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Full View Please.Eisblumen is German for "Ice flower" simply enough. When i Heard this word for the first time several years ago, the idea for this picture came into my head. After many years of forgetting about it, i finally got motivated and technically able to pull it off.
I encountered lots of problems with putting the frost onto the petals, and making it look real, so i ended up creating actual geometry that i scattered across the surface. All in all there was somewhere around 1.4 million ice particles in this image. This, [link] is an even larger version of this image, if you want an even closer look.
Please Comments and Critisisms are welcomed, Thanks.
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Well, I guess I'll probably be the only one that can find anything to use for constructive criticism...
First off, congratulations on it all. To me it doesn't look so much like a real flower, but more like an ornate paper flower. Still, if you submitted that under photography I definitely wouldn't have noticed it wasn't filed correctly and I had to check the classification/your discription to make sure it was fake.
The focal point could probably do with being brought a little closer to the camera, and the depth-of-field ratio decreased... Something to bring more of the front petals into focus (not complete focus) and to still have the bottom of the stem out of focus (but not as much).
...And that's all I can really suggest in ways to improve it. o.o
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i remember when you tried to shoot a traditional photo of an eisblumen. i recall it wasn't too successful? this is wonderful though. looks like a lot of work was put into it.
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Yeah, that didnt work out the greatest. with the turning the flower blue, and freexing it. Pretty much everything to it. . .
Thanks.
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x's ... hah. and you're welcome.
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Well, sure, the flower is realistic, pretty, cold-looking, excellently frosted, wonderfully arranged, and smashingly petaled, but, the stem? Terrible. I give it an F minus minus.
(...Whoa, so THIS is the rose you were talking about 
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Drat, F - - ?
well i had better study harder, and mabye next time I can at least get a C.
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*Is at a loss for negative comments* O_O Wow....thats beautiful. Nice work.
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*Is at a loss for negative comments*
. . . Thanks?
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lol sorry. That means its really good!!
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Gorgeous work, Aaron. I'm glad that you decided to do this.
I'll echo other's comments -- the impression of chill is strong.
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Hey, thanks for taking the time to look at this.
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shit my pantz that is so kool
what programs u useing
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hehe, Well i used 3D Studio Max for everything, except i used photoshop to paint my textures.
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it's so pretty...
i wish it were real so i could have it! i love blue roses
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Thank you. I am glad my effort turned out.
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Amazing picture...
I almost feel I can touch it and sense the cold winter within her petals. Looks so fragile, yet, so powerful. So feeble, but so secure.
I adore it!
It's a fav, no doubt about it.
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Why thank you! most appreciated. I am glad you got the feel i was going for.
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