Christmas Poinsettia

Gallery: FloraPosted December 11, 20101,702 views23 comments

Epson V500 (just kidding)

Sony A850
Leica 60 mm macro
11 image stack around f/5.6 or f8
RAW, Helicon Focus, NIK Suite, Lightroom 3, CS 5
MacBook Pro 17
Norhern light about mid morning

I plan to continue the scanner work but wanted this one as a stack to get everything sharp.

Merry Christmas to all of you.

Comments and suggestions welcome.

pat

Comments

23 comments

Comment posted by Bill Chambers on December 11, 2010 at 9:23 PM

This is just plain beautiful. Inspiring in it's beauty and presentation.

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Comment posted by David W. Kelly on December 11, 2010 at 9:36 PM

Beautiful Pat.

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Comment posted by Bill Fach on December 11, 2010 at 10:12 PM

Pat: Brilliant lighting and superb clarity. Off the scale

-meter spike for me on this one. Merry Christmas to you and Terri. >=))>

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Comment posted by Timothy F. Hale on December 11, 2010 at 11:35 PM

Lovely image, Pat.

Registered on December 10, 2003, 282 Posts, 405 Comments

Comment posted by Angela Classen on December 12, 2010 at 1:01 AM

Wow

All your poinsettia shots have been great, but this one is 10 steps above. Incredible presentation.

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Comment posted by Anne K. Rusk on December 12, 2010 at 2:01 AM

This is the ideal poinsettia image for me. The colors, the focus, the bg is all exceptional! Nice to see some camera work! Merry Christmas!

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Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on December 12, 2010 at 2:24 AM

Superb!

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Comment posted by Mauro Pasquero on December 12, 2010 at 3:54 AM

Awesome job, Pat !
Merry Christmas to you too and thank for all your honest and proactive comments to my photos !!!

Mauro

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Comment posted by Ellen deBoer on December 12, 2010 at 6:16 AM

Merry Christmas to you and your beloved too, Pat! This sure is an impressive image!

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Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on December 12, 2010 at 6:26 AM

Just a superb stack, Pat ! Wonderful detail and lighting - and a Merry Christmas to you too !!!

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Comment posted by Bob Duff on December 12, 2010 at 6:54 AM

WOW Pat is this scan ever good.......and different

Really like the POV and colours. The light really sets off the bloom nicely. I like the gradation of colour in the petals.
The stacking adds a certain "thickening" to the petals. Not sure why that is? But, it does give a unique and a very appealing interest to the image.

Registered on April 21, 2010, 160 Posts, 1675 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on December 12, 2010 at 9:58 AM

A striking portrait! I thought you had found a way to introduce more light into your scanner work at first. The clarity of this is the star of this show. Outstanding!

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Comment posted by Derek Yow on December 12, 2010 at 10:18 AM

Simply stunning Pat! The details and sharpness are second-to-none!
Merry Christmas!

Registered on May 18, 2010, 26 Posts, 655 Comments

Comment posted by Ed Lowe on December 12, 2010 at 11:13 AM

This is exquisite, Pat. The clarity and details just jump out at the viewer. Beautifully done!

Merry Christmas to you also.

Ed

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Comment posted by May Haga on December 12, 2010 at 12:38 PM

Beautifully captured Pat. It is on my list of things to do - learn how to do indoor photography and learn how to stack images. This inspires me.
May

Registered on February 22, 2007, 714 Posts, 8470 Comments

Comment posted by Albert Darmo on December 12, 2010 at 6:29 PM

Hi Pat

I'm losing track of all the Poinsettia shots you have posted

It's quiet obvious that you have not lost your touch with a camera

this is a superb stack that rivals your scanner work . Merry christmas to you and Terri.

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Comment posted by Craig Strand on December 12, 2010 at 8:23 PM

I enjoy all your postings, but am especially that Christmas drew you temporarily away from the scanner and back to this Holiday Classic "Sampson Stack!"
The larger version is a christmas celebration for the eyes. Have a good Christmas yourself!

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Comment posted by Carol Hyman on December 13, 2010 at 11:24 AM

Pat, A very Merry Christmas to you and Terri.

The Poinsettia is beautiful and so is your stack of images.

Very well done.

Christmas cheers,

Carol

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on December 13, 2010 at 2:59 PM

The best Christmas wishes that I have received till now, Pat. Beautiful photo, perfect work. I love it.
Cheers.

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Comment posted by Morgan Casey on December 13, 2010 at 3:44 PM

Wow, absolutely beautiful!

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Comment posted by Krunal Janani on December 13, 2010 at 11:50 PM

Wow Pat this a glamorous shot u've made the flower look almost like a super model

jus wondering did u apply Glamor Glow in Nik??

Registered on September 16, 2010, 60 Posts, 1370 Comments

Comment posted by Nathan Buck on December 14, 2010 at 3:32 AM

Merry Christmas to you Pat. I have a VERY tough time shooting Poinsettias. I really envy this shot - though I envy so many of your photos. Very, very nice.

Nathan

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Comment posted by Pat Sampson on December 14, 2010 at 7:38 PM

Thanks for the kind words you all. I've been tied up at work for the last couple of days again but hope things have calmed down some now.

Krunal - I've played a little with glamor glow but generally don't like what it does to highlights in images. I think what your seeing here is darkening and then Orton Effect but with very little gaussian applied. I also used LR gradients and Viveza 2 for selective darkening and lightening.

pat

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