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Lotus #4-3
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Lotus #4-3

by Bunn Martin

Gallery: FloraPosted July 14, 201287 views7 comments
Another re-post. Sorry. Thanks to all who provided feedback. Photo taken at Kenilworth Gardens in DC. Nikon D800E, 300 2.8, 25mm extention tube. Used the brighten/contrast layer mask on the first image posted.

Comments

7 comments
Comment posted by Philip Hodgkins on July 14, 2012 at 1:27 PM
Well done on the flower. The BG could be more blurred. To me, anyway, it's a little funky.
Registered on July 24, 2006, 2741 Posts, 12349 Comments
Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 14, 2012 at 6:17 PM
Bunn: I'm insanely jealous of your opportunity with lotus. I especially like the look into the center and the detail there. A tighter view would work well for me also. Nice work. >=))>
Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments
Comment posted by Ramamohan Pai on July 14, 2012 at 7:51 PM
Bunn - Great series with the Lotus. The previous version had a lot more blurred background (was that done in Post Processing ? ) and was brighter. This one is darker.

Both look pretty nice to me.
Registered on November 1, 2003, 550 Posts, 9037 Comments
Comment posted by Bunn Martin on July 14, 2012 at 8:09 PM
The blur is post processing. I am able select the background applie any amount of blur in CS6 as I am sure all can. I purposely did not cream it out as I thought it was interesting artistically ( maybe a little funky). So many of my BGs are creamed out this was a change. Perhaps later I will try it :jump:
Registered on September 17, 2011, 38 Posts, 167 Comments
Comment posted by Howard Cheek on July 15, 2012 at 8:23 AM
I looked at all three, still prefer your original post Bunn. It has an overall brighter, more cheerful look, and is well contrasted against the darker BG IMHO. Like this one too, it's right in the middle & at my second pick :smile:
Registered on July 24, 2008, 1201 Posts, 10758 Comments
Comment posted by Barb Pflaum on July 15, 2012 at 3:53 PM
Beautiful color and detail in the flower. I like the bg. I enjoy seeing a bg like this that shows a hint of what's in the background.
Registered on January 14, 2009, 316 Posts, 2724 Comments
Comment posted by Giuseppe Guadagno on July 18, 2012 at 1:51 PM
The larger photo is a real beauty. I love everything in the flower and in the background.
Take care.
Registered on February 3, 2007, 827 Posts, 5052 Comments