Scanned Camellia

Gallery: FloraPosted March 29, 2011102 views13 comments

Thought I'd give it a try. No post-processing to speak of except bg fill and some sharpening.

Scavenged flower, Epson Expression 1600 scanner, a little P'shop.

Thanks for looking and expressing your thoughts.

Comments

13 comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on March 29, 2011 at 7:42 PM

I sure like the color combinations and sharpness. Well done in my opinion.
Bob

Registered on October 27, 2005, 289 Posts, 4202 Comments

Comment posted by Pat Sampson on March 29, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Beautiful subject for a scan Catherine and just a beautiful image for that matter. Very rich color palette and it would be hard for me to imagine a better bg for the pink. For my tastes this is superb.

pat

Registered on May 19, 2007, 953 Posts, 15989 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on March 29, 2011 at 8:23 PM

Catherine:
Classy image. Can't imagine a nice Camelia. The little blemish on the petal makes this more real.

Good to see you using the scanner. With more people doing the scans, I am seeing more possibilities with different flowers.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Lorna Taylor on March 29, 2011 at 9:20 PM

Lovely work Catherine, camellia works so well for scanography. Beautifully done!

Registered on November 12, 2010, 254 Posts, 3083 Comments

Comment posted by Carol Hyman on March 29, 2011 at 11:14 PM

Nice trial, Catherine. I love the color, and I think this is a keep if you you go back into P'shop and clean up some of the flower blemishes.

Nice job.

Cheers,

Carol

Registered on January 18, 2007, 597 Posts, 8062 Comments

Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 30, 2011 at 12:55 AM

I know I wasn't so creative about the title, Carol, but think of the image being called, "Once Upon a Time..." or "Then Life Happened" or "Still A Lovely Soul Within." For this image, the blemishes belong there.

Nice to see you shooting again, too.

Registered on August 16, 2006, 603 Posts, 9192 Comments

Comment posted by Michael Lowe on March 30, 2011 at 1:22 PM

All you guys and gals with scanners are making me jealous. Beautifully done.

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Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on March 30, 2011 at 4:19 PM

Catherine, I admit to be biased about scanned images, but I must say that this flower has very pleasant light and colors. Brava!
Take care.

Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on March 30, 2011 at 8:39 PM

With images like this, we may have another scanaholic in the making.

The flaws in the flower are pretty noticeable in the detail of this great scan, but that is really being nitpicky. Gorgeous image.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Bruce King on March 30, 2011 at 9:09 PM

Hi Catherine.I don't know much about scanning but I'm always amazed at the detail in these scanned images. Nice job.

Registered on January 14, 2010, 276 Posts, 2212 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on March 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM

Catherine: Ditto what Pat and Gary said. Since they are the scan masters it looks like you're off to a great start. >=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on April 1, 2011 at 6:51 AM

And why not, indeed !!! A lovely image, Catherine - beautifully textured and coloured, sharp at the centre and, perhaps the nicest touch of all, fading at the edges into the darkness. This shows how you don't necessarily need the perfect specimen to shoot.

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Comment posted by Larry Lynch on April 6, 2011 at 7:51 PM

Beautifully done! Love the way the darkness recedes to the bg. Terrific color and detail.

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