Lavender on Ivory

Gallery: FloraPosted August 26, 2010132 views17 comments

Been working this Dahlia pretty hard the past few days. Here's one basking in some nice evening light.I often compose this type of shot with the center of the blossom lower in the frame but I like the way the outer petals were arranged here. Slightly over sharpened maybe?
Comments welcome, thanks for looking.

D5000
Sigma 150 Macro
f/32 @ 0.6 sec
ISO 200

Comments

17 comments

Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on August 27, 2010 at 12:26 AM

Unconventional comp (as you said) but it sure looks nice. The purple petal outlines really help this Dahlia stand out. Sharpening does not seem like an issue here to my eyes. Eye Candy

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on August 27, 2010 at 1:59 AM

Bruce, I like the title and I like the image. I agree, the image appears to be slightly over-sharpened. Not sure what technique you used, but I use Smart Sharpen and then fade that with Luminescence to about 50%. If you select Lens Blur (this is in PS, I'm sure most versions), that helps eliminate those white lines.
Since you've elected to use a high-key approach, I would suggest lightening the lower RC.
Nice work.
Cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on August 27, 2010 at 3:31 AM

Bruce, your time paid off!
Excellent in every way - dof, colors, perspective..
Loving frames, I'd sure add one here!

Sandy r

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Comment posted by Miro Susta on August 27, 2010 at 4:28 AM

Very creative. I like the soft feel of this image. Very well done Bruce.

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on August 27, 2010 at 5:47 AM

Really like the crisp clean graphical comp. Great job.

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on August 27, 2010 at 9:41 AM

I like your comp and I certainly like the graphic quality that Bob mentioned. For my tastes it is a bit over sharpened but I think that's actually pretty subjective. I like this image very much as posted.

Pat

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Comment posted by Morris McClung on August 27, 2010 at 11:26 AM

Love the colors in this flower. I also like your comp and the wall to wall sharpness. Gorgeous shot.

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Comment posted by Paul Marcellini on August 27, 2010 at 12:57 PM

Love the color here, does appear a touch over sharpened. I like the comp though.

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Comment posted by Nathan Buck on August 27, 2010 at 3:11 PM

Very nice Bruce. I love the purple on white. I think I would do something (cloning) with the LRC.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Muhammad Zaid Wani on August 27, 2010 at 7:31 PM

I like this a lot. Nicely done!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on August 27, 2010 at 8:23 PM

Great job Bruce. The purple rim really outlines the petals nicely. Sharpening not an issue.

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Comment posted by Albert Darmo on August 27, 2010 at 10:26 PM

Hi Bruce

The sharp lines on the petal edges make this a great art photo. Van Gogh would be proud! Astounding light, color and composition

Albert Darmo. Canada

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Comment posted by scott lanz on August 27, 2010 at 11:02 PM

Very beautiful.

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on August 28, 2010 at 7:19 AM

Great composition, Bruce, and I love the graphic effect you've achieved here. It's the way you've placed the centre that catches my eye above all - lovely image !!

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on August 28, 2010 at 2:22 PM

Bruce: I think this is outstanding. I like the sharpness and the comp is brilliant IMO. Superbly crafted image. >=))>

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Comment posted by May Haga on August 29, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Very nice Bruce.
May

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Comment posted by Doug Benner on August 30, 2010 at 8:09 AM

Beautiful presentation. Love the sharpness - almost looks like a line drawing. Just wonderful.

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