A Rose is a Rose...

Gallery: FloraPosted May 27, 201057 views15 comments

We have roses budding and beginning to bloom already. So I snipped one and brought it indoors. My first attempt in processing with Viveza 2 and Nik filters wih Steve K's framing action applied.
Canon 50D
Canon 75-300mm

Comments

15 comments

Comment posted by Philip Southard on May 27, 2010 at 9:31 AM

Kathy, nice color, comp, and lighting. Image appears a tad soft; not a nit, just an observation.

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Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 27, 2010 at 9:35 AM

Tastefully done, Kathy

- love the lighting and the water drops.

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Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on May 27, 2010 at 10:10 AM

And what a beautiful rose it is Kathy, lovely light, color and composition.
John

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Comment posted by Phil Pogledich on May 27, 2010 at 1:41 PM

Very nice composition . . . the dew drops are quite appealing as well. Everything about it looks great to me.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on May 27, 2010 at 1:48 PM

A beautiful rose is a beautiful rose, when meets a good photographer. I love it.
Take care.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on May 27, 2010 at 3:51 PM

A very nice portrait Kathy. I agree with Philip that it seems a touch soft, but I don't know that it hurts the shot.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on May 27, 2010 at 6:31 PM

Thanks, everyone for your commemts. We did play a bit with some selective unsharpening, but mostly on the leaves. Still very much on a learning curve, but I think I'm going to like the Viveza 2 and Nik Color Efex when they arrive. They really add a lot of photographic control to the post processing. New toys!

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on May 27, 2010 at 7:36 PM

Beautiful rose Kathy. I like the softening you applied and the black bg is perfect for the red in the rose.

Pat

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on May 27, 2010 at 8:54 PM

Very nice portrait Kathy. Nice post processing as well - you must be a very good student of Steven. Well done.

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Comment posted by Angela Classen on May 27, 2010 at 9:19 PM

As already mentioned, maybe a tiny bit soft, but I love your composition, with the leaves gently cradling the bloom. Nice lighting as well. Water drops add a nice touch.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on May 27, 2010 at 10:05 PM

Hi Kathy

I love the play of light on the rose and the leaves.. the composition is flawless....
Albert Darmo Canada

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on May 28, 2010 at 12:05 AM

Kathy: Excellent capture and processing. This reminds me of one of Larry Lynch's roses. I hope you will take that as a high compliment. >=))>

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Comment posted by Mike Gallo on May 28, 2010 at 4:35 PM

Beautiful rose and excellent composition Kathy, well done

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Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on May 29, 2010 at 9:29 AM

For the record kathy, you did the hard part - the capture. We didn't really do that much to the post processing. Uhh I should say you didn't really do that much as you worked the filters yourself. I just provided support and guidance. So whatever accolades you garner, they are yours.

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Comment posted by Kathy Odiorne on May 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM

Thanks, Steve. But it helps that I have a great teacher

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