liiiike!
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You that bored without me, you're setting fire to nature again lol.
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Uh huh, but then again ive always enjoyed setting fire to things and shooting the aftermath
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